Ivan Penava

Ivan Penava
Penava in 2023
Member of the Croatian Parliament
Assumed office
14 October 2016
ConstituencyV electoral district
Mayor of Vukovar
In office
16 June 2014  6 June 2025
Preceded byŽeljko Sabo
Succeeded byMarijan Pavliček
Personal details
Born (1974-12-31) 31 December 1974
Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyHDZ (until 2020)
DP (2020–present)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Occupation
  • Kinesiologist
  • politician

Ivan Penava (born 31 December 1974) is a Croatian kinesiologist and politician who served as the mayor of Vukovar from 16 June 2014 to 6 June 2025. He was a member of the Croatian Parliament since 14 October 2016 to 20 October 2016 and is member of Croatian Parliament from 22 July 2020 to present. A former member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), he is now the president of the right-wing populist Homeland Movement (DP) since 9 October 2021.