Dražen Bošnjaković (born 6 January 1961) is a Croatian politician who had served as the
Minister of Justice in the
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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
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, 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
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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
Croatia
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, and he is a member of the Central Committee of
Croatian Democratic Union
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(HDZ). He is vice-president of the County Committee of HDZ of
Zagreb County for then years.
Other activities
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Academy of European Law
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(ERA), Member of the Governing Board
Governing Board
Academy of European Law
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(ERA).
Personal life
He is married and he is father of three children. He speaks English
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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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1961 births
Living people
People from Vukovar
Croatian Democratic Union politicians
Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament
Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb alumni
Academic staff of the University of Zagreb
Justice ministers of Croatia