Jakov Kitarović
Jakov Kitarović (born 4 October 1968) is a Croatian engineer who is the husband of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the 4th President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020, who was narrowly elected to office in the January 2015 presidential election by defeating the 3rd president Ivo Josipović. As a result, he succeeded Tatjana Josipović as First Spouse and is the first man in the role, as well as the youngest to date, aged 46 at the time.
Jakov Kitarović | |
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Spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia | |
| In role 19 February 2015 – 18 February 2020 | |
| President | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović Tihomir Orešković Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Tatjana Josipović |
| Succeeded by | Sanja Musić Milanović |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1968 Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
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| Website | Government website |
Early life
He was born in Rijeka, on 4 October 1968 as the son of Ivo Kitarović, a professor at the Faculty of Maritime Studies of the University of Rijeka, who is originally from Šibenik.
Kitarović graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb in 1998 and also has a degree in nautical engineering from the Faculty of Maritime Studies of the University of Rijeka.[1]
Private life
Jakov Kitarović married Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in 1996 and they have two children. Following his wife's election to the presidency, he worked in a Zagreb-based software firm, Reversing Labs and later took up a position as a corporate security consultant in AD Plastik, the largest Croatian manufacturer of plastic parts for the car industry.[2]
References
- Tomislav Krišto / CROPIX (12 January 2015). "TKO JE KOLINDIN MUŽ Profesor Jakov cijelu je karijeru podredio ženi i stavio u drugi plan - Jutarnji List". Jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- "Jakov Kitarović pronašao novi posao".