Hrvoje Šarinic
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Hrvoje Šarinić is a Croatia
n politician.
Šarinić was born in Sušak, Rijeka and graduated from the University of Zagreb
then-Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy.
Šarinić had a business career in Paris, France. He is a dual citizen of both Croatia and of France, as he spent 25 years in France. After the first democratic elections in Croatia, he joined the government of Franjo Tuđman and became head of his personal office.
After the parliamentary elections of 1992 he, as member of Croatian Democratic Union
, was appointed to the post of prime minister.
His cabinet, like all in Tudjman years, was less concerned with foreign policy and war and more with domestic issues. One of those issues was privatisation of state-owned companies. During his time many of the most controversial events of that process took place, including the now infamous takeover of Slobodna Dalmacija
in early 1993.
By that time Croatian economy continued to decline, Šarinić himself became immensely unpopular and even his native Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
rejected HDZ at local elections in February 1993. All that, together with escalating war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, led Tudjman to replace him with Nikica Valentić
.
Šarinić was not demoted, however. He continued to serve as Tudjman's close advisor and was, for a while, head of Croatian security services.
He remained in public spotlight because of his diplomatic missions and frequent negotiations with Slobodan Milošević
. After one of those missions he created great deal of controversy by claiming that one of the results of former Yugoslav wars should be "little Greater Serbia".
In 1995, he was the government's official representative in the Erdut Agreement
.
By the end of 1990s, he was gradually pushed from Tudjman's inner circle.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n politician.
Šarinić was born in Sušak, Rijeka and graduated from the University of Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
then-Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy.
Šarinić had a business career in Paris, France. He is a dual citizen of both Croatia and of France, as he spent 25 years in France. After the first democratic elections in Croatia, he joined the government of Franjo Tuđman and became head of his personal office.
After the parliamentary elections of 1992 he, as member of Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
, was appointed to the post of prime minister.
His cabinet, like all in Tudjman years, was less concerned with foreign policy and war and more with domestic issues. One of those issues was privatisation of state-owned companies. During his time many of the most controversial events of that process took place, including the now infamous takeover of Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija
Slobodna Dalmacija is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.The first issue of Slobodna Dalmacija was published on June 17, 1943 by Tito's Partisans in a cave on Mosor, a mountain near Split, which was occupied by the Italian army during that time. The paper was later published in various...
in early 1993.
By that time Croatian economy continued to decline, Šarinić himself became immensely unpopular and even his native Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...
rejected HDZ at local elections in February 1993. All that, together with escalating war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, led Tudjman to replace him with Nikica Valentić
Nikica Valentic
Nikica Valentić is a Croatian politician.Native of Gospić, Valentić graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law.Before being involved in politics, Valentić was a high-ranking official of INA, the Croatian oil company....
.
Šarinić was not demoted, however. He continued to serve as Tudjman's close advisor and was, for a while, head of Croatian security services.
He remained in public spotlight because of his diplomatic missions and frequent negotiations with Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević
Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...
. After one of those missions he created great deal of controversy by claiming that one of the results of former Yugoslav wars should be "little Greater Serbia".
In 1995, he was the government's official representative in the Erdut Agreement
Erdut Agreement
The Erdut Agreement , officially the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, was the agreement reached on November 12, 1995 between the authorities of the Republic of Croatia and the local Serb authorities of the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia...
.
By the end of 1990s, he was gradually pushed from Tudjman's inner circle.