{"id":44787,"date":"2017-10-11T17:14:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/?page_id=44787"},"modified":"2020-07-29T16:22:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:22:49","slug":"deputy-prime-minister-and-defence-minister-of-the-republic-of-croatia-damir-krsticevic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/en\/about-us\/deputy-prime-minister-and-defence-minister-of-the-republic-of-croatia-damir-krsticevic\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Damir Krsti\u010devi\u0107 (20 October 2016 &#8211; 14 May 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/krsticevic_sl_foto_v.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/krsticevic_sl_foto_v-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/krsticevic_sl_foto_v-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/krsticevic_sl_foto_v-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/krsticevic_sl_foto_v-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bio data:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Major General of the Croatian Armed Forces (ret.)<\/li>\n<li>Born in Vrgorac, Croatia on 1 July 1969<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Working experience<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Member of the Croatian Parliament and Head of the Delegation of the Croatian Parliament to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly<\/li>\n<li>2012 &#8211; 2015 \u2013 Chairman of the Supervisory Board, &#8220;PP Orahovica d.d.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>2009 &#8211; 2015 &#8211; M SAN Grupa d.d., Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board<\/li>\n<li>2007 \u2013 2015 &#8211; KING ICT d.d.o., member of the Supervisory Board<\/li>\n<li>2001 &#8211; 2009 &#8211; M SAN Grupa d.d., Chairman of the Supervisory Board<\/li>\n<li>1998 &#8211; 2000 \u2013 Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia \u2013 Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1998 &#8211; 1998 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the Training Command of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1996 &#8211; 1997 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the V Military District of the Croatian Armed Forces, e Oru\u017eanih snaga Republike Hrvatske, zapovjednik<\/li>\n<li>1993 &#8211; 1996 \u2013 Ministry of Defence, Commander of the 4th Guards Brigade of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1992 &#8211; 1993 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the 113rd Brigade of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1992 &#8211; 1992 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the 115th Brigade of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1991 &#8211; 1992 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the 4th Battalion of the 4 th Guards Brigade of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<li>1991 &#8211; 1991 &#8211; Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia, Commander of the Scout Platoon of the 4th Guards Brigade of the Croatian Armed Forces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Rank assignment:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Major General<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Staff Brigadier<\/li>\n<li>1993 &#8211; Colonel<\/li>\n<li>1993 &#8211; Lieutenant Colonel<\/li>\n<li>1992 &#8211; Major<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Decorations and medals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1996 \u2013 Order of the Croatian Trefoil 1996 \u2013 Memorial Medal of Homeland&#8217;s Gratitude<\/li>\n<li>1995 \u2013 Medal for Daring Feat<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Operation \u201e\u201cStorm\u201c Medal<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Operation \u201cLjeto &#8217;95&#8221; Medal<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Order of Duke Domagoj with neck badge<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; Order of Vice-roy Jela\u010di\u0107<\/li>\n<li>1992 &#8211; Memorial Medal of the Homeland War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Education:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2015 &#8211; George C. Marshall Center European Center for Security Studies<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; 2008. &#8211; Corporate governance for members of supervisory boards, Faculty of Economy of the University of Zagreb<\/li>\n<li>1997- 1998 \u2013 U.S. Army War College<\/li>\n<li>1997 &#8211; Defense Language Institute, English Language Center U.S. Army<\/li>\n<li>1987 &#8211; 1991 \u2013 Army Academy, Belgrade<\/li>\n<li>1985 &#8211; 1987 &#8211; Secondary Army school \u2013 Sarajevo<\/li>\n<li>1973. &#8211; 1985. &#8211; Secondary school &#8211; Vrgorac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Foreign languages:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Former Defence Minister:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/en\/about-us\/defence-minister-of-the-republic-of-croatia-josip-buljevic\/\">Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Josip Buljevi\u0107 (22 January 2016 &#8211; 20 October 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/en\/about-us\/minister-of-defence-ante-kotromanovic-23-12-2011-23-1-2016\/\">Ante Kotromanovic (23 December 2011 22 January 2016)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/en\/about-us\/minister-of-defence-ph-d-davor-bozinovic-29-12-2010-23-12-2011\/\">Davor Bozinovic (29. December 2010 &#8211; 23. December 2011)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morh.hr\/en\/about-us\/branko-vukelic-12-01-2008-29-12-2010\/\">Branko Vukelic (12 January 2008-29 December 2010)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Berislav Roncevic (23 December 2003 -12 January 2008)<\/li>\n<li>Zeljka Antunovic (30 July 2002 &#8211; 23 December 2003)<\/li>\n<li>Jozo Rados (28 January 2000-30 July 2002)<\/li>\n<li>Paul Miljavac (14October 1998 to 27 January 2000)<\/li>\n<li>Andrija Hebrang (14 May 1998 to 12 October 1998)<\/li>\n<li>Gojko Susak (18 September 1991 &#8211; 3 May 1998)<\/li>\n<li>Luka Bebic (31 July 1991 &#8211; 18 September 1991)<\/li>\n<li>Sime Djodan (02 July 1991 &#8211; 31 July 1991)<\/li>\n<li>Martin Spegelj (24 August 1990 &#8211; 02 July 1991)<\/li>\n<li>mr. Peter Kriste (31 May 1990 &#8211; 24 August 1990)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio data: Major General of the Croatian Armed Forces (ret.) 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