Ivan Anušić Explained

Ivan Anušić
Office:Minister of Defence
Term Start:16 November 2023
Primeminister:Andrej Plenković
Predecessor:Mario Banožić
Office1:Member of the Croatian Parliament
Term Start1:17 April 2024
Constituency1:IV electoral district
Term Start2:28 December 2015
Term End2:22 July 2020
Constituency2:VIII electoral district
Office3:Mayor of the Osijek-Baranja County
Term Start3:4 June 2017
Term End3:15 November 2023
Predecessor3:Vladimir Šišljagić
Successor3:Mato Lukić
Office4:Mayor of Antunovac
Term Start4:15 May 2005
Term End4:3 June 2017
Birth Date:13 October 1973
Birth Place:Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Party:Croatian Democratic Union (2011–present)
Otherparty:Croatian Party of Rights (1993–2009)
Independent (2009–2011)
Alma Mater:University of Zagreb
Children:4

Ivan Anušić (born 13 October 1973) is a Croatian politician serving as Minister of Defence since November 2023.[1] A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), he previously served as mayor of the Osijek-Baranja County from 2017 to 2023.

Anušić also served as a member of the Croatian Parliament between 2015 and 2020, and was the mayor of Antunovac from 2005 to 2017 as well.[2] Originally, he became a member of the Croatian Party of Rights 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-19 . Potpredsjednik Vlade i ministar obrane Ivan Anušić . 2024-04-22 . MORH . hr.
  2. Web site: Tko je novi ministar obrane: Najmoćniji čovjek Slavonije u vlasništvu ima kuću, stari BMW vrijedan 16.000 eura... . 2024-04-22 . Dnevnik.hr . hr.
  3. Web site: Tko je HDZ-ov slavonski odlikaš, bivši pravaš, sportaš i Brkićev ratni drug . 2024-05-04 . tportal.hr . hr.
  4. Web site: HDZ-ovac koji je dobio više glasova od šefa: 'Dolazimo po Milanovića' . 2024-05-04 . tportal.hr . hr.
  5. Web site: Sa 17 godina otišao u dragovoljce, a HDZ-u se priključio 2011. kada su mnogi iz njega bježali . 2024-05-04 . . hr.