ANDRIJA HEBRANG'S BIOGRAPHY

( Editorial: --> 3894 ) ZAGREB, May 14 (Hina) - Andrija Hebrang who was suggested by Prime Minister Matesa on Thursday to become the future Croatian Defence Minister performed the duty of Health Minister from 1990 to 1992 and from 1993 until this day. Since Croatia's gaining of independence, Hebrang performed many party duties. From 1992 he was an MP at the Croatian National Parliament, a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Steering Committee, and at the last party convention in February, he was elected one of HDZ's vice-presidents. Hebrang was born on January 27, 1946 in Belgrade. In 1970 he graduated from the Zagreb Faculty of Medicine; in 1975 he specialised radiology, and in 1986 earned a doctor's degree in the field of medical science. In 1986 Hebrang became a regular university professor at the Zagreb Faculty of Medicine and in 1992 became the head of the "Merkur" hospital's Radiology Department. Hebrang published 96 professional and scientific works in domestic and foreign magazines, and held lectures at about 50 congresses at home and abroad. (hina) lm jn 141752 MET may 98