▁acting ▁ten ure ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁She ▁was ▁previously ▁Cro atia ' s ▁first ▁and ▁to ▁date ▁only ▁female ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁from ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁J ad ran ka ▁Kos or . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁centre - right ▁Cro at ian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( HD Z ) ▁and ▁res ides ▁in ▁Zag reb . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Vel ika ▁Gor ica , ▁D ali ć ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Zag reb ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Business ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁D ali ć ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁fin ance ▁min istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁macro e conom ic ▁forec ast ing ▁department ▁under ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Bo ž o ▁Pr ka . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁she ▁became ▁assistant ▁minister . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁left ▁the ▁public ▁sector ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁Priv red na ▁bank a ▁Zag reb ▁as ▁chief ▁econom ist . ▁ ▁After ▁HD Z ▁returned ▁to ▁power ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁election , ▁D ali ć ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁min istry ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁State ▁Str ategy ▁Office ▁( S red iš n ji