Ante Kotromanović

Ante Kotromanović
Ante Kotromanović
13th Minister of Defence of Croatia
	In office; 23 December 2011 – 22 January 2016
Prime Minister	Zoran Milanović
Preceded by	Davor Božinović
Succeeded by	Josip Buljević
Member of Parliament
	In office; 11 January 2008 – 22 December 2011
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader (until 2009) Jadranka Kosor
Constituency	IX electoral district
Personal details
Born	8 May 1968; Hrvace, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croat
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Alma mater	War College "Ban Josip Jelačić"
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Soldier
Awards	Order of Duke Domagoj Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski Order of Ban Jelačić
Military service
Allegiance	Croatia
Branch/service	Croatian Army
Years of service	1990–2002
Rank	Brigadier
Commands	126 Sinj Brigade 4th Guards Brigade
Battles/wars	Croatian War of Independence Operation Summer '95; Operation Storm; Operation Mistral 2;

Ante Kotromanović (pronounced [ǎːnte kotromǎːnoʋitɕ]; born 8 May 1968) is Croatian politician and army officer who served as Defense Minister of Croatia from December 2011 until January 2016.

Biography

Kotromanović was born in Potravlje near Hrvace. He graduated from Command and Staff Academy "Blago Zadro" and War College "Ban Josip Jelačić".[1]

In 1990 he became a member of the special forces of the Croatian police. A year later, in 1991, he became commander of special forces company in headquarters of the Croatian Army. In 1992, he was named commander of a battalion in teaching center in Sinj. From 1993 till 1996 he was commander of the 126th Sinj Brigade and Sinj Operational Zone. From 1996 till 19 October 1999 he was commander of the 4th Guard Brigade. After that, he attended War College "Ban Josip Jelačić", and in 2001 he was named commander of the Dubrovnik Divisional District. In 2002 he retired from army service.[1]

From 11 January 2008 until 22 December 2011 he was Member of sabor,[2] after which he became Minister of Defence under Zoran Milanović as Prime Minister.

Decorations

Ribbon	Decoration
	Order of Duke Domagoj
	Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski
	Order of Ban Jelačić
	Medal for Exceptional Undertakings
	Commemorative Medal of the Homeland War
	Commemorative Medal of the Homeland's Gratitude
	Medal for Participation in Operation "Summer '95"
	Medal for Participation in Operation "Storm"
	Cross Medal of the Special Forces
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References

"Ante Kotromanović" (in Croatian). Vojska.net. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
"Ante Kotromanović" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

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[Vojska-1] "Ante Kotromanović" (in Croatian). Vojska.net. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

[Sabor-2] "Ante Kotromanović" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.