Neven Mimica

Neven Mimica ( born October 12, 1953 in Split) is a Croatian politician and diplomat. Mimica is since 2011 Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and EU membership since July 2013 Member of the European Commission. He assumed responsibility for consumer protection.

Life and work

Mimica graduated in 1976, the Foreign Trade Studies at the University of Zagreb from. He then worked from 1978 to 1987 in the Croatian Committee on Foreign Relations. After studying at the University of Zagreb in Economics from the Croat joined the diplomatic service. Until 1997, Mimica was employed by embassies for example in Egypt and Turkey.

Following Mimica entered the political service for the Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske (SDP ). He worked from 1997 to 2001 as Secretary of State in the Croatian Ministry of Economy. In 2001, then followed by the first ministerial posts: Mimica was until 2003 Croatian Minister for European Integration. After an eight-year affiliation with the opposition followed in December 2011, the next career move: After the election victory of Kukuriku coalition led by the SDP Mimica took the post of Deputy Prime Minister.

In April 2013, the European Commission announced that the Croat with the accession of his home country in July 2013 Commissioner is. In this he takes over the management of the consumer protection department. Commission President José Manuel Barroso called Mimica as " experienced and committed European who can make an important contribution to the work of the European Commission ".