Valter Flego
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Valter Flego | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 15 July 2024 | |
| Prefect of Istria County | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Jakovčić |
| Succeeded by | Fabrizio Radin |
| Mayor of Buzet | |
| In office 2001–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Siniša Žulić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1972 |
| Party |  CroatianIstrian Democratic Assembly  EURenew Europe (2019–2024) |
| Spouse |
Branka Flego (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Rijeka |
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Valter Flego (born 15 August 1972) is a Croatian politician who was a Member of the European Parliament for Croatia from 2 July 2019 to 15 July 2024.[1] Previously he had served as the 4th prefect of Istria County from 2013 to 2019, as well as serving three terms as mayor of the town of Buzet. He is a member of the liberal Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) party.
He finished elementary school and first two years of high school in Buzet, and 3rd and 4th grade in Rijeka. After graduating from high school, he earned the qualification for a machine technician. In 1991 he enrolled in the study of mechanical engineering in the University of Rijeka, where he graduated in 1996 with special honors and became a mechanical engineer. During his studies he received the Rector's Award of the University of Rijeka as the best student of the Technical Faculty as well as the Truffle Award for Excellence in curricular and extracurricular activities from the town of Buzet.[2]
