Branko Hrg

Branko Hrg (born 26 September 1961) is a Croatian politician and former leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). He was a member of HSS from 1992 to 2016 and served as a mayor of Križevci from 2001 to 2017.

Branko Hrg
Mayor of Križevci
In office 20 June 2001 – 09 June 2017
Deputy	Dragutin Guzalić Stjepan Peršin
Preceded by	Roko Bašić
Succeeded by	Mario Rajn
President of the Croatian Peasant Party
In office 28 January 2012 – 19 March 2016
Vice President	Krešo Beljak Marijana Petir Darko Rukavina Marina Kolaković Vlasta Hubicki
Preceded by	Josip Friščić
Succeeded by	Krešo Beljak
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-26) 26 September 1961 (age 63) Kalnički Potok near Križevci, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croat
Political party	Croatian Peasant Party (1992–2016) Independent (2016–)
Residence(s)	Križevci, Croatia
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Pedagogue
Website	Official website

In January 2012 intra-party elections, Hrg beat former Croatian Minister of Tourism Damir Bajs with 555 votes over 374.^[1]

On March 19 2016 he lost, with 188 votes, in the first round of intra-party elections, against Krešo Beljak who got 339 votes and Nenad Matić who got 225 votes, making him no longer the President of HSS, or politically relevant.^[2]

Party political offices
Preceded by Josip Friščić	President of Croatian Peasant Party January 2012 – March 2016	Succeeded by Krešo Beljak