Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Croatian politician and diplomat
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ɡrǎbar kitǎːroʋitɕ]; born 29 April 1968) is a Croatian politician and diplomat. She was the 4th President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She is the first woman to be elected to the office. At 46 years of age, she also became the youngest person to assume the presidency.[2][3][4]
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović | |
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| 4th President of Croatia | |
| In office 19 February 2015 – 18 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović Tihomir Orešković Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Ivo Josipović |
| Succeeded by | Zoran Milanović |
| Assistant Secretary General of NATO for Public Diplomacy | |
| In office 4 July 2011 – 2 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Stefanie Babst (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Ted Whiteside (Acting) |
| Ambassador of Croatia to the United States | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 4 July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Neven Jurica |
| Succeeded by | Vice Skračić (Acting) |
| 9th Minister of Foreign and European Affairs | |
| In office 17 February 2005 – 12 January 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
| Preceded by | Miomir Žužul (Foreign Affairs) Herself (European Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Gordan Jandroković |
| 3rd Minister of European Affairs | |
| In office 23 December 2003 – 16 February 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
| Preceded by | Neven Mimica |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kolinda Grabar 29 April 1968 Rijeka, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union (1993–2015) Independent (2015–present)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Jakov Kitarović (1996–present) |
| Children | Katarina Luka |
| Relatives | Branko Grabar (father) Dubravka Grabar (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb Diplomatic Academy of Vienna |
| Website | Government website |
In 2020, she lost her re-election bid to Zoran Milanović.
References
change- ↑ "BIOGRAFIJA KOLINDE GRABAR KITAROVIĆ, PRVE HRVATSKE PREDSJEDNICE Put marljive odlikašice iz Rijeke do Pantovčaka". Jutarnji.hr. 2015-01-12. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- ↑ "Grabar-Kitarovic elected Croatia's first woman president". BBC. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic elected president of Croatia". CBC. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Hina (2015-02-15). "NOVA PREDSJEDNICA Evo što svjetske agencije javljaju o Kolindinoj inauguraciji". Jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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