Gordan Jandroković

Gordan Jandroković (born 2 August 1967) is a Croatian diplomat and politician who has been the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament since 2017, and is the only speaker to have served more than one term. Prior to his tenure as speaker he was a member of parliament from 2003 to 2020, and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 2010 to 2011. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union and is a member of its presidency.

Gordan Jandroković
Jandroković in 2019
Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2017
Preceded by	Božo Petrov
Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
In office 29 December 2010 – 23 December 2011
Prime Minister	Jadranka Kosor
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
In office 13 January 2008 – 23 December 2011
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Succeeded by	Vesna Pusić
Member of the Croatian Parliament
In office 22 December 2003 – 22 July 2020
Constituency	II electoral district (2003–2011) I electoral district (2011–2015, 2016–2020) VI electoral district (2015–2016)
Personal details
Born	(1967-08-02) 2 August 1967 (age 58) Bjelovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Spouse	Sonja Matasić ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	3
Education	University of Zagreb

Early life and education

Gordan Jandroković was born in Bjelovar, Socialist Republic of Croatia, Yugoslavia, on 2 August 1967. He was educated in civil engineering at the University of Zagreb from 1986 to 1991, graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Zagreb after attending from 1989 to 1993, and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs from 1996 to 1997.^[1]{{sfn|Croatian Parliament]}

Career

From 1989 to 1994, Jandroković worked at a construction company. He joined the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in 1994, and was appointed Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in 2008.^[1]

Jandroković joined the Croatian Democratic Union in 1992, and became a member of its presidency in 2004.^[1]

In the 2003 election Jandroković won a seat in the Croatian Parliament. During his tenure in parliament he served as vice-chair of the European Affairs committee and chair of the Foreign Policy and Economy, Development and Reconstruction committees.^[1][2]

From 2010 to 2011, Jandroković was Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia. Jandroković served as deputy speaker from 2016 to 2017.^[2] On 5 May 2017, he was elected Speaker by a vote of 76 to 13.^[3] He was the first speaker to be reelected to a second term.^[4]

Personal life

Jandroković married Sonjo Jandroković, with whom he had three children. He can speak English and Italian.^[1]