Radovan Fuchs (born 5 September 1953) is a Croatian scientist and politician serving as Minister of Science and Education since 2020.

Radovan Fuchs
Fuchs in 2022
Minister of Science and Education
Assumed office
23 July 2020
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byBlaženka Divjak
Minister of Science, Education and Sports
In office
2 July 2009 – 23 December 2011
Prime MinisterJadranka Kosor
Preceded byDragan Primorac
Succeeded byŽeljko Jovanović
Personal details
Born (1953-09-05) 5 September 1953 (age 71)
Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party
SpouseMaja Fuchs
Children2
Alma mater

His paternal grandfather, Hinko, was a grain merchant who emigrated to Croatia from Germany, while his paternal grandmother, Eugenia, was from Hungary.[1] The couple settled in the Croatian region of Slavonia. His maternal grandparents were from Vela Luka. Fuchs is of Croatian, Hungarian, and Jewish descent.[1] His father converted to Catholicism, and Christmas and other Catholic holidays were always celebrated in the Fuchs household.[1] He is a relative, on his father's side, of Croatian composer Vatroslav Lisinski.[1] Fuchs graduated in 1979 from the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Zagreb.[2] He received his master's degree in 1984 in the field of biomedicine. Fuchs obtained his PhD diploma in 1988 on the biomedical center at Uppsala University in Sweden.[2] Dissertation which he defended was from the field of toxicology and pharmacology.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kalogjera-Brkić, Ivana (26 July 2009). "I'm not the minister because of the money, I already have my millions" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "O Vladi RH - dr. sc. Radovan Fuchs". www.vlada.hr (in Croatian). Vlada Republike Hrvatske.