Radimir Čačić
Radimir Čačić | |
|---|---|
| Prefect of Varaždin County | |
| In office 9 June 2017 – 30 May 2021 | |
| Deputy | Tomislav Paljak Robert Vugrin |
| Preceded by | Predrag Štromar |
| Succeeded by | Anđelko Stričak |
| In office 9 June 2005 – 20 June 2008 | |
| Deputy | Predrag Štromar |
| Preceded by | Zvonimir Sabati |
| Succeeded by | Zvonimir Sabati |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia | |
| In office 23 December 2011 – 14 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović |
| Preceded by | Slobodan Uzelac Domagoj Ivan Milošević |
| Succeeded by | Vesna Pusić |
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 23 December 2011 – 14 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović |
| Preceded by | Đuro Popijač |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Vrdoljak |
| Minister of Public Works, Construction and Reconstruction | |
| In office 27 January 2000 – 23 December 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Ivica Račan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the People's Party – Reformists | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the Croatian People's Party | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Vesna Pusić |
| Succeeded by | Vesna Pusić |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Savka Dabčević-Kučar |
| Succeeded by | Vesna Pusić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 May 1949 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | NS-R (2013–present) HNS (1990–2013) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
| Awards | Order of Duke Domagoj |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Croatia |
| Branch/service | Croatian Army |
| Years of service | 2001–present |
| Rank | Honorary brigadier |
Radimir Čačić (pronounced [râdimiːr tʃâtʃitɕ]; born 11 May 1949) is a Croatian politician and businessman who has been President of the People's Party – Reformists (NS-R) since the party's formation in 2014, as well as Prefect of Varaždin County from 2017 to 2021.
Čačić previously served as President of the Croatian People's Party (HNS) between 1995 and 2000. Following the 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, he became part of the first cabinet of Ivica Račan where he notably spearheaded the construction of motorways.
He was elected president of the HNS again in 2008. Following the 2011 parliamentary election, as the leader of the second-largest party in the four-party Kukuriku coalition alliance, Čačić became Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister of Economy, in the cabinet of Zoran Milanović.
After causing a car crash that resulted in two fatalities, a Hungarian court sentenced him to 22 months in prison in November 2012. He resigned from his government post, and was ejected from the HNS in 2013. After serving his prison sentence, Čačić returned to politics with a new political party, the People's Party – Reformists. In 2017 he was elected the prefect of Varaždin County for the second time.