Krešimir Ćosić (born 23 October 1949 in

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n soldier and politician.

Background

He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the

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in 1973, and later obtained a doctorate in 1984. Ćosić holds the rank of Lieutenant General of the

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. He was in active service between 1991 and 2000, when he was retired after signing the Twelve Generals' Letter. Since 2005, he has been leader of the Croatian delegation to the

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Politics

Ćosić attained a seat in the

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on the party list of Croatian Democratic Union at the 2003 and 2007 parliamentary elections.

References

1949 births Living people Croatian Democratic Union politicians Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament Politicians from Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb alumni Military personnel of the Croatian War of Independence Croatian army officers Military personnel from Zagreb {{Croatia-politician-stub