| Berislav Rončević | |
| Office: | 10th Minister of Defence of Croatia |
| Term Start: | 23 December 2003 |
| Term End: | 12 January 2008 |
| Primeminister: | Ivo Sanader |
| Predecessor: | Željka Antunović |
| Successor: | Branko Vukelić |
| Office2: | Minister of the Interior |
| Primeminister2: | Ivo Sanader |
| Predecessor2: | Ivica Kirin |
| Successor2: | Tomislav Karamarko |
| Term Start2: | 12 January 2008 |
| Term End2: | 10 October 2008 |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Borovik, Đakovo, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Party: | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Alma Mater: | University of Zagreb |
Berislav Rončević (born 23 June 1960[1] [2]) is a Croatian politician, and the former Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Croatia and the Minister of Defense.
Rončević was born in the village of Borovik near Đakovo.[2] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb in 1985.[1] [2]
Rončević has been a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 1990.[2] He began his political career in the party in the town of Našice, and afterwards within the Osijek-Baranja County. He was assistant to the mayor, and later mayor of Našice himself.[2] He has been a representative in the Parliament of Croatia since 2000.[2] After parliamentary elections in 2003 he took on the portfolio of defence minister.[2]
In December 2010, Rončević was sentenced to four years in prison for alleged improprieties during acquisition of army trucks in 2004.[3] After his guilty verdict was vacated by the Supreme Court in April 2013,[4] Rončević was acquitted in the second trial in January 2014.[5]
Rončević is married and a father of four.[2]