Andrija Hebrang (politician, born 1946)

Andrija Hebrang
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
In office 23 December 2003 – 25 February 2005
Prime Minister	Ivo Sanader
Preceded by	Andro Vlahušić
Succeeded by	Neven Ljubičić
Minister of Defence
In office 14 May 1998 – 12 October 1998
Prime Minister	Zlatko Mateša
Preceded by	Gojko Šušak
Succeeded by	Pavao Miljavac
Minister of Health
In office 12 October 1993 – 14 May 1998
Prime Minister	Nikica Valentić Zlatko Mateša
Preceded by	Juraj Njavro
Succeeded by	Željko Reiner
In office 30 May 1990 – 12 August 1992
Prime Minister	Stjepan Mesić Josip Manolić Franjo Gregurić
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Juraj Njavro
Personal details
Born	(1946-01-27) 27 January 1946 (age 78) Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian True Revival (2000–2001)
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[1]
Spouse	Danijela Vrhovski
Children	3
Parents	Andrija Hebrang Olga Strauss
Residence	Zagreb
Alma mater	University of Zagreb (School of Medicine)
Occupation	Physician

Andrija Hebrang (Croatian pronunciation: [ˈandrija ˈxebraŋg]; born 27 January 1946) is a Croatian physician and politician. A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), he is a former member of the Parliament of Croatia.^[2] A physician by vocation, Hebrang had served three terms as Croatia's Minister of Health (1990–1992, 1993–1998, and 2003–2005) and spent three months as Minister of Defence (May–October 1998) under six different Prime Ministers. In addition, he was his party's candidate in the 2009–10 Croatian presidential election, eventually finishing third behind Ivo Josipović, and Milan Bandić, winning 12 percent of the vote in the first round.