Božidar Kalmeta
| Božidar Kalmeta | |
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| Mayor of Zadar | |
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In office 7 June 2013 – 21 May 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Zvonimir Vrančić |
| Succeeded by | Branko Dukić |
| 8th Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure | |
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In office 23 December 2003 – 23 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ivo Sanader (2003–09) Jadranka Kosor (2009–11) |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Zlatko Komadina |
| Mayor of Zadar | |
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In office 1994–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Duško Kučina |
| Succeeded by | Ana Lovrin |
| Member of Croatian Parliament | |
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In office 1995–2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 January 1958 Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Spouse(s) | Dolores Kalmeta |
| Alma mater |
University of Zagreb (Faculty of Agronomy) |
Božidar Kalmeta (pronounced [bǒʒidar kâlmeta]; born 15 January 1958) is a Croatian politician and member of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party. From 2003 to 2011 he served in the Croatian Government as Croatia's Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure under HDZ Prime Ministers Ivo Sanader and Jadranka Kosor.
He graduated in 1982 from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Agronomy.
From 1982 to 1993 he worked in his hometown Zadar as a technologist and manager at the Maraska distilling company (which produces the world famous Maraschino liqueur).
In 1989 he joined the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and in 1993 his full-time political career started after he was elected to the Zadar City Council. In 1994 he became Zadar's deputy mayor, and from 1994 to 2003 he served as mayor of the city.
From 1995 to 2003 he was also a member of the Croatian Parliament, serving as one of representatives from Zadar County. At the 7th HDZ Convention he was elected party's Vice-President, beating Ivić Pašalić, and is currently a member of the party's presidency.
After HDZ won the Croatian parliamentary elections of 2003, Kalmeta was appointed to the newly created post of Minister of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development (which was created by merging three separate ministries) under Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. One of the chief accomplishments credited to his ministry was the completion of the A1 Highway linking the country's two largest cities, Zagreb and Split. In the next elections of 2007 HDZ won again and Kalmeta kept his post under Ivo Sanader's second term in office.
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