A total of 80 deputies voted for the former Virovitica Mayor while 23 abstained from voting.
Kirin (35), is a young, successful and promising politicians who can deal with responsible tasks of the interior minister, Prime Minister Ivo Sanader told deputies in parliament.
The PM thanked Former Interior Minister Marijan Mlinaric, who asked to be relieved of his duty due to health reasons, and added that his performance as interior minister in the last year and a half was good.
Damir Kajin of the Istrian Democratic Party asked the new minister to advocate the cancellation of the regulation on zero alcohol tolerance for drivers.