Hrvoje Hitrec is a Croatian writer and politician. He is notable for his works for children and youth, most famous of his works being Smogovci, but he also wrote novels, film and TV scripts, dramas. He received several notable Croatian literary awards: "Ksaver Šandor Gjalski", "Ivana Brlić Mažuranić" and "Grigor Vitez".

He was an associate of Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia

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. He was the first director of Croatian Radiotelevision

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, minister of information, and member of Parliament of Croatia

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. He headed an independent list

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 on 2007 parliamentary elections

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. He identified himself as eurosceptic

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 and right wing politician. His list didn't win any mandates

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Works

• "Humandel", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2007., ISBN 978-953-0-61231-0
• "Hrvatske legende", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2007., ISBN 978-953-0-61222-2
• "Kolarovi", Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2004., ISBN 953-0-61622-8
• "Matko na štakama", Mosta, Zagreb, 2004., ISBN 953-226-042-0
• "Gradsko kazalište Trešnja 1999.", Zagreb, 1999.
• "Zagreb: hrvatska prijestolnica", Zagreb, 1994.
• "Kanjon opasnih igara", Zagreb, 1994.
• "Ur", Zagreb, 1982.
• "Eko Eko", Zagreb, 1979. i još 9 izdanja u Zagrebu i 2 u prijevodu
• "Smogovci: romančić za nešto stariju djecu i prilično mladu omladinu", Zagreb, 1976. i još 8 izdanja
• "Pustinjakov pupak", Zagreb, 1974.