Tomislav Pokaz (born 25 April 1975) is a

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n official who is currently serving as the economic advisor to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. Tomislav Pokaz is the son of retired general

Ivan Pokaz Ivan Pokaz (born 21 December 1942) is a retired Croatian general who served as deputy head of intelligence at the General Staff of the Armed Forces during the Croatian War of Independence, and as head of military intelligence from 1996 until 2000. ...

. His brother,

Igor Pokaz Igor Pokaz (born 23 May 1968) is a Croatian diplomat that has served as ambassador to NATO and Russia. He is serving as Croatia's ambassador to the United Kingdom since September 1, 2017. Education Pokaz has a Bachelor of Economics degree from t ...

, is a diplomat.

Career

Pokaz began his career of public service in 2002 as senior expert advisor at the

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. He then transitioned to the Trade and Investment Promotion Agency from 2005 until 2011. Pokaz then worked as the Head of Sector for Industry and Investments at the

Ministry of Economy A ministry of economy, ministry of commerce, ministry of economic affairs or department of commerce is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the economy or economic policy. List Examples of such mini ...

, and also served as President of the supervisory board of

Petrokemija Petrokemija is a Croatian chemical company which specializes in manufacturing agricultural fertilizers. It was founded in 1968 as a branch of the state-owned oil company INA with its headquarters in Kutina. In the late 1990s it was privatised an ...

- a position which he left when he became Deputy Chief of Staff in the cabinet of

Tihomir Orešković Tihomir "Tim" Orešković (; born 1 January 1966) is a Croatian Canadian businessman who was Prime Minister of Croatia from January to October 2016. Born in Zagreb, Orešković emigrated to Canada at a young age and spent most of his life there. ...

. Following the formation of the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković, Pokaz remained in Government as he was appointed the economic advisor to the Prime Minister. Pokaz is currently serving on the Supervisory Boards of Petrokemija and the Institute of Immunology. He is also involved within the expert committee on the reconstruction of Zagreb following the 2020 earthquake, in the capacity of Deputy President of the committee.

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