Ivan Anušić
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Ivan Anušić (born 13 October 1973) is a Croatian politician, from the HDZ party. He has served as the Defence Minister of Croatia since 2023, in the second government of Andrej Plenković.[1] Before serving as Minister of Defence, he served as Mayor of the Osijek-Baranja County, between 2017 and 2023.
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Ivan Anušić | |
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Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 16 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
Preceded by | Mario Banožić |
Member of the Croatian Parliament | |
Assumed office 17 April 2024 | |
Constituency | IV electoral district |
In office 28 December 2015 – 22 July 2020 | |
Constituency | VIII electoral district |
Mayor of the Osijek-Baranja County | |
In office 4 June 2017 – 15 November 2023 | |
Preceded by | Vladimir Šišljagić |
Succeeded by | Mato Lukić |
Mayor of Antunovac | |
In office 15 May 2005 – 3 June 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ivan Anušić (1973-10-13) 13 October 1973 (age 50) Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union (2011–present) |
Other political affiliations | Croatian Party of Rights (1993–2009) Independent (2009–2011) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
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He also served as a member of the Croatian Parliament, between 2015 and 2020, and before that as Mayor of Antunovac, between 2005 and 2017.[2] Originally, he became a member of the HSP in 1993, but was not politically active in the 1990s. He was politically independent between 2009 and 2011, before joining the HDZ.[3][4][5]