General pukovnik Drago Lovrić rođen je 1961. u Gornjem Vukšiću pokraj Brčkog, u Bosni i Hercegovini, a kako se navodi na mrežnim stranicama NATO saveza, nakon diplome na Vojnoj akademiji (smjer raketno-topničke postrojbe PZO) 1983. (u činu potporučnika), dodijeljene su mu razne dužnosti na razini zapovjedništva vodom i satnijom te je za to vrijeme napredovao do čina poručnika (1984.) i kapetana (1987.).
Nedugo nakon hrvatskoga proglašenja nezavisnosti 1991., general bojnik Lovrić pridružio se novoosnovanim hrvatskim oružanim snagama i nakon imenovanja stožernim časnikom u Zagrebačkoj operativnoj zoni i Zagrebačkom zbornom području, preuzeo je zapovjedništvo pješačkom brigadom TG-153. i 202. zračnom brigadom (1992.). U to je vrijeme promaknut u čin bojnika (1992.) i pukovnika (1993.). Nakon završetka Zapovjedno-stožerne škole preuzeo je dužnost načelnika stožera gospićkog zbornog područja.
Godine 1995. postao je zamjenik zapovjednika 1. zbornog područja i promaknut u čin brigadira, a godinu poslije (1996.) promaknut je u čin brigadnoga generala te je 1998. preuzeo dužnost zapovjednika 1. zbornog područja.
Kad je postao čelnik Operativne uprave u Glavnom stožeru Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske, promaknut je u čin general bojnika (2000.). Te je godine magistrirao na studiju za međunarodne odnose Fakulteta političkih znanosti u Zagrebu. Školske godine 2003./2004. na američkom National Defence University (ICAF) stekao je titulu magistra znanosti na području strategije nacionalnih resursa, a 2005. promaknut je u general pukovnika te je 2007. imenovan hrvatskim vojnim predstavnikom u NATO-u i EU-u.
General pukovnik Lovrić član je više hrvatskih i međunarodnih organizacija i akademskih skupina, među ostalim i Atlantskog vijeća Hrvatske. Njegova su područja vojna tehnologija, vojna transformacija u jugoistočnoj Europi i sigurnost i politički sustav. Gostujući je predavač na nekoliko hrvatskih i međunarodnih ustanova, uz ine i na Fakultetu političkih znanost, Hrvatskoj ratnoj školi, DCAF-u (Centar za demokratski nadzor oružanih snaga) u Ženevi i mnogim drugima.
Oženjen je Mirom s kojom ima dvoje djece (Mariju i Dominika) koja polaze Američku školu u Bruxellesu.
Major General Drago Lovrić was born 1961 in Gornji Vukšić, Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After graduation from MilitaryAcademy(ADA Branch) in 1983 (Second Lieutenant rank), he was assigned on a different duties on Platoon and Company Command Level. Meanwhile he was promoted First Lieutenant (1984) and Captain (1987).
Shortly after Croatiadeclares its independence in 1991, MG Lovric joined the newly formed Croatian Armed Forces and after being appointed as a Staff Officer in Zagreb Operational Zone and Zagreb Area Command, he took command over TG-153rd Infantry Brigade and 202nd Air Defence Brigade (1992). At that time he was promoted to the rank of Major (1992) and Lieutenant Colonel (1993). After graduation from Command and GeneralStaffCollegehe took a position of the Chief of Staff of Gospic Area Command. In 1995 he became Deputy Commander of the 1st Area Command and been promoted to Colonel. Following year (1996) he was promoted to the rank of Staff Brigadier and in 1998 took a position of the Commander of the 1st Area Command.
Taking a position of the Head of Operations Directorate in the General Staff of the Croatian Armed Forces he was promoted to Brigadier General (2000). The same year he completed Master of Science Study on International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb. In 2003/2004, while studying at US National Defence University (ICAF), he earned the title of Master of Science in the field of National Resource Strategy. In 2005 he was promoted to Major General and in 2007 appointed as a Croatian Military Representative to NATO and EU.
MG Lovric is the member of several Croatian and international organizations and academic groups, including the Atlantic Council of Croatia. His expertise includes Military Technology, Military Transformation in the SE Europeand Security and Political System. He is visiting lecturer on several Croatian and international institutions including Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb, Croatian War College, DCAF Geneva and many others.
He is married with Mira. They have two children (Marija and Dominik), both attendees of the Brussels American School.
