Ivan Vekić

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Ivan Vekić
Ivan Vekić in September 2011
Minister of the Interior
In office
17 July 1991 – 15 April 1992
PresidentFranjo Tuđman
Prime MinisterFranjo Gregurić
Preceded byOnesin Cvitan
Succeeded byIvan Jarnjak
Personal details
Born(1938-10-18)18 October 1938
Poljica near Vrgorac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died 17 December 2014(2014-12-17) (aged 76)
Osijek, Croatia[1]
Political partyHrvatska Straža
Other political
affiliations
Croatian Democratic Union (1989–2003)
Only Croatia (2007)
ProfessionLawyer
AwardsOrder of Ante Starčević
Military service
Allegiance Croatia
Branch/serviceCroatian Army
Years of service1991–1995
RankColonel
CommandsCroatian Police
Battles/warsCroatian War of Independence

Ivan Vekić (18 October 1938 – 17 December 2014) was a Croatian politician and lawyer. He was one of the founders of the Croatian Democratic Union and served as the Croatian Minister of Interior during the Croatian War of Independence.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Preminuo ratni ministar Ivan Vekić". www.vecernji.hr.
  2. "Aktualne stranke - "Hrvatska straža" Nacionalna stranka". Imenik stranaka registriranih u RH od 1990. godine. Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Retrieved 2011-11-07.