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.
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 Vukovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
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.
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 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 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.