Damir Polančec

Damir Polančec
Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
In office 12 January 2008 – 30 October 2009
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Branko Vukelić
Succeeded by	Đuro Popijač
Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
In office 17 February 2005 – 30 October 2009
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader Jadranka Kosor
Preceded by	Andrija Hebrang
Succeeded by	Ivan Šuker
Personal details
Born	(1967-06-25) 25 June 1967 (age 56) Koprivnica, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Alma mater	University of Zagreb (Faculty of Agronomy)
Occupation	Politician

Damir Polančec (born 25 June 1967) is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship from 2008 to 2009, and as Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 2005 to 2009, in the cabinets of two prime ministers, Ivo Sanader and Jadranka Kosor.

On 30 October 2009, Polančec resigned citing a need to avoid damaging the Government and the party due to accusations leveled at him for his involvement in the mismanagement of Podravka.^[1]

On 30 March 2010, Polančec was apprehended by the police and questioned by USKOK, regarding his involvement in certain financial transactions between Podravka, MOL Group and OTP Bank. The County Court in Zagreb authorized a longer detention for Polančec and also blocked his estates, at the request of USKOK.^[2]

On 15 October 2010, Polančec was sentenced to 15 months in prison for a separate instance of abuse of power, where he approved a fictional expense to a Vukovar-based attorney in return for his clients dropping lawsuits against the government.^[3][4]

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