Ivica Kirin
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Ivica Kirin is a Croatia
n politician who was the Interior Minister
of Croatia
from 2005 to 2007.
He resigned as Interior Minister on 29 December 2007 after being pictured with Mladen Markac
on a boar hunt
. Markac was on parole from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
and was not permitted to leave his house as a condition of his parole. Kirin, as Interior Minister, was responsible for ensuring Markac fulfilled his parole conditions.
from the Geotechnical Engineering Faculty in Varaždin
in 1994. He went on to work for a geotechnical engineering firm the following year.
Kirin is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union
party and became Mayor of Virovitica
after local elections in 2003. In July 2005 he became Interior Minister and was the youngest member of Ivo Sanader
's cabinet.
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 who was the Interior Minister
Interior minister
An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
of Croatia
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 ...
from 2005 to 2007.
He resigned as Interior Minister on 29 December 2007 after being pictured with Mladen Markac
Mladen Markac
Mladen Markač , is a former Croatian military officer. He was a Commander of Croatian Special Police during Operation Storm during the Croatian War of Independence , and afterwords held the rank of Colonel General...
on a boar hunt
Boar hunting
Boar hunting is generally the practice of hunting wild boars, but can also extend to feral pigs and peccaries. A full-sized boar is a large animal armed with sharp tusks which it uses to defend itself. Boar hunting has often been a test of bravery....
. Markac was on parole from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
and was not permitted to leave his house as a condition of his parole. Kirin, as Interior Minister, was responsible for ensuring Markac fulfilled his parole conditions.
Career
Kirin received his degree in Geotechnical engineeringGeotechnical engineering
Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering is important in civil engineering, but is also used by military, mining, petroleum, or any other engineering concerned with construction on or in the ground...
from the Geotechnical Engineering Faculty in Varaždin
Varaždin
Varaždin is a city in north Croatia, north of Zagreb on the highway A4. The total population is 47,055, with 38,746 on of the city settlement itself . The centre of Varaždin county is located near the Drava river, at...
in 1994. He went on to work for a geotechnical engineering firm the following year.
Kirin is a member of the 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...
party and became Mayor of Virovitica
Virovitica
Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
after local elections in 2003. In July 2005 he became Interior Minister and was the youngest member of Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
's cabinet.