Berislav Rončević

Berislav Rončević (born 23 June 1960[1][2]) is a Croatian politician, and the former Minister of Internal Affairs in the Croatian Government and the Minister of Defense.

Berislav Rončević
Berislav Rončević in 2006
10th Minister of Defence of Croatia
In office
23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008
Prime MinisterIvo Sanader
Preceded byŽeljka Antunović
Succeeded byBranko Vukelić
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 January 2008 – 10 October 2008
Prime MinisterIvo Sanader
Preceded byIvica Kirin
Succeeded byTomislav Karamarko
Personal details
Born (1960-06-23) 23 June 1960
Borovik, Đakovo, FPR Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb

Rončević was born in the village of Borovik near Đakovo.[2] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 1985.[1][2]

Rončević has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 1990.[2] He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor of Našice himself.[2] He has been a representative in the Croatian Parliament since 2000.[2] After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister. [2]

In December 2010, Rončević was sentenced to four years in prison for alleged improprieties during acquisition of army trucks in 2004.[3] After his guilty verdict was vacated by the Supreme Court in April 2013,[4] Rončević was acquitted in the second trial in January 2014.[5]

Rončević is married and a father of four.[2]

References
  1. "Berislav Rončević". sabor.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. "Životopis novog ministra obrane Berislava Rončevića". Index.hr (in Croatian). HINA. 23 December 2003. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. "Afera kamioni: Rončević i Bačić neće moći vratiti 10,2 milijuna kn". Večernji list (in Croatian). 6 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  4. "Afera Kamioni ponovno na sudu: Berislav Rončević i Ivica Bačić ponovili da nisu krivi". Večernji list (in Croatian). 27 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. "Sud odlučio: Bivši HDZ-ov ministar obrane Rončević nije kriv!". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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