(E) Prime Minister Dr. Ivo Sanader Speaking at ILS
International Leaders Summit Announces
Dr. Ivo Sanader
Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
A Newly Confirmed Speaker
Dr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia will deliver a keynote address at the International Leaders Summit (ILS) scheduled for November 5 and 6, 2004 at the Sheraton Zagreb Hotel, Zagreb, Croatia. The leadership of the ILS, Adriatic Institute for Public Policy and World Development and Empowerment received confirmation regarding the Prime Minister's
speaking engagement from the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia on Friday, October 15, 2004.
The International Leaders Summit's strategic focus: Economic Growth - Unleashing Free Market Forces
Dr. Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
Education
1982 - Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Romance Languages from the University of Innsbruck, Austria Primary and secondary school in Split, Croatia
Political Career
2003 – Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
2000 - President of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union), elected at 5th Convention of the Party in April 2000, and re-elected at 7th Convention of the Party, April 2002
2000 - MP and Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament
1996 - 2000 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia
1995 - 1996 Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Croatia and Secretary General of the Defense and National Security Council
1993 - 1995 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Croatia
1992 - 1993 Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
1992 Elected Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament
Professional Career
1991 - 1992 General Manager of the Croatian National Theatre in Split
1988 - 1991 Manager of his own companies in Innsbruck, Austria
1987 - 1990 Member of the editing board of the magazine "Mogućnosti" ("Possibilities")
1983 - 1988 Program editor and subsequently Editor in Chief of the publishing House "Logos" in Split
Publications and Membership
Author of several books on literary history and contemporary politics Member of the Croatian Writers Association and the Croatian Centre of the PEN Club
Languages
English, German and Italian - fluent French - conversational
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