Curriculum Vitae
• Born in Požega on 2 June 1962
• Domestic partnership, father of one
• War veteran, Independence War volunteer, war invalid

Education
• 1986: Finished a two-year study for a classroom teacher at the Teachers Training College in Osijek
• 1981: Finished the Edvard Kardelj Secondary School in Borovo Naselje-Vukovar
• 1977: Finished the Ivan Goran Kovačić Primary School in Borovo Naselje-Vukovar

Political Career
• 2010–2011: Adviser to the President of the Republic of Croatia for war veterans
• 2004-2005: Adviser to the Minister of War Veterans

Professional Career
• 2000: Spokesman for the Generalstaff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia
• 1998- 2000: Chief of Staff of the Minister of Independence War Veterans
• 1994-1998: Head of General Affairs Office at the Cabinet of the Head of the Generalstaff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia
• 1991- 1992: Vukovar war veteran, spent nine months in Serbian concentration camps
• 1990-1991: Private entrepreneur
• 1988-1990: Primary school teacher in the Vukovar area

Publications
• Nothing False, a war novel about the defence of Vukovar and detention at three Serbian concentration camps, 7 editions, translated into Spanish

Memberships
• 2008-2011: External member of the Defence Committee of Croatian Parliament
• 2008: Member of the Management Board of Transparency International Croatia
• 2006-2008: Member and defence adviser of Transparency International Croatia

Awards and distinctions:
• Order of Prince Domagoj with neckband
• Order of Nikola Šubić Zrinski
• Order of the Croatian Cross
• Order of the Croatian Trefoil
• Order of the Croatian Interlace
• Independence War Medal
• Fatherland Appreciation Medal
• Storm Medal

Foreign languages:
• English

Hobbies:
• Futsal, skiing