Radovan Fuchs
Radovan Fuchs (born 5 September 1953) is a Croatian scientist and politician who has been serving as the Minister of Science and Education in the Government of Croatia since 23 July 2020.
Radovan Fuchs | |
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| Minister of Science and Education | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Blaženka Divjak |
| Minister of Science, Education and Sports | |
| In office 2 July 2009 – 23 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Jadranka Kosor |
| Preceded by | Dragan Primorac |
| Succeeded by | Željko Jovanović |
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| Born | 5 September 1953 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
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| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
His paternal grandfather, Hinko, was a grain merchant who emigrated to Croatia from Germany, while his paternal grandmother, Eugenia, was from Hungary.[1] The couple settled in Croatian region of Slavonia. His maternal grandparents were from Vela Luka. Fuchs is of Jewish descent.[1] His father converted to Catholicism, and Christmas and other Catholic holidays were always celebrated in the Fuchs household.[1] He is a relative, on his father side, of Croatian composer Vatroslav Lisinski.[1] Fuchs graduated in 1979 from the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Zagreb.[2] He received his master's degree in 1984 in the field of biomedicine. Fuchs obtained his Ph.D. diploma in 1988 on the biomedical center at Uppsala University in Sweden.[2] Dissertation which he defended was from the field of toxicology and pharmacology.
References
- Kalogjera-Brkić, Ivana (2009-07-26). "I'm not the minister because of the money, I already have my millions" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- "O Vladi RH - dr. sc. Radovan Fuchs". www.vlada.hr (in Croatian). Vlada Republike Hrvatske.
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