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Dražen Bošnjaković
Dražen Bošnjaković
Minister of Justice
	In office; 9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020
Prime Minister	Andrej Plenković
Preceded by	Ante Šprlje
Succeeded by	Ivan Malenica (Minister of Public Administration and Justice)
	In office; 7 July 2010 – 23 December 2011
Prime Minister	Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Ivan Šimonović
Succeeded by	Orsat Miljenić
Personal details
Born	6 January 1961 (age 63); Vukovar, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia ; (now Croatia)
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

Dražen Bošnjaković^{[pronunciation?]} (born 6 January 1961) is a Croatian politician who had served as the Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Andrej Plenković from 2017 to 2020.

Early life and education

Bošnjaković was born in Vukovar in 1961. He lived in Ilok until he was eighteen. He was a good student, and after finishing high school he went to Zagreb and studied at the Law faculty.

Career

On beginning his career Bošnjaković worked in the Council of Ivanić Grad, and from 1993 until 1997 he was a secretary in Sisak-Moslavina County. After that he started his own law firm and worked as a lawyer until entering into politics. He became a member of the Croatian Parliament on December 23, 2003, and served until January 11, 2008. From 2008, he was a state secretary in the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Croatia, and he is a member of the Central Committee of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). He is vice-president of the County Committee of HDZ of Zagreb County for then years.

Other activities

Academy of European Law (ERA), Member of the Governing Board^[1]

Personal life

He is married and he is father of three children. He speaks English, and his hobbies are biking, skiing, and tennis.

References

^ Governing Board Academy of European Law (ERA).

[1] Governing Board Academy of European Law (ERA).

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