Jakov Kitarović

Jakov Kitarović (born 4 October 1968) is a Croatian engineer who is the husband of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the 4th President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020, who was narrowly elected to office in the January 2015 presidential election by defeating the 3rd president Ivo Josipović. As a result, he succeeded Tatjana Josipović as First Spouse and is the first man in the role, as well as the youngest to date, aged 46 at the time.

Jakov Kitarović
Spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia
In role
19 February 2015 – 18 February 2020
PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Prime MinisterZoran Milanović
Tihomir Orešković
Andrej Plenković
Preceded byTatjana Josipović
Succeeded bySanja Musić Milanović
Personal details
Born (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
NationalityCroatian
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Alma mater
WebsiteGovernment website

Early life

He was born in Rijeka, on 4 October 1968 as the son of Ivo Kitarović, a professor at the Faculty of Maritime Studies of the University of Rijeka, who is originally from Šibenik.

Kitarović graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb in 1998 and also has a degree in nautical engineering from the Faculty of Maritime Studies of the University of Rijeka.[1]

Private life

Jakov Kitarović married Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in 1996 and they have two children. Following his wife's election to the presidency, he worked in a Zagreb-based software firm, Reversing Labs and later took up a position as a corporate security consultant in AD Plastik, the largest Croatian manufacturer of plastic parts for the car industry.[2]

References
  1. Tomislav Krišto / CROPIX (12 January 2015). "TKO JE KOLINDIN MUŽ Profesor Jakov cijelu je karijeru podredio ženi i stavio u drugi plan - Jutarnji List". Jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  2. "Jakov Kitarović pronašao novi posao".
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