Predrag Štromar (; born 13 January 1969) is a Croatian politician who served as
Minister of Construction and Physical Planning and
Deputy Prime Minister
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in the
Government of Croatia
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from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as president of the
Croatian People's Party from May to December 2020.
Early life
Born in
Vinica, Štromar attended secondary school in
Varaždin
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. He graduated at the
Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business in 1993.
Political career
As a
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
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candidate, Štromar was elected as
prefect
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of
Varaždin County
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The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Top ...
in the
2009 election. In the
2013 election, Štromar was re-elected, while following the
2017 election,
Radimir Čačić
Radimir Čačić (; born 11 May 1949) is a Croatian politician and businessman who has been President of the People's Party – Reformists (NS-R) since the party's formation in 2014, as well as Prefect of Varaždin County from 2017 to 2021.
Ča ...
succeeded him as prefect. From 2016 to 2017, Štromar served as deputy president of the HNS, while between June and December 2017, he served as acting party president.
On 9 June 2017, Štromar was appointed as
Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning and
Deputy Prime Minister
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in the
cabinet
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of
prime minister
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Andrej Plenković
Andrej Plenković ( ; born 8 April 1970) is a Croatian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Croatia, prime minister of Croatia since October 2016. He was previously one of eleven List of members of the European Parliament for Croatia, 201 ...
. On 24 May 2020, Štromar was elected as president of the HNS.
Personal life
Born in the village of
Vinica based in
Varaždin County
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Geography
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, Štromar is married with two daughters.
Apart from his native
Croatian, he is fluent in
English
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.
See also
*
Cabinet of Andrej Plenković
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References
1969 births
Living people
Deputy prime ministers of Croatia
Government ministers of Croatia
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats politicians
People from Varaždin County
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb alumni
Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament
Prefects of counties in Croatia
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