Jozo Radoš
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Jozo Radoš is a Croatian
centre-left
politician
, currently a prominent member of the Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats.
In the 1990s he was a member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party
(HSLS).
During the Zagreb Crisis
in 1995 he was elected mayor of Zagreb
, but was not confirmed by President Franjo Tuđman. As such, he wasn't formally prepared for mayor duties and had to resign.
The HSLS entered an alliance with SDP for the 2000 parliament elections
which they won. Following this, Radoš became Croatian Minister of Defence in the government led by Ivica Račan
.
During his mandate as minister, the military budget
was severely cut as part of a late post-war
demilitarization. Mandatory military service
was also cut from 12 to 6 months. During his entire mandate, personnel cuts to the army were planned, but never implemented.
Following HSLS's leader Dražen Budiša
's exit from the government, HSLS split into two factions, Radoš being a member of the dissident pro-government faction which would go on to create a party called Libra which Radoš became a president of. Despite his support for the government, Radoš previously resigned his post and was succeeded by SDP's Željka Antunović
as minister.
Libra, along with Radoš, merged with the Croatian People's Party in 2005, since known as the Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
centre-left
Centre-left
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politician
Politician
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, currently a prominent member of the Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats.
In the 1990s he was a member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party
Croatian Social Liberal Party
Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS).
During the Zagreb Crisis
Zagreb Crisis
The Zagreb crisis is the name used to describe a political crisis that followed the elections for the City of Zagreb local assembly held in October 1995...
in 1995 he was elected mayor of Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, but was not confirmed by President Franjo Tuđman. As such, he wasn't formally prepared for mayor duties and had to resign.
The HSLS entered an alliance with SDP for the 2000 parliament elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 2000
Elections for the Chamber of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament were held on January 3, 2000. These were the first elections to be held after the expiration of a full term of the previous Chamber....
which they won. Following this, Radoš became Croatian Minister of Defence in the government led by Ivica Račan
Ivica Racan
Ivica Račan was a Croatian career politician, leader of the League of Communists of Croatia and later Social Democratic Party from 1989 to 2007...
.
During his mandate as minister, the military budget
Budget
A budget is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving, borrowing and spending. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods...
was severely cut as part of a late post-war
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
demilitarization. Mandatory military service
Military service
Military service, in its simplest sense, is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary draft . Some nations require a specific amount of military service from every citizen...
was also cut from 12 to 6 months. During his entire mandate, personnel cuts to the army were planned, but never implemented.
Following HSLS's leader Dražen Budiša
Dražen Budiša
Dražen Budiša is a Croatian politician who used to be leading opposition figure in the 1990s and a two-time presidential candidate.-During Yugoslavia:...
's exit from the government, HSLS split into two factions, Radoš being a member of the dissident pro-government faction which would go on to create a party called Libra which Radoš became a president of. Despite his support for the government, Radoš previously resigned his post and was succeeded by SDP's Željka Antunović
Željka Antunovic
Željka Antunović is a Croatian centre-left politician and the deputy president of the Social Democratic Party , the largest opposition party in Croatia.Antunović was born in Virovitica, Croatia, then SFR Yugoslavia...
as minister.
Libra, along with Radoš, merged with the Croatian People's Party in 2005, since known as the Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats.
External links
- Jozo Radoš at the Croatian Parliament official website