Berislav Rončević

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Berislav Rončević
Berislav Rončević (right) in a meeting with Donald Rumsfeld
Minister of Defence
In office
23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008
Prime Minister Ivo Sanader
Preceded by Željka Antunović
Succeeded by Branko Vukelić
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 January 2008 – 10 October 2008
Prime Minister Ivo Sanader
Preceded by Ivica Kirin
Succeeded by Tomislav Karamarko
Personal details
Born 23 June 1960 (1960-06-23) (age 51)
Borovik, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croat
Political party Croatian Democratic Union
Alma mater University of Zagreb

Berislav Rončević (born June 23, 1960) is a Croatian politician, and the former Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia and the Minister of Defense.

Rončević was born in the village of Borovik near Drenje. He was trained as a lawyer. He has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since the 1990s. He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor of Našice himself. He has been a representative in the Croatian Parliament since 2000. After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister.

In December 2010, Rončević was sentenced to four years in prison for alleged improprieties during acquisition of army trucks in 2004.[1] The verdict is pending appeal as of December 2011.

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