Onesin Cvitan

Onesin Cvitan^{[pronunciation?]} (born 16 February 1939) is a Croatian jurist and politician. He briefly served as interior minister in the Cabinet of Josip Manolić in July 1991, during the early stages of the 1991–95 Croatian War of Independence.

Onesin Cvitan
Minister of the Interior
In office 2 July 1991 – 17 July 1991
Prime Minister	Josip Manolić
Preceded by	Josip Boljkovac
Succeeded by	Ivan Vekić
62nd Mayor of Split
In office 1990–1991
Preceded by	Gordana Kosanović
Succeeded by	Petar Slapničar
Personal details
Born	(1939-02-16) 16 February 1939 (age 86) Tribunj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Alma mater	University of Zagreb University of Split
Occupation	Lawyer

Born in the town of Tribunj on the Dalmatian coast, Cvitan was schooled in Korčula, Split and Zagreb. He graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law in 1970, and earned his doctorate at the University of Split in 1977.

Before serving as interior minister he was Mayor of Split from 1990 to 1991. In 1992 he was appointed Croatia's ambassador to Ukraine, and from 1995 to 1997 he was ambassador to Macedonia. In 1997 he returned to teach at the University of Split Law School.