Branko Vukelić (9 March 1958 – 3 May 2013) was a
Croatian politician and former
Minister of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...
, and member of the
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...
.
Vukelić graduated from the
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of ...
,
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, in 1981. He was married with one child.
References
External links
Biography at the Government of the Republic of Croatia websiteBiography at HDZ
"Ex-defence and economy minister Vukelic dies" article at ''Croatia Herald'', May 3, 2013; accessed May 22, 2013.
1958 births
2013 deaths
People from Karlovac
Croatian Democratic Union politicians
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb alumni
Defence ministers of Croatia
Economy ministers of Croatia
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