Dr Ivo Sanader, MP Premierminister der Republik Kroatien   Born: 8th June 1953 in Split, Croatia Married to Mirjana Sanader, Ph.D. Two daughters

Education:

• 1982 - Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Romance Languages from the University of Innsbruck, Austria
• Primary and secondary school in Split, Croatia

Political Career:

• 2003 Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
• 2000 President of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union), elected at 5th Convention of the Party in April 2000, and re-elected at 7th Convention of the Party, April 2002
• 2000 MP and Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament
• 1996 - 2000 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
• 1995 - 1996 Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Croatia and Secretary General of the Defence and National Security Council
• 1993 - 1995 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Croatia
• 1992 - 1993 Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
• 1992 Elected Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament

Professional Career

• 1991 - 1992 General Manager of the Croatian National Theatre in Split
• 1988 - 1991 Manager of his own companies in Innsbruck, Austria
• 1987 - 1990 Member of the editing board of the magazine "Mogućnosti" ("Possibilities")
• 1983 - 1988 Programme editor and subsequently Editor in Chief of the publishing House "Logos" in Split
  
  

Publications and Membership:

Author of several books on literary history and contemporary politics Member of the Croatian Writers Association and the Croatian Centre of the PEN Club.

Languages:

• English, German and Italian - fluent
• French - conversational

Interests:

• Golf
• Reading
• Music