Andrej Plenković
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| Prime Minister of Croatia | |
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Assumed office 19 October 2016 |
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| President | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
| Deputy |
Martina Dalić Davor Ivo Stier Damir Krstičević Ivan Kovačić |
| Preceded by | Tihomir Orešković |
| President of the Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Tomislav Karamarko |
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Member of the European Parliament Election(s): 2013, 2014 |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 12 October 2016 |
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| Constituency | Croatia |
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8 April 1970 Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Maslać (2014–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Awards | Order of Merit, 3rd class |
| Website | Official website |
Andrej Plenković (Croatian pronunciation: [ˌǎndreːj ˈplěːnkoʋit͜ɕ]; born 8 April 1970) is a Croatian politician and diplomat serving as the 12th Prime Minister of Croatia since 19 October 2016. He has been the Chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 2016. Previously he was one of eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament, serving from Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013 until his resignation as MEP when he took office as Prime Minister.
Following his graduation from the Zagreb Faculty of Law in 1993, Plenković held various bureaucratic positions in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. After completing a postgraduate degree in 2002 (research master in International law), he served as deputy chief of Croatia's mission to the EU. Between 2005 and 2010, he was Croatia's deputy ambassador to France, before leaving the post to become State Secretary for European Integration. He was subsequently elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2011.
Plenković led his party, the HDZ, to a plurality of seats in the 11 September 2016 parliamentary election. He was designated as the 12th Prime Minister of Croatia by President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović on 10 October 2016 after presenting 91 signatures of support by Members of Parliament to her. His cabinet was confirmed by a vote of Parliament on 19 October with a majority of 91 of 151 MPs. His cabinet has 20 ministers, including the newly created portfolio of State Property minister.
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