Tomislav Karamarko

Tomislav Karamarko
Minister of the Interior
In office
10 October 2008 – 23 December 2011
Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (2008–2009)
Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)
Preceded by Berislav Rončević
Succeeded by Ranko Ostojić
Personal details
Born 25 May 1959 (1959-05-25) (age 52)
Zadar, Croatia (then FPR Yugoslavia)
Political party Croatian Democratic Union

Tomislav Karamarko (born 25 May 1959) is a Croatian politician, member of the Croatian Democratic Union, and former Minister of the Interior.

Karamarko was born in the city of Zadar, Croatia (at the time People's Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia). He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1989.[1]

In 1992, he became the head of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Josip Manolić, and later served as the head of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Franjo Gregurić. From 1992 to 1993, he headed the Office of the President of the Croatian Parliament Stjepan Mesić.

From 1993 until 1996, Karamarko served as Chief of Police in Zagreb, and from 1996 to 1998 serves as Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs.

He also served as the head of National Security Office (UNS) from 2000 to 2002,[2] as the head of Counterintelligence Agency (POA) from 2004 to 2006,[3] and as the head of Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) from 2006 to 2008.[4]

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