▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁past oral ▁visit ▁of ▁the ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Political ▁eng agement ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Parliament , ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁sevent een ▁years ▁of ▁professional ▁work ▁in ▁diplom acy , ▁Pl enk ović ▁joined ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Democratic ▁Union . ▁From ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Cro at ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁member ▁in ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁the ▁VII . ▁elect oral ▁district . ▁Pl enk ović ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁deput y ▁member ▁of ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁( P AM ), ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁friendship ▁with ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁Italy , ▁France , ▁Mal ta ▁and ▁Mor oc co . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁refer endum , ▁Pl enk ović ▁held ▁series ▁of ▁lect ures ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁union ▁at ▁the ▁party ▁r al lies ▁across ▁Cro atia ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁public ▁deb ates , ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁shows . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁HD Z ▁Central ▁committee , ▁City ▁committee ▁Zag reb , ▁Regional ▁committee ▁Č r nom ere c