Petar Baranović

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Petar Baranović, born on 12 March 1969 in Šibenik, Croatia. He has been a member of the Croatian Parliament (Hrvatski Sabor) as an Independent MP since 2011. He has been in the Deputy Club of the Democratic Centre, New Wave and Independent MPs; Petar Baranović and Natalija Martinčević.

Political Career[edit]

Baranović's current parliamentary mandate began in December 2011. On 15 July 2014 the MP ceased to be the member of Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats. he then commenced performing MP duties as as Independent Member of Parliament. His previous parliamentary functions consisted of being a member of the Defence Committee, the Agriculture Committee, the National Council for Water, and the Committee on Regional Development and European Union Funds. People's Party - Reformists (Croatian: Narodna stranka - Reformisti) is a liberal political party in Croatia. The civil initiative for the establishment of the party was launched by former Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) chief Radimir Čačić and his associates Natalija Martinčević and Petar Baranović. More than two-thirds of the party members are former members of the HNS which left the party because of disagreements with its leadership over exclusion of Radimir Čačić from the party while he was serving a prison sentence for unintentionally causing a traffic accident. According to the parties former acting president, Natalija Martinčević, about 200 members from HNS Zagreb and Varaždin branches each have left the party in order to join the People's party - Reformists. His previous parliamentary functions consisted of being a member of the Defence Committee, the Agriculture Committee, the National Council for Water, and the Committee on Regional Development and European Union Funds.

Education[edit]

Baranović graduated from the Centre of Marine Studies, University of Split, having majored in Fisheries Engineering.

External Links[edit]

Official Parliament Member Website

Official Statute of the Croatian People's Party