Curriculum Vitae
• Born in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 24 October 1958
• Married
• Father of two

Education
• 1991: Passed the exam qualifying for foreign-trade operation, Croatian Chamber of Commerce
• 1990: Passed the state exam qualifying for operating in construction industry, Ministry for Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Development
• 1982: Graduated from the Technical College, University of Rijeka

Political Career
• 2004–2011: Member of the Local Self-government Committee of Croatian Parliament
• 2001–2011: Prefect of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
• 1998–2001: Head of Commission for the Development of Local Self-government of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
• 1997–2001: Elected to the House of Counties of the Parliament, member of the Committee for the Economy and Finance, and the Committee for Foreign Policy and Local Self-government
• 1997–2001: Elected to the Assembly of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
• 1993–1997: Councillor at the City Council of Rijeka
• 1990–1992: Alderman at the Social–Political Council of the Municipality of Rijeka
• 2005–2011: Vice-chairman of the Croatian Counties Association
• 2003–2005: Chairman of the Croatian Counties Association
• 2004: Vice-president of the SDP
• 2000: President of the SDP in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
• 1997–2001: Vice-chairman of the Central Board of the SDP
• Member of the SDP since 1990

Professional Career
• 1998–2000: Director of KD Energo
• 1996–1997: Founder and Director of the company Conkom for engineering and consulting in construction industry
• 1993–1997: Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KD Čistoća
• 1986–1995: Managerial positions at Instalater d.d.
• 1983–1985: Specialist engineer for the manufacture and installation of ship piping at the 3rd May Shipyard

Memberships, awards
• 2001: Awarded the Order of the Solidarity Star and the honorary title of Commendatore by Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
• 1999–2003: Member of the Management Council of the Centre for Manufacturing Activities of Persons with disabilities in Rijeka
• 1998: Member of the Chamber of Engineers and Architects in Construction Industry of the Republic of Croatia
• 1992: Basketball club Sava osiguranje, member of the Board and Vice-president

Foreign languages
• English and French

Hobbies
• Basketball (actively played basketball for the Rijeka basketball club from 1971 to 1984), sport fishing