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[update].
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Roncevic, Berislav |
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Croatian politician |
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23 June 1960 |
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Borovik, SFR Yugoslavia |
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