Dražen Bošnjaković
Dražen Bošnjaković | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Ante Šprlje |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Malenica (Minister of Public Administration and Justice) |
| In office 7 July 2010 – 23 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Jadranka Kosor |
| Preceded by | Ivan Šimonović |
| Succeeded by | Orsat Miljenić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1961 |
| Party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Dražen Bošnjaković[pronunciation?] (born 6 January 1961) is a Croatian politician who had served as the Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Andrej Plenković from 2017 to 2020.
Early life and education
[edit]Bošnjaković was born in Vukovar in 1961. He lived in Ilok until he was eighteen. He was a good student, and after finishing high school he went to Zagreb and studied at the Law faculty.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]On beginning his career Bošnjaković worked in the Council of Ivanić Grad, and from 1993 until 1997 he was a secretary in Sisak-Moslavina County. After that he started his own law firm and worked as a lawyer until entering into politics. He became a member of the Croatian Parliament on 23 December 2003, and served until 11 January 2008. From 2008, he was a state secretary in the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Croatia, and he is a member of the Central Committee of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). He is vice-president of the County Committee of HDZ of Zagreb County for then years.[citation needed]
Other activities
[edit]- Academy of European Law (ERA), Member of the Governing Board[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is married and he is father of three children. He speaks English, and his hobbies are biking, skiing, and tennis.