- Damir Polančec
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Damir Polančec 
Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship In office
12 January 2008 – 30 October 2009Prime Minister Ivo Sanader Preceded by Branko Vukelić Succeeded by Đuro Popijač Deputy Prime Minister In office
17 February 2005 – 30 October 2009Preceded by Andrija Hebrang Succeeded by Ivan Šuker Personal details Born 25 June 1967
Koprivnica, SFR YugoslaviaNationality Croat Political party Croatian Democratic Union Alma mater University of Zagreb
(Faculty of Agronomy)Damir Polančec (born in Koprivnica, June 25, 1967) is a Croatian politician. Polančec served as the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship in the Croatian Government of Ivo Sanader and later Jadranka Kosor between 2003 and 2009.
On October 30, 2009, Polančec resigned citing a need to avoid damaging the Government and the party (Croatian Democratic Union, HDZ) due to accusations leveled at him for his involvement in the mismanagement of Podravka.[1]
On March 30, 2010, Polančec was apprehended by the police and questioned by USKOK, regarding his involvement in certain financial transactions between Podravka, MOL Group and OTP Bank. The County Court in Zagreb authorized a longer detention for Polančec and also blocked his estates, at the request of USKOK.[2]
On October 15, 2010, Polančec was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a separate instance of abuse of power, where he approved a fictional expense to a Vukovar-based attorney in return for his clients dropping lawsuits against the government.[3]
References
- ^ "Polančec dao ostavku" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 2009-10-30. http://www.jutarnji.hr/polancec--kredit-sms-u--dao-se-uz-podrsku-mesica/324418/. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Polančecu blokirana imovina radi osiguranja naknade moguće štete" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2010-04-08. http://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/polancecu-blokirana-imovina-radi-osiguranja-naknade-moguce-stete-clanak-123098. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Croatia's ex-deputy PM convicted of abusing post". The Associated Press. October 15, 2010. http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/world/article/663732--croatia-s-ex-deputy-pm-convicted-of-abusing-post. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
Deputy Prime Ministers of Croatia First government Bernardo Jurlina · Mate Babić · Milan RamljakSecond government Third government Fourth government Fifth government Sixth government Seventh government Eighth government Ninth government Tenth government Eleventh government Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I 23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008Prime Minister Cabinet members Biškupić • Čobanković • Grabar-Kitarović • Hebrang • Kalmeta • Kirin • Kosor • Ljubičić • Lovrin • Matulović-Dropulić • Mlinarić • Polančec • Primorac • Rončević • Škare-Ožbolt • Šuker • Vukelić • Žužul
Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II 12 January 2008 – 6 July 2009Prime Minister Cabinet members Categories:- 1967 births
- Croatian Democratic Union politicians
- Living people
- People from Koprivnica
- University of Zagreb alumni
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