Neven Mimica

Neven Mimica
Minister of European Integration
In office 28 September 2001 – 23 December 2003
Prime Minister	Ivica Račan
Preceded by	Ivan Jakovčić
Succeeded by	Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
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Born	12 October 1953 (1953-10-12) (age 58) Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Political party	SDP
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

Neven Mimica (born 12 October 1953 in Split) is a Croatian politician and diplomat.

Mimica graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics in 1976. Between 1979 and 1997 he held positions in various governmental bodies related to foreign relations and foreign trade policies, including several counselling positions at embassies in Cairo and Ankara. In 1997 he was appointed assistant to the Croatian Minister of Economy and served as Croatia's chief negotiator during the country's accession to the World Trade Organization and the European Union Association Agreement. In September 2001 he became Minister of European Integration under Prime Minister Ivica Račan, position he held until December 2003.

He was elected to the Croatian Parliament in 2003 as a representative of the Social Democratic Party, and again in 2007. Since January 2008 he serves as deputy speaker of the Croatian parliament and is also the chairman of the parliament's committee for European integration.

External links

• Neven Mimica at the Croatian Parliament website

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Name	Mimica, Neven
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Date of birth	12 October 1953
Place of birth	Split, SFR Yugoslavia
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