Hrvoje Hitrec

Hrvoje Hitrec
Born Hrvoje Hitrec
Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia
(modern Croatia)
Citizenship Croatian
Occupation Writer and politician
Notable works Smogovci
Awards Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić
Grigor Vitez

Hrvoje Hitrec (born 1943 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian writer and politician. He is notable for his works for children and youth, most famous of his works being Smogovci, but he also wrote novels, film and TV scripts, dramas. He received several notable Croatian literary awards: "Ksaver Šandor Gjalski", "Ivana Brlić Mažuranić" and "Grigor Vitez".[1]

He was an associate of Franjo Tuđman, the first President of Croatia.[2] He was the first director of Croatian Radiotelevision,[2] minister of information,[2] and member of Parliament of Croatia.[2] He headed an independent list on 2007 parliamentary elections.[2] He identified himself as eurosceptic and right wing politician.[3] His list didn't win any mandates.

Works

Preceded by
Milovan Šibl
Croatian Minister of Information
March 4, 1991 – July 17, 1991
Succeeded by
Branko Salaj

References

  1. ^ (Croatian) Hrvati AMAC: Razgovor s Hrvojem Hitrecom
  2. ^ a b c d e (Croatian) Biography of Hitrec on www.neovisna-lista-hrvoja-hitreca.info
  3. ^ (Croatian) hina.hr on Hitrec's list