| Ante Kotromanović | |
| Office: | Minister of Defence |
| Term Start: | 23 December 2011 |
| Term End: | 22 January 2016 |
| Primeminister: | Zoran Milanović |
| Predecessor: | Davor Božinović |
| Office2: | Member of Parliament |
| Term Start2: | 11 January 2008 |
| Term End2: | 22 December 2011 |
| Primeminister2: | Ivo Sanader (until 2009)Jadranka Kosor |
| Constituency2: | IX electoral district |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Hrvace, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Croat |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party of Croatia |
| Alma Mater: | War College "Ban Josip Jelačić" |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Profession: | Soldier |
| Allegiance: |  Croatia |
| Branch: | Croatian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1990–2002 |
| Rank: | Brigadier |
| Commands: | 126 Sinj Brigade4th Guards Brigade |
| Battles: | Croatian War of Independence |
| Awards: | Order of Duke DomagojOrder of Nikola Šubić ZrinskiOrder of Ban Jelačić |
Ante Kotromanović (in Croatian pronounced as /ǎːnte kotromǎːnoʋitɕ/; born 8 May 1968) is Croatian politician and army officer who served as Defense Minister of Croatia from December 2011 until January 2016.
Kotromanović was born in Potravlje near Hrvace. He graduated from Command and Staff Academy "Blago Zadro" and War College "Ban Josip Jelačić".[1]
In 1990 he became a member of the special forces of the Croatian police. A year later, in 1991, he became commander of special forces company in headquarters of the Croatian Army. In 1992, he was named commander of a battalion in teaching center in Sinj. From 1993 till 1996 he was commander of the 126th Sinj Brigade and Sinj Operational Zone. From 1996 till 19 October 1999 he was commander of the 4th Guard Brigade. After that, he attended War College "Ban Josip Jelačić", and in 2001 he was named commander of the Dubrovnik Divisional District. In 2002 he retired from army service.[1]
From 11 January 2008 until 22 December 2011 he was Member of sabor,[2] after which he became Minister of Defence under Zoran Milanović as Prime Minister.