Ivan Šuker (born 12 November 1957) is a Croatian politician and economist. He served as

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...

from 2003 to 2010, as a 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 Cr ...

."Ivan Šuker / Members of the Government"
Government of the Republic Croatia - official web portal. Retrieved 21 January 2010. He currently resides in

Velika Gorica Velika Gorica (; meaning "Great Vineyard/Forest") is the largest and most populous city in Zagreb County, Croatia. According to the 2011 census the city itself has a population of 31,341, while the municipality has a population of 63,517 inhabita ...

. He served as the president of the

Croatian Basketball Federation The Croatian Basketball Federation ( hr, Hrvatski košarkaški savez) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body of basketball in Croatia. It was founded on 19 December 1948 as a member of the larger Basketball Federati ...

for two terms, from 2002 to 2004 and from 2015 to 2016, when he was replaced by the famous Croatian basketball player Stojko Vranković.

Education

Šuker was born in Gornji Rujani near the village of Lištani,

Livno Livno ( sr-cyrl, Ливно, ) is a city and the administrative center of Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the river Bistrica in the southeastern edge of the Livno Fiel ...

municipality,

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business of 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 ...

in 1983.

Professional experience

*2010–present, member of Croatian Parliament *2003–2010, Minister of Finance of Republic of Croatia *2000–2003, member of Croatian Parliament's Finances and Budget Board *2000–2003, Mayor of

*1997–2000, Zagreb County Deputy Ruler *1990–2000, Head of the Local Tax Office Velika Gorica *1986–1990, Finance Director in Velika Gorica *1984–1986, Chief Accountant of the Budget Department of Velika Gorica Municipality

Political career

*2009–2010, elected as Vice Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Croatia *2003–2010, Minister of Finance of Republic of Croatia *2002, At the 7th General Convention of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), elected as a Deputy Chairman of the Party *2000–2003, Mayor of

*2000–2013, President of Velika Gorica Town Board of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) *2000, At the 5th General Convention of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), elected as a member of the Party Presidency *2000, In the January elections, elected as a member of the Croatian Parliament, member of the Finance and Central Budget Committee, member of the Local and Regional Self-government Committee *1997–2000, Zagreb County Deputy Ruler *1993–1997, External member of the Zagreb City Government *1991–1992, President of the Velika Gorica Crisis Headquarters during

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yug ...

*1990–1991, Member of the Executive Council of the Velika Gorica Municipality Assembly

Sports career

2002–2004, 2015–2016, President of the

20??–20??, President of KK Gorica

Miscellaneous

Šuker speaks English fluently. His favorite hobby is basketball and for several years he served as chairman of Croatian Basketball Association. Šuker and famous football player

Davor Šuker Davor Šuker (; born 1 January 1968) is a Croatian football administrator and former footballer who played as a striker. He served as president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021. He began his footballing career in his hometo ...

are paternal cousins.

References

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