Mladen Lorković
| Mladen Lorković | |
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| 2nd Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia | |
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In office 11 October 1943 – 30 August 1944 |
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| Prime Minister | Nikola Mandić |
| Leader | Ante Pavelić |
| Preceded by | Andrija Artuković |
| Succeeded by | Mate Frković |
| 2nd Foreign Minister of the Independent State of Croatia | |
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In office 28 April 1944 – 5 May 1944 |
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| Prime Minister | Nikola Mandić |
| Leader | Ante Pavelić |
| Preceded by | Stijepo Perić |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Alajbegović |
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In office 9 June 1941 – 23 April 1943 |
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| Leader | Ante Pavelić |
| Preceded by | Ante Pavelić |
| Succeeded by | Mile Budak |
| Minister for Relations with German Army | |
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In office 23 April 1943 – 11 October 1943 |
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| Leader | Ante Pavelić |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
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| Born | 1 March 1909 Zagreb, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | April 1945 (aged 36) Lepoglava prison, Croatia |
| Political party | Ustaše |
| Other political affiliations |
Party of Rights (until 1929) |
| Spouse(s) | Wally Marquead (1937–1944; divorced) Countess Nada von Ghyczy (1944–1945; his death) |
| Relations | Ivan Lorković (father) Blaž Lorković (grandfather) Zdravko Lorković (brother) Blaž Lorković (brother) Šimun Debelić (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Berlin |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mladen Lorković (1 March 1909 – April 1945) was a Croatian politician and lawyer who became a senior member of the Ustaše and served as the Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during World War II. Lorković led the Lorković-Vokić plot, an attempt to establish a coalition government between the Ustaše and the Croatian Peasant Party and align the Independent State of Croatia with the Allies.
As a student, he joined the Croatian Party of Rights but, viewed as a dissident in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he fled the country to avoid arrest and eventually settled in Germany where he obtained a doctorate in law at the University of Berlin. In 1934, he joined the Ustaše and became a close associate of Ante Pavelić. Although he was initially commander of all Ustaše in Germany, where he sought support in creating and protecting a Croatian state, he later became leader of all Ustaše outside Italy. Soon after the establishment of the NDH, he was appointed as Foreign Minister and strongly opposed Italian influence on the state. After his cabinet chief, Ivo Kolak, was executed in 1943 for smuggling gold, Lorković was removed from office but later named Minister of Interior. As Minister of Interior, he negotiated with the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS) in the hopes of establishing a coalition government. He also held secret negotiations with HSS representatives to propose having the NDH join the Allies against Germany. Although he apparently had the support of Pavelić, he and his cohorts were soon arrested as conspirators against the state and after a period in detention was executed at the end of April 1945 alongside Ante Vokić.
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