Rajko Ostojić

Not to be confused with Ranko Ostojić.

Rajko Ostojić (Croatian pronunciation: [rǎːjko ôstojitɕ]; born 19 February 1962) is a Croatian physician and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), he has been serving as Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament.^[1]

Rajko Ostojić
Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2020
Preceded by	Siniša Hajdaš Dončić
Minister of Health
In office 23 December 2011 – 11 June 2014
Prime Minister	Zoran Milanović
Preceded by	Darko Milinović
Succeeded by	Siniša Varga
Personal details
Born	(1962-02-19) 19 February 1962 (age 63) Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Zagreb (School of Medicine)
Occupation	Physician

Ostojić graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Zagreb and specialised gastroenterology and hepatology.^[1][2]

He first became involved in politics in 2000 when he was appointed assistant to health minister Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina, and later served a term in the 6th Sabor assembly from 2008 to 2011. Following the November 2011 election won by the centre-left Kukuriku coalition Ostojić became Croatia's Health Minister in the cabinet of Zoran Milanović in December that year.^[2]