Branko Mikša

Branko Mikša (born 13 February 1947) is a former mayor of Zagreb, Croatia. He was a Minister of Economy (1992) and then of Tourism and Trade (1992–1993), and later the mayor of Zagreb (from April 1993 to March 1996) following the 1993 local elections.

Branko Mikša
Minister of Trade
In office
15 April 1992  12 August 1992
Prime MinisterFranjo Gregurić
Preceded byPetar Kriste
Minister of Tourism and Trade
In office
12 August 1992  3 April 1993
Prime MinisterHrvoje Šarinić
Succeeded byNiko Bulić
Mayor of Zagreb
In office
April 1993  March 1996
Preceded byBoris Buzančić
Succeeded byMarina Matulović-Dropulić
Personal details
Born (1947-02-13) 13 February 1947
Đurmanec, Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
(Faculty of Economics)

During his tenure as mayor, the Importanne Center and a Sheraton hotel in Zagreb were built, and the Ante Starčević, Petar Preradović and King Tomislav Squares in Donji Grad were renovated. Medvedgrad, an old fortress near Sljeme underwent renovation at that time.[1]

Between 1997 and 1998, Mikša was the president of the Croatian Football Federation.[2]

References

  1. Lipovac, Marijan (2005-05-12). "Napokon metropola". Vjesnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  2. "Svi predsjednici HNS-a: Osam godina stvaranja, dvanaest godina rušenja"
Preceded by
Boris Buzančić
Mayor of Zagreb
19931996
Succeeded by
Marina Matulović-Dropulić
Preceded by
Josip Šoić
President of Croatian Football Federation
June 1997 October 1998
Succeeded by
Vlatko Marković


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