Dražen Bošnjaković (born 6 January 1961) is a Croatian politician who had served as the

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in the

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of Andrej Plenković from 2017 to 2020.

Early life and education

Bošnjaković was born in

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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

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, and from 1993 until 1997 he was a secretary in

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. After that he started his own law firm and worked as a lawyer until entering into politics. He became a member of the

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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

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, and he is a member of the Central Committee of

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(HDZ). He is vice-president of the County Committee of HDZ of

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for then years.

Other activities

* Academy of European Law (ERA), Member of the Governing BoardGoverning Board
Academy of European Law (ERA).

Personal life

He is married and he is father of three children. He speaks

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, and his hobbies are biking, skiing, and tennis.

References

Croatian Sabor - Dražen BošnjakovićBošnjaković - Odlikaš iz Vukovara specijalist je za kompromise (Večernji list)

Bošnjaković je upućen u sve započete reforme (Jutarnji list)
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