Mate Granić
| Mate Granić | |
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| 6th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 28 May 1993 – 27 January 2000 |
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| Prime Minister |
Nikica Valentić (1993–1995) Zlatko Mateša (1995–2000) |
| Deputy | Ivo Sanader |
| Preceded by | Zdenko Škrabalo |
| Succeeded by | Tonino Picula |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 September 1947 Baška Voda, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater |
University of Zagreb (School of Medicine) |
Mate Granić (born 19 September 1947) is a Croatian diplomat and politician who was part of the Croatian Government in much of the 1990s.
Granić was born in Baška Voda in Dalmatia (then PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia). He graduated from a gymnasium in Split and the medical faculty of the University of Zagreb to become a doctor by profession.
Mate Granić served as the foreign minister of Croatia from 1993 until 2000. He was a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and a close associate of Franjo Tuđman. As foreign minister, Granić helped negotiate a peace treaty between Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia and he visited Serbia in 1996.
Granić was considered to be a leader of HDZ moderates. His objective as foreign minister was to justify Croatian policies towards Bosnia and Krajina and protecting Croatia from UN sanctions. He did that successfully, which combined with his mild nature made him one of the most popular HDZ politicians.
His general popularity made him a natural choice for party's presidential candidate after the Tuđman's death. In January 2000, Granić entered the presidential election, but was eliminated in the first round, coming in third place with 22.5% of the vote. He was not a great campaigner nor a natural populist, which probably led to his crushing defeat.
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