Mihael Zmajlović is a Croatian economist and politician who served as a minister at Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nature at the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović from 2012 until 2016, had previously served as mayor of Jastrebarsko from 2009 until 2012.
Education
Zmajlović finished elementary school "Ljubo Babić" in Jastrebarsko and 15th Gymnasium in Zagreb. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics where he also gained his Doctor of Philosophy in year 2008.
Since 2010, Zmajlović is a member of the Presidium of the Association of Croatian cities and chairman of the local action group "Jana". In 2012 he was briefly a member of the board of the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency.
Career
Five years later he became president of the party organization of the Zagreb County. In 2009 local elections, he was elected mayor of the City of Jastrebarsko. He served as mayor for three years.
He was succeeded by his deputy Zvonimir Novosel.
In 2011 parliamentary elections, Zmajlović was elected to the Croatian Parliament from the list of Kukuriku coalition. After the resignation of Mirela Holy as Minister of Environment and Nature Protection, at the proposal of Prime Minister Zoran Milanović, Zmajlović was elected minister on June 13, 2012.
Politics
In the same year, he was elected president of the Jastrebarsko city organization of the Party.
Membership
He is a member of the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Croatia. Since 2010, Zmajlović is a member of the Presidium of the Association of Croatian cities and chairman of the local action group "Jana". In 2012 he was briefly a member of the board of the Fund for Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency.
Zmajlović is a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2005.
He was president of the Committee for Physical Planning and Construction and member of the Committee for finance and state budget. He became a member of the presidency of Social Democratic Party at the Party convention in June 2012.