Predrag Matić

Predrag Fred Matić
Predrag Fred Matić
Member of the European Parliament for Croatia
	In office; 2 July 2019 – 23 August 2024
Member of the Croatian Parliament for the 5th electoral district
	In office; 28 December 2015 – 2 July 2019
Chairman of SEECP
	In office; 2016–2017
Minister of Veterans' Affairs
	In office; 23 December 2011 – 22 January 2016
Prime Minister	Zoran Milanović
Preceded by	Tomislav Ivić
Succeeded by	Mijo Crnoja
Advisor to the President of Croatia
	In office; 19 February 2010 – 23 December 2011
President	Ivo Josipović
Personal details
Born	2 June 1962; Slavonska Požega, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (modern Croatia)
Died	23 August 2024 (aged 62); Zagreb, Croatia
Party	Croatian; Social Democratic Party of Croatia; EU; S&D
Spouse	Svetlana Patković (m. 1999)
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Osijek
Awards	Order of Duke Domagoj; Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski; Order of the Croatian Cross; Order of the Croatian Trefoil; Order of the Croatian Interlace; Homeland's Gratitude Medal; Homeland War Memorial Medal;
Military service
Allegiance	Croatia
Branch/service	Croatian Army
Years of service	1991 - 1998
Rank	Brigadier
Battles/wars	Croatian War of Independence Battle of Vukovar; Operation Flash; Operation Storm;

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Predrag Fred Matić (2 June 1962 – 23 August 2024) was a Croatian centre-left politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as a Member of European Parliament from 2019 to his death. He previously served as Minister of Veterans' Affairs from 2011 to 2016, in the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović.