Željko Jovanović Politician

Željko Jovanović (born 26 November 1965) is a Croatian politician, and a member of the governing Social Democratic Party from the city of Rijeka. Since 23 December 2011 he has held the post of Minister of Science, Education and Sports in the centre-left government of Zoran Milanović. He received his doctorate in biomedical science and his master's degree in economics at the University of Rijeka in 2005.On 13 January 2012, Antun Vrdoljak threatened to sue if Jovanovic did not apologize for accusing Vrdoljak, in his capacity as member of the International Olympic Committee, of "selling the candidacy of the City of Rijeka for hosting the Mediterranean games."

Personal facts

Željko Jovanović
Birth dateNovember 26, 1965
Birth place
Rijeka , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Education
University of Rijeka

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Office holder

officeMinister of Science Education and Sports
party
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
prime minister

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