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
Vukovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb

Dražen Bošnjaković (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

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

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

Personal life

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

References

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