Milan Kujundžić (; born 27 April 1957) is a Croatian physician and politician who held the position of

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in the

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between 2016 and 2020.

Career

Kujundžić was born in the village of

Ivanbegovina Ivanbegovina is a village in the Split-Dalmatia County, in Croatia. It is part of Podbablje Podbablje is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. Demographics In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 4,680, in the followin ...

near

Imotski Imotski () is a small town on the northeastern side of the Biokovo massif in the Dalmatian Hinterland of southern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town has a generally mild Mediterranean climate which makes it a popular ...

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. He graduated from the

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in 1982 and obtained his Ph.D. in medicine in 1992. Since 2005, Kujundžić serves as a head-master of

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Political career

From 2004 to 2005, Kujundžić served as assistant of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare. A longtime member of

Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union (, , HDZ) is a major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. Since 2016, it has been the ruling political party in Croatia under the incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. It is one of the ...

(HDZ), he resigned from the party following his defeat in party chairmanship election in May 2012, which was won by

Tomislav Karamarko Tomislav Karamarko (; born 25 May 1959) is a Croatian politician who served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from January to June 2016. He served in the Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor as Minister of the Interior from 2008 to 2011. Early li ...

. Kujundžić then founded a right-wing political party Croatian Dawn, established in July 2013 but returned to HDZ in 2016. In 2012, Kujundžić was a candidate for the president of the

, and in the 20 May 2012 election he came in second after

. In the presidential election in 2014, he was a candidate for the

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, but was defeated with conquered 6.3 percent of the vote.

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* 1957 births Living people People from Imotski Croatian Democratic Union politicians Croatian physicians Croatian Democratic Party politicians Candidates for President of Croatia Croatian Dawn – Party of the People politicians Health ministers of Croatia {{Croatia-politician-stub

Career

Political career

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