Marko Jelić
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Ognjen Vukmirović (Serb national minority)
Nikola Blažević (Acting)
Marko Jelić | |
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| Prefect of Šibenik-Knin County | |
| In office 4 June 2021 – 11 June 2025 | |
| Deputy | Iris Ukić Kotarac Ognjen Vukmirović (Serb national minority) |
| Preceded by | Goran Pauk |
| Succeeded by | Pasko Rakic |
| Mayor of Knin | |
| In office 4 June 2017 – 4 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Josipa Rimac Nikola Blažević (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Marijo Ćaćić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1976 |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Nadana Jelić |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
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| Website | www |
Marko Jelić (born 15 March 1976) is a Croatian politician and university professor who is serving as prefect of Šibenik-Knin County since 2021.[1] He previously served as Mayor of Knin from 2017 to 2021.[2]
Born in Knin in 1976, Jelić finished elementary school and the first two grades of high school in his native town, while in 1994 he completed the final two grades at the Juraj Baraković High School in Zadar. In 2000, he graduated in Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, earning the title of Bachelor of Science.[2][3][4]
In 2003, he received his PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Kiel and LMU Munich.[2][3][4]
Career
Jelić started his career in 2004 as a senior associate for new technologies at the Center for Entrepreneurship of the City of Knin.[2][3]
In 2005, he was appointed interim and in October 2007 permanent dean of the Marko Marulić Polytechnic in Knin. He held that position for four years, in parallel with the president of the Council of Polytechnics and Higher Education Institutions of the Republic of Croatia.[2][3]
In 2012, he was appointed director for Management and Development of Matica d.o.o. in Knin and the year before he became the head of the Innovation Center and vice dean for development, scientific and professional cooperation at the Marko Marulić Polytechnic in Knin.[2][3]
From 2015 to 2016, he was the acting dean of the ASPIRA College of Management and Design in Split, and since 2005 he has been a full teacher of Biology, Biochemistry, Plant Physiology, Environmental Protection and Hunting at the Marko Marulić Polytechnic in Knin.[2][3][4]