Berislav Rončević | |
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10th Minister of Defence of Croatia | |
In office 23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Preceded by | Željka Antunović |
Succeeded by | Branko Vukelić |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 12 January 2008 – 10 October 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Preceded by | Ivica Kirin |
Succeeded by | Tomislav Karamarko |
Personal details | |
Born | Borovik, Đakovo, FPR Yugoslavia | 23 June 1960
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Berislav Rončević[ pronunciation?] (born 23 June 1960 [1] [2]) is a Croatian politician, and the former Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Croatia and the Minister of Defense.
Rončević was born in the village of Borovik near Đakovo. [2] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 1985. [1] [2]
Rončević has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 1990. [2] He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor of Našice himself. [2] He has been a representative in the Parliament of Croatia since 2000. [2] After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister. [2]
In December 2010, Rončević was sentenced to four years in prison for alleged improprieties during acquisition of army trucks in 2004. [3] After his guilty verdict was vacated by the Supreme Court in April 2013, [4] Rončević was acquitted in the second trial in January 2014. [5]
Rončević is married and a father of four. [2]
Berislav Rončević | |
---|---|
10th Minister of Defence of Croatia | |
In office 23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Preceded by | Željka Antunović |
Succeeded by | Branko Vukelić |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 12 January 2008 – 10 October 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Preceded by | Ivica Kirin |
Succeeded by | Tomislav Karamarko |
Personal details | |
Born | Borovik, Đakovo, FPR Yugoslavia | 23 June 1960
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Berislav Rončević[ pronunciation?] (born 23 June 1960 [1] [2]) is a Croatian politician, and the former Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Croatia and the Minister of Defense.
Rončević was born in the village of Borovik near Đakovo. [2] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 1985. [1] [2]
Rončević has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 1990. [2] He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor of Našice himself. [2] He has been a representative in the Parliament of Croatia since 2000. [2] After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister. [2]
In December 2010, Rončević was sentenced to four years in prison for alleged improprieties during acquisition of army trucks in 2004. [3] After his guilty verdict was vacated by the Supreme Court in April 2013, [4] Rončević was acquitted in the second trial in January 2014. [5]
Rončević is married and a father of four. [2]