Milan Kujundžić (; born 27 April 1957) is a Croatian physician and politician who served as
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in the
Cabinet of Andrej Plenković between 2016 and 2020.
Career
Kujundžić was born in the village of
Ivanbegovina near
Imotski,
Croatia
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. He graduated from the
University of Zagreb
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School of Medicine
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in 1982 and obtained his Ph.D. in medicine in 1992.
Since 2005, Kujundžić serves as a head-master of
Clinical Hospital Dubrava
Clinical Hospital Dubrava ( hr, Klinička bolnica Dubrava) is a public teaching hospital in Zagreb, Croatia.
History
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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 (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.
Career
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. 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
Croatian Democratic Union, and in the 20 May 2012 election he came in second after
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.
Career
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. In the
presidential election in 2014, he was a candidate for the
president
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, but was defeated with conquered 6.3 percent of the vote.
See also
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Cabinet of Andrej Plenković
References
External links
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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
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