Robert Podolnjak

Robert Podolnjak
Member of the Croatian Parliament
for III electoral district
Assumed office
26 January 2016
Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System of the Croatian Parliament
(Two terms)
In office
26 January 2016  June 2017
PresidentKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Prime MinisterTihomir Orešković (2016)
Andrej Plenković (2016–2017)
Preceded byPeđa Grbin
Succeeded byŽeljko Reiner
Deputy speaker of the Croatian Parliament
In office
28 December 2015  14 October 2016
Personal details
Born
Robert Jovanović

(1958-06-03) 3 June 1958
Varaždin, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Political partyCroatian Peasant Party
(before 2010)
Independent (2010–2016)
Bridge of Independent Lists (2016–present)
SpouseIva Podolnjak
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
OccupationUniversity professor, politician
ProfessionPolitical scientist

Robert Podolnjak (born 3 June 1958) is a Croatian associate professor of constitutional law and politician who served as chairman of the Croatian Parliament's Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System between January 2016 and June 2017. Podolnjak was elected to the Croatian Parliament at the 2015 and 2016 parliamentary elections as representative for III electoral district. He is member of the Bridge of Independent Lists party.