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Dražen Bošnjaković

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Dražen Bošnjaković
Minister of Justice
In office
9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byAnte Šprlje
Succeeded byIvan Malenica (Minister of Public Administration and Justice)
In office
7 July 2010 – 23 December 2011
Prime MinisterJadranka Kosor
Preceded byIvan Šimonović
Succeeded byOrsat Miljenić
Personal details
Born (1961-01-06) 6 January 1961 (age 63)
Vukovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
Children3
Alma materUniversity 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

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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.

Career

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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 December 23, 2003, and served until January 11, 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.

Other activities

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Personal life

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He is married and he is father of three children. He speaks English, and his hobbies are biking, skiing, and tennis.

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