Zlatko Mateša

Zlatko Mateša
6th Prime Minister of Croatia
Election: 1995, 2000 (Prime Ministerial candidate)
In office
7 November 1995 – 27 January 2000
President Franjo Tuđman
Vlatko Pavletić (acting)
Zlatko Tomčić (acting)
Preceded by Nikica Valentić
Succeeded by Ivica Račan
Personal details
Born (1949-06-17) 17 June 1949
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party Croatian Democratic Union
Alma mater University of Zagreb

Zlatko Mateša (pronounced [zlâtko mâteʃa]; born 17 June 1949[1]) was the 6th Prime Minister of Croatia from late 1995 until 31 January 2000. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union. He is currently the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee (Hrvatski olimpijski odbor) and honorary consul of the Republic of Mongolia in Croatia.

Mateša was born and grew up in Zagreb, then SFR Yugoslavia, and obtained a law degree at the University of Zagreb in 1974.[1] He worked in INA since 1978, where he rose through the ranks to the position of an assistant director.[1] He was friends with Nikica Valentić, Mladen Vedriš and Franjo Gregurić.[2]

In 1990, he entered politics and became a high-ranking HDZ member, along with the aforementioned group.[2] President Franjo Tuđman named him the sixth President of the Government on 4 November 1995.[3] The Mateša government is perhaps best remembered for the introduction of the value-added tax (Croatian: Porez na dodanu vrijednost, PDV), which originated from the previous government before being put to effect from 1996 under Mateša's government. In 1998, the tax rate was fixed for all products at 22%. The finance minister in the Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša was Borislav Škegro.[4]

In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2000 he was elected into Sabor and served until the end of 2003.[5]

Since 2002, Mateša is the President of the Croatian Olympic Committee.[2] In 2009, Mateša obtained a Ph.D. degree from Beijing Sport University.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zlatko Mateša". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Robert Bajruši (2008-07-15). "Zlatko Mateša - dečko iz 'Hemingwaya' na putu za Peking" [Zlatko Mateša - a boy from 'Hemingway' en route to Beijing]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  3. ↑ "Šesta vlada" (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  4. ↑ Mladen Jambrović (1999-12-10). "U četiri godine mandata, Vlada povećala prosječnu plaću s 500 na 800 maraka". Vjesnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 2010-05-20. Velik potez Matešina je reforma poreznog sustava i uvođenje poreza na dodanu vrijednost / PDV je moderan i u suštini najpošteniji način popune državnog proračuna; upitna je, međutim, bila jedinstvena stopa na kojoj je inzistiralo Ministarstvo financija
  5. ↑ "Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora - Zlatko Mateša - HDZ" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
Political offices
Preceded by
Nadan Vidošević		 Minister of Economy
1995 		Succeeded by
Davor Štern
Preceded by
Nikica Valentić		 Prime Minister of Croatia
1995–2000 		Succeeded by
Ivica Račan
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Zdravko Hebel		 00President of the Croatian Olympic Committee00
2002–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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