• Date of birth: 9th March 1958, Karlovac
• Marital status: married, wife Đurđica, one child

Education:

• 1981 - graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb

Professional career:

• 1991-1997 - Manager of INA - Branch office Karlovac
• 1982-1990 - Project engineer in an engineering office, chief of preparation and installation in the company EAB Karlovac

Political career:

• December 2003 - appointed Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
• June 2002 - Croatian Democratic Union (CDU), General Secretary
• March 2002 - Karlovac County CDU Committee, President
• since 2001- Karlovac City Council member
• 1997-2001 - Mayor of the City of Karlovac
• 1993-1997 – Karlovac City Council member
• since 1993 – Karlovac City CDU Committee, President

Foreign language:

• English

Hobbies:

• Football, horticulture, music