Josip Grubeša (born 4 November 1978) is a

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats () are the third most populous ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ethnic group in the country after Bosniaks and Serbs of Bosnia and H ...

politician who served as

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from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the

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Early life and career

Grubeša, a

, was born on 4 November 1978 in

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. In 1997, he graduated from the Archdiocese's Gymnasium of

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, after which he graduated in

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from the Faculty of Philosophy at the

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. He was then employed in the Faculty of Philosophy of the

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in 2003. Seven years later, Grubeša started working as a visiting professor at the Medical and Law Faculty of the

, which he still does today. In 2011, he graduated again, at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Mostar. Since that same year, he has been a member of the Presidency of the

. On 31 March 2015, Grubeša was appointed as the new

within the

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led by

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. He stayed as minister in the

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as well. In 2018, he was widely criticised for signing the transfer to Croatia of convicted war criminal Marko Radić, who was later released after a

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court reduced his sentence. In February 2021, Grubeša was almost released from his duties as minister after the national

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was on verge of voting for his dismissal, but just narrowly, voted against. He was succeeded as minister by Davor Bunoza on 25 January 2023, following the formation of a new

presided over by

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Personal life

Grubeša is married with three children. In addition to Bosnian and Croatian, Grubeša also speaks

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and

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References

External links

Josip Grubeša
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