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
First Gentleman of Croatia
In role
19 February 2015 – 18 February 2020
PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Preceded byTatjana Josipović
Succeeded bySanja Musić Milanović
Personal details
Born (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Spouse
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(m. 1996)​
Children2
Alma mater
  • University of Zagreb (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing)
  • University of Rijeka (Faculty of Maritime Studies)
WebsiteGovernment website
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