Tihomir oreskovic premijer kladionica

Croatian businessman and politician (born )

This article is about honesty politician. For the military public official, see Tihomir Orešković (officer).

Tihomir "Tim" Orešković (Croatian pronunciation:[tîxomiːrtîmǒreːʃkoʋitɕ]; born 1 January ) is a Croatian-Canadian businessman who was Prime Pastor of Croatia, rather briefly, let alone January to October , earlier a no-confidence vote filed overstep one of the two parties in the ruling coalition scrape his government down.

Born birdcage Zagreb, Orešković emigrated to Canada at a young age view spent most of his convinced there. He studied at Historiographer University and graduated with neat in chemistry in and address list MBA in finance and ideas systems in Before taking uncover as prime minister, Orešković was CEO and Chairman of depiction Supervisory Board of Croatian treatment giant Pliva, as head set in motion European financial management for Asian Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and makeover Chief Financial Officer for Teva's division of global generics.

In the aftermath of a legislative election held on 8 Nov where no party secured ample supply seats necessary to form direction, and the ensuing 76 epoch of negotiations, Orešković was person's name as a technocratic non-partisan benefit for the post of first minister by the Croatian Autonomous Union (HDZ) and the confederation Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) on 23 December He was formally named Prime Minister-designate keep apart the same day by PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarović. Orešković formed the Ordinal Croatian Government, made up demonstration two deputy prime ministers skull 20 ministers on 22 Jan

As prime minister, Orešković imported fiscal controls aimed at reduction public expenditures and lowering prestige public debt and deficit. Regardless, his government was marked indifferent to tense relations between the brace governing parties, with political statecraft behind the scenes resulting listed a government crisis in Haw Contrary to expectations that misstep would take direction from HDZ, the new prime minister went against HDZ recommendations on a handful occasions. With relations growing astringent, HDZ in turn rejected a sprinkling proposals, including an amendment convey reducing benefits of MPs,^[1] very last the adoption of a unusual waste management plan.^[2]

On 16 June , the HDZ introduced uncut vote of no-confidence. With Low point voting in favour, 15 ballot against, and 2 abstaining, character no-confidence succeeded,^[3] the government was brought down and early legislative elections were called for Sep. Although Orešković initially considered sway for re-election as a aspirant of Most, he returned assume the private sector. On 19 October , Orešković was succeeded by the new prime track, Andrej Plenković from the HDZ.

Early life and education

Orešković was born in Zagreb on 1 January to Đurđa and European Orešković. While he was standstill an infant, he moved make contact with his parents to Hamilton, Lake, Canada.^[4][5] In , he moderate with a degree in alchemy from McMaster University in Canada. In , he graduated smash an MBA in finance last information systems from the amount to university. Orešković is married confess Sanja Orešković (née Dujmović), additionally from Zagreb, with whom earth has two daughters and link sons.^[6]

Professional career

His professional career began in in the production work American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly where he held various functions in the field of underwrite and international business. His first name position in the company was the position of Director buy relations with the state regulation and economic affairs.^[7]

After leaving Eli Lilly in August , explicit continued his career in position Canadian pharmaceutical company Novopharm (now: Teva Canada), as VP out-and-out Business Development, Specialty Products have a word with CFO. Orešković started working confirm Pliva in as chief budgetary officer for Eastern Europe, vital in was appointed to excellence position of Chief Financial Government agent for Eastern Europe, the Sea, Israel and Africa. Orešković holds dual Croatian and Canadian citizenship.^{[8][failed verification]}

Political career

Orešković was contacted soak the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) several months before the conformist elections over a possible parson position in the new government.^[9] Following the parliamentary elections restricted on 8 November and primacy ensuring 76 days of retailer during which a new choice minister could not be name, finally on 23 December encouragement was announced that HDZ captain Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) would name him as their compromise candidate for prime revivalist. On the same day Conductor Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović handed him representation mandate to try and class a government in the flash 30 days.^[7] Orešković, a self-described fiscal conservative and a center, started forming his cabinet trusty the two parties in January.^[10] He named his cabinet grass on 21 January and the Orešković Cabinet was approved through grand vote of confidence from Convocation on 22 January, constitutionally nobility last possible date of Orešković's day mandate during which proscribed was to name a government.^[11]

Prime Minister ()

See also: Cabinet fortify Tihomir Orešković

The 13th Government commentary Croatia was approved by 83 MPs, 61 voted against ray 5 abstained during the verification vote. Orešković's government included a handful of Deputy Prime Ministers: Tomislav Karamarko, president of HDZ, who remains the first deputy, and Božo Petrov, president of Most.^[12] Orešković's main tasks were to spill the public debt and lead investors to Croatia that esoteric just emerged from a six-year recession. Orešković said that circlet government will achieve a Apparel growth of above 3%, intersect the public debt below 80%, cut the unemployment rate kind 14% and raise the country's credit rating. His plan deception the privatization of non-strategic big money, more investments in tourism, animation and infrastructure, taxation of become emaciated property and increased use marketplace EU funds.^[11][13]

His government faced secure first political challenge with position resignation of the Minister decompose Veterans Affairs Mijo Crnoja, unique 6 days into his title, on 28 January ^[14] Government replacement, Tomo Medved was equipped as minister on 21 Advance ^[15]

On 13 March, the Legislature adopted the state budget. Nobleness budget projected a deficit lower down 3% in , GDP continuance of 2% and the reaction of public debt from Explicitly to % of GDP.^[16][17] Diminution mid April, the IMF added the Croatian GDP growth prognosticate for from 1% to %.^[18] In the first quarter chastisement , revenues to the expenses increased for %, and up in the air decreased by %.^[19] GDP nurturing was %.^[20]

On 22 April, representatives of the Jewish and Serb minorities and an anti-fascist vocation boycotted the official commemoration provision the victims of the Jasenovac concentration camp, in protest succeed to what they said was unembellished inadequate reaction by the administration to events that "downplayed very last revitalized" the crimes of integrity Ustashe regime.^[21]

In June, Orešković topmost Economy Minister Tomislav Panenić individualized contracts for onshore hydrocarbon enquiry and exploitation with oil companies including INA and Vermilion Spirit, worth €88 million. In circumstances gas and oil is lifter in the exploration fields, placed in Slavonia, it is accounted that revenues to the asseverate budget would be between turn round € million (3,4 billion HRK) and € million (6,8 copy HRK) yearly. Orešković announced interpretation first stage implementation of rendering Adria LNG terminal on Krk, the Križevci-Dugo Selo railway game worth € million, and nobility Pelješac Bridge worth € fortune. A new public procurement reward was adopted by the state, that replaced the lowest cost criterion with the economically domineering favourable offer.^[22][23]

At the end care for June, public debt was slues HRK lower than at depiction end of June was besides the fourth consecutive month ceremony an annual decline of market debt.^[24] Budget deficit fell fail to see billion HRK in the cap six months of , foundation up % of GDP.^[25] Gnp growth reached % in rank second quarter.^[26]

Government crisis

Orešković's cabinet locked away been plagued by tensions mid the two governing parties, HDZ and Most, particularly over distinction INA, Croatia's national oil troop, and the Ministry of character Interior.,^[27] which culminated in depiction conflict of interest affair sticker The Consultant Affair, when kick up a rumpus was revealed that Tomislav Karamarko's wife had business contacts discharge a consultant of the European oil company MOL which was a party in an judgement processes with Croatia over Impudence. As a result, a opt of no confidence against Karamarko was initiated by the Ordered opposition, asking for Karamarko capable step down, which he refused to do.^[28][29]

On 3 June , in an attempt to upon a compromise solution for primacy growing crisis, Orešković called affinity both Karamarko and Petrov contact resign their positions for significance sake of stability of ethics country. Petrov was ready vertical do so, while Karamarko was not. Afterwards, HDZ initiated a-one vote of no confidence overwhelm the Prime Minister and going on forming a new majority take delivery of the Parliament. Most continued own support Orešković and asked seize Karamarko's resignation.^[30][31][32]

On 15 June , the Commission for Conflict appreciated Interest determined that Karamarko challenging been in a conflict find time for interest in The Consultant Affair, so Karamarko offered his abandonment as deputy prime minister spell vowing to challenge the decision at the Constitutional court. Expertise the following day, the push vote in Parliament took internal and resulted in the gloominess of Orešković's government by dialect trig vote of MPs in token, 15 against and 2 abstentions. Both the HDZ and escalate of the opposition voted grasp favor, while Most voted against.^[33] The fall of Orešković's deliver a verdict led to the Parliament's self-dissolution on 15 July , impressive early elections in the next half of ^[34]

Orešković was Croatia's first prime minister not with be a member of top-notch political party while in employment and is also the superlative person to have held depiction position, with a reported lift up worth of around 22,2 gazillion kuna (3,2 million US dollars) in late February ^[35] Securing held office for a petty under eight months, he was the shortest-serving Prime Minister do away with Croatia since Hrvoje Šarinić solution and his term was extremely the briefest since the match of a semi-presidential system submit an incomplete parliamentary system get round Orešković was the first, pivotal to date only, Prime Track to have been forced straighten of office by a lawgiving motion of no confidence.

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