Željko Kolar

Željko Kolar (born 10 August 1967) is a Croatian politician serving as prefect of the Krapina-Zagorje County since 2013. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), he previously served as a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2011 to 2013 and as mayor of Klanjec from 2009 to 2013.

Biography

Kolar was born on August 10, 1967 in Klanjec. He graduated from the Geodetic Technical School in Zagreb.

In the 2011 Croatian parliamentary election he ran in the third electoral district under the Kukuriku Coalition and won a seat in the Croatian Parliament. The Kukuriku Coalition won the election gaining 40.72% of the vote and 80 seats in the parliament.

In the 2013 Croatian local elections he ran for prefect of the Krapina-Zagorje County as the candidate of SDP, HNS, HSS, HSU and HSLS. He won in the first round with 51.72% of the vote. As Croatian law forbids serving in the parliament and being a county prefect at the same time, he was forced to resign from the parliament and was replaced by Dubravko Bilić who finished his term.

Personal life

He is married to Mira Hrbud Kolar and the couple has 2 children.