Curriculum Vitae
• Born in Knin on 16 April 1964
• Married with two children

Education
• 1996: Earned his Doctor's degree in social sciences/economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1990: Earned his Master's degree in social sciences/economics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1987: Graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1982: Finished secondary school for business administration in Knin
• 1978: Finished primary school in Knin

Political Career
• 2007–2011: Elected to Croatian Parliament, member of the Economic Committee and the European Integration Committee
• Member of the Central Board of the SDP
• Chairman of the SDP Council for the Economy and Regional Development
• Member of the SDP since 1999
Professional Career
• 2010: Permanent full professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 2005–2010: Full professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 2001–2005: Associate professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1997–2001: Assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1991–1991: Instructor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split
• 1987–1991: Junior researcher at the Faculty of Economics, University of Split

Publications, memberships
• Published more than sixty scientific and professional papers in Croatia and abroad, specifically on macroeconomics and regional economics
• Member of the Management Board of the Association of Croatian Economists
• Member of the Croatian Operational Research Association
• Member of the Croatian branch of the European Regional Science Association

Foreign languages
• English

Hobbies
• Tennis
• Music