Berislav Rončević

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Berislav Rončević (born June 23, 1960 in Borovik) is a Croatian politician, and currently the Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia. He previously served as Minister of Defense.

he has been trained as a lawyer. He has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since the 1990s. He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor himself of Našice. He has been a representative in the Croatian Parliament since 2000. After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister.

Preceded by Željka Antunović	Croatian Minister of Defence 2003–January 12, 2008	Succeeded by Branko Vukelić
Preceded by Ivica Kirin	Croatian Minister of Internal Affairs January 12, 2008–Present	Succeeded by incumbent