Petar Čobanković is Croatian

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...

 politician and Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.

Čobanković finished elementary and high school in Ilok

Ilok

Ilok is the easternmost town and municipality in Croatia. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on a hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Vojvodina region of Serbia. The population of the town of Ilok is 5,036, while the total municipality population is 6,750...

, after that he attended Faculty of Agriculture at 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...

 wher he got B.Sc. degree of agriculture. From 2000 until 2001 he was Prefect of Vukovar-Srijem County. In period 2003–2008 he was Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. On January 12, 2008 he was named Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management. In 2010 he became deputy-prime minister of Government of Croatia

Government of Croatia

The Government of the Republic of Croatia , commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government , is the main element of the executive branch of government in Croatia. It is led by the President of the Government , commonly abbreviated to premier...

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