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Jure Pelivan (Croatian pronunciation: [jǔːre pěliʋaːn]; 1 December 1928 – 18 July 2014) was a Bosnian Croat politician and economist. He served as the last Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 20 December 1990, until 3 March 1992, during the end of the Yugoslavian era. He then served as the first Prime Minister of the independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 3 March 1992, until 9 November 1992. An ethnic Croat, Pelivan was a member of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH).
Pelivan, an economist, served on the board of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina for eight years following the end of the Bosnian War.
Jure Pelivan moved to neighboring Split, Croatia, in 2007, where he resided for the remainder of his life. He died in Split on 18 July 2014, at the age of 85.