Savka Dabčević-Kučar

Savka Dabčević-Kučar was a Croatian communist politician and economist. She was one of the most influential Croatian women during the communist era, especially during the Croatian Spring, when she was deposed. She returned to politics during the early days of Croatian independence as the leader of the Coalition of People's Agreement and the Croatian People's Party. From 1967 to 1969, she served as President of the 5th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, one of the eight constitutional republics and autonomous provinces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She became the first woman in Europe to be appointed head of government of a political entity and the first woman in Croatia after World War II to hold an office equivalent to head of government.