Branko Hrg
Mayor of Križevci
Assumed office
20 June 2001
DeputyDragutin Guzalić
Stjepan Peršin
Preceded byRoko Bašić
President of the Croatian Peasant Party
In office
28 January 2012  19 March 2016
Vice PresidentKrešo Beljak
Marijana Petir
Darko Rukavina
Marina Kolaković
Vlasta Hubicki
Preceded byJosip Friščić
Succeeded byKrešo Beljak
Personal details
Born (1961-09-26) 26 September 1961
Kalnički Potok near Križevci, Croatia, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroat
Political partyCroatian Peasant Party (1992–2016)
Independent (2016–)
Residence(s)Križevci, Croatia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPedagogue
WebsiteOfficial website

Branko Hrg (born 26 September 1961) is a Croatian politician and former leader of the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS). He was a member of HSS from 1992 to 2016 and serves as a mayor of Križevci since 2001.

In January 2012 intra-party elections, Hrg beat former Croatian Minister of Tourism Damir Bajs with 555 votes over 374.[1]

On March 19 2016 he lost, with 188 votes, in the first round of intra-party elections, against Krešo Beljak who got 339 votes and Nenad Matić who got 225 votes, making him no longer the President of HSS.[2]

References

  1. "Branko Hrg novi predsjednik HSS-a: Više nećemo biti trgovačka stranka". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  2. "Hrg više nije predsjednik HSS-a". Index.hr (in Croatian). 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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