Jasen Mesić (born June 11, 1972) is a

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n politician from the Croatian Democratic Union. He served as the Croatian Minister of Culture between 2010 and 2011. Mesić was born in

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. He graduated in history and archeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the

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in 1996 and later in submarine archeology at Accademia per metodologia e tecnica di archeologia subacquea in

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. Subsequently, he attained his

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at the

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. Jasen Mesić was the mayoral candidate of Croatian Democratic Union for the 2009 local elections in Zagreb. He received 39,623 votes or 13.17% and was eliminated in the first round.

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Politicians from Zagreb Croatian Democratic Union politicians Culture ministers of Croatia Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni University of Siena alumni 1972 births Living people Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament {{Croatia-politician-stub