Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure

· Born in Zabok on 29 June 1974

· Married with a daughter and a son

Education

• 2002: Earned Master's degree from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb – Social Sciences – Economics
• 1999: Graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb

Political career

• 2011: Member of Croatian Parliament (dormant mandate)
• 2009: Chairman of the SDP of the Krapina-Zagorje County
• 2007: Member of the Central Board of the SDP of Croatia
• 2005: Member of the SDP
• 2004: Member of the SDP Economic Council

Professional career

• 2009-2012: Prefect of the Krapina-Zagorje County
• 2006-2009: Director of the Zagorje Development Agency
• 2002-2006: Head of Department for Economic Affairs, Agriculture, Tourism and Utility Services of the Krapina-Zagorje County

• 2002 - Senior lecturer in economics (introduction to economics, introduction to entrepreneurship, business logistics, specific forms of tourism) at the following Business Colleges: Libertas, Effectus, Baltazar Adam Krčelić, Utilus

• 2001-2002: Import/export commercial assistant, Regeneracija - Zivtex

Publications, memberships

1. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Polić, M.; Šmid, I.; Gašparlin, I.: Vizija razvoja ljudskih resursa u prekograničnoj regiji - Krapinsko-zagorska županija i Kozjansko i Dravinjsko /Vision of Human Resources Development in the Transborder Region – Krapina-Zagorje County and Kozjansko and Dravinjsko/, Alfa, Zagreb, 2008.

2. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Polić, M.; Novak, K.; Maleković, S.: Homer - znanje za posao /Homer – Knowledge for the Job/, Alfa, Zagreb, 2008.

3. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Polić, M.; Šmid, I.; Gašparlin, I.: Analiza ljudskih potencijala u Krapinsko-zagorskoj županiji i dijelu Savinjske regije u Sloveniji /Analysis of Human Resources in the Krapina-Zagorje County and in Part of the Savinjska Region in Slovenia/, Alfa, Zagreb, 2007.

4. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Štefanec, P.: Agroturizam /Agrotourism/, Matis, Pregrada, 2006.

1. Hajdaš Dončić, S.: Turističko poduzetništvo (150-160) /Tourism Entrepreneurship (150-160)/ – in: Group of authors: Primijenjeno poduzetništvo /Applied Entrepreneurship/, Split, 2006.,

6. Hajdaš Dončić, S.: Osnove poslovne ekonomije /Introduction to Business Economics/, Utilus Business College, Zagreb, 2006.

7. Vukičević, M.; Mandić, M.; Hajdaš, S.: Osnove ekonomije /Introduction to Economics/ (lecture and exercise notes), Zagreb, College in Split, Study in Zagreb, 2003.

8. Hajdaš Dončić, S.: Poslovna logistika /Business Logistics/, Libertas Business College, 2006.

Original scientific contributions

1. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Gašparlin, I.; Šmid, I.: Inovativni turistički proizvodi kao model razvoja ruralnog turizma u kontinentalnoj Hrvatskoj /Innovative Tourism Products as Development Model for Rural Tourism in Mainland Croatia/, Acta Turistica Nova, No.2, Zagreb, December 2007: 195-211.

2. Hajdaš Dončić, S.; Horvat, Đ.; Šmid, I.: Klaster - model za interregionalno povezivanje kontinentalnih agroturističkih odredišta /Cluster-model for interregional linking of continental agrotourist destinations/ (99-116), Acta turistica Nova, 1846-4394, Zagreb, July 2007.

Memberships

1. Member of the Croatian branch of ERSA – European Regional Science Association

2. JMC – IPA Programme Slovenia-Croatia, Joint Monitoring Committee

3. Delegation of the Republic of Croatia with the Committee of the Regions of the European Union

Foreign languages

Fluid: English

Hobbies

Cooking, swimming, badminton