Ivan Milas
Ivan Milas | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Minister of Justice of Croatia | |
| In office 6 June 1992 – 12 August 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Franjo Gregurić |
| Preceded by | Bosiljko Mišetić |
| Succeeded by | Ivica Crnić |
| Keeper of the State Seal | |
| In office 6 May 1995 – 1 February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1939 Zmijavci, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 29 July 2011 (aged 71) Zmijavci, Croatia |
| Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Ivan Milas (18 October 1939 – 29 July 2011) was a Croatian lawyer and politician.
Milas was born in the village of
Milas was close to
In 1988 Milas met the Croatian historian and politician Franjo Tuđman and in August 1989 joined his newly formed Croatian Democratic Union. Milas received a passport to return to Croatia in February 1990[1] and was elected to the Croatian Parliament in its first democratic elections.
During the first phase of the
Milas was reelected in the
On May 28, 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir. Also in May 1995, the function of the Keeper of the State Seal (Croatian: Čuvar državnog pečata) was created,[3] and President Tuđman named Milas to the position[1][2] on May 6, 1995, where he remained until February 1, 2000. As of 2019[update] no other person was named to the position after Milas. Milas was elected to Sabor again in the October 1995 election.
Between 1996 and 2000 Milas was a member of the Council of the Croatian National Bank.[1]
He was last elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, where he served until late 2003, when he retired from politics.[1][2]
Milas gained considerable notoriety in the Croatian public after he publicly expressed his opinion that in the West, brain is valued in kilograms.[4][5]
Ivan Milas died in Zmijavci at the age of 72.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Umro političar Ivan Milas" [Politician Ivan Milas dies]. Nacional (in Croatian). 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Umro Ivan Milas" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ Croatian Parliament (12 May 1995). "Zakon o državnom pečatu Republike Hrvatske". NN 95/33 (in Croatian). Narodne novine. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Slavenka Drakulić (14 January 2010). "Komentar Slavenke Drakulić - Kilo mozga koštalo izbore!" (in Croatian). T-portal.hr. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ Inoslav Bešker (20 September 2010). "Imamo Hrvatsku: Stoka sitnog zuba ili tko nema novca, neka uči!". Jutarnji list. Retrieved 3 December 2010.