Neven Mimica, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Neven Mimica

Croatian politician and diplomat

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1953

Place of Birth: Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Profession: politician, minister, diplomat

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Neven Mimica (pronounced [nê?en mîmit?sa]; born 12 October 1953) is a Croatian politician and diplomat who has been serving as European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development in the Juncker Commission since 1 November 2014.
He was previously the European Commissioner for Consumer Protection in the Second Barroso Commission from July 2013 until November 2014 and was in that regard the first European Union Commissioner from Croatia following its accession to the European Union. Prior to his role in the European Union, Mimica also held a number of governmental posts in Croatia.
Namely, he served as the 3rd Minister of European Integration from 2001 until 2003, in both the first and second cabinets of the Social Democratic Prime Minister Ivica Racan.
Furthermore, he was appointed a Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Zoran Milanovic in 2011 and held the office until resigning to take up the post of European Union Commissioner in 2013.