Marko Primorac | |
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Primorac in 2024 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia | |
Assumed office 17 May 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 15 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
Preceded by | Zdravko Marić |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 October 1984 |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Croatian Democratic Union (affiliated) |
Marko Primorac (born 25 October 1984) is a Croatian economist and politician serving as minister of finance and as a deputy prime minister. [1] He previously worked as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb [2] and was a consultant for the World Bank. [3] From 2018 to 2020,he served as economic advisor to Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. [4]
In July 2022,the Croatian Democratic Union nominated him as a candidate for Minister of Finance following the resignation of Zdravko Marić. That same month,he took over the position and joined Andrej Plenković's government. He retained this role in the government established in May 2024,where he also became the deputy prime minister. [5]