Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

About Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

He was the Republic of Croatia's fourth President. Upon her election in January 2015, she became the first female to hold the position, as well as the youngest at age 46.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović is a Croatian politician and diplomat who served as President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020. She was the first woman to be elected to the office since the first multi-party elections in 1990 and independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. At 46 years of age, she also became the youngest person to assume the presidency. Before her election as President of Croatia, Grabar-Kitarović held a number of governmental and diplomatic positions. She was minister of European Affairs from 2003 to 2005, the first female minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration from 2005 to 2008, Croatian ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011 and assistant secretary general for public diplomacy at NATO under Secretaries General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Jens Stoltenberg from 2011 to 2014. She is a recipient of the Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Award and a number of national and international awards, decorations, honorary doctorates and honorary citizenships.

Born	Kolinda Grabar, April 29, 1968, Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Children	2
Political party	HDZ, Independent
Succeeded by	Zoran Milanović
Education	University of Zagreb, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, George Washington University
Preceded by	Ivo Josipović

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Trivia

Her first major position in the Croatian government came in 2003 when she was appointed the first female Minister to European Affairs. She subsequently served as the ambassador to the US from March 2008 through July 2011.

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic before fame

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Spanish literature and languages from the University of Zagreb in 1992. In 2000, she graduated from the University of Zagreb with a master's degree in international relations.

Achievement of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

Her first important role in the Croatian government was as the country's first female Minister of European Affairs, which she held until 2003. From March 2008 to July 2011, she was the ambassador to the United States.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic family life

She was born and reared in Rijeka, Croatia, by her parents Dubravka and Branko. In 1996, she married Jakov Kitarovi, and they have two children, Katarina and Luka.

Associations of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

On February 15, 2015, she was sworn in as the successor to former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic.

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