Nina Obuljen Koržinek
Nina Obuljen-Koržinek (born 27 May 1970) is a Croatian violinist and political scientist serving as Minister of Culture and Media since 2016.[1]
Nina Obuljen-Koržinek | |
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| Minister of Culture and Media | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Zlatko Hasanbegović |
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| Born | Nina Obuljen 27 May 1970 Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Spouse | Hrvoje Koržinek |
| Parent | Nikola Obuljen (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Early life and education
Nina Obuljen Koržinek was born in 1970 in Dubrovnik, in the family of Nikola Ćićo Obuljen who served as mayor of Dubrovnik from 1993 until 1997. After finishing elementary and high school in her hometown she enrolled in the University of Zagreb's Academy of Music, from which she graduated violin, and Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, from which she graduated French language and comparative literature. Since 2013, she holds PhD in political science from the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Zagreb where she defended her doctoral thesis "Impact of international integration processes on the changes of scope of national cultural policies". In addition, she graduated from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia.[2]
References
- "Biografija: Nina Obuljen Koržinek, ministrica kulture". Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Tko je Nina Obuljen Koržinek". N1 HR. Retrieved 20 October 2016.