Curriculum Vitae
• Born in Zagreb on 11 May 1949
• Married
• Independence War participant

Education
• 1973: Graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb
• Finished primary and secondary schools in Zagreb

Political Career
• 2011: Elected to Croatian Parliament
• 2008: Elected president of the HNS for the third time
• 2007: Elected to Croatian Parliament
• 2005: Prefect of the Varaždin County
• 2003: Elected to Croatian Parliament
• 2000–2008: Chairman of the Central Board of the HNS, two terms
• 2000–2003: Minister for Public Works, Reconstruction and Development, member of the core cabinet of the Government of the Republic of Croatia – the construction of motorways and subsidised housing program are the most readily recognised projects related to his term in office
• 2000: Elected to Croatian Parliament
• 1995: Elected to the House of Representatives of Croatian Parliament
• 1994–2000: President of the HNS, two terms
• 1993: Elected Vice-President of the HNS
• 1990: One of the founders of the HNS and member of its Presidency
• 1990: Member of the Constitutional Commission for drafting the new Constitution of the Republic of Croatia
• 1990: Independent candidate of the Coalition of People's Accord in the first multiparty election in the Republic of Croatia

Professional Career
• 1991: As a participant in the Independence War and Brigadier of the Croatian Army conducted negotiations and served as a hostage for honouring the terms of surrender and safe transfer of disarmed JNA troops to Serbia
• 1990: A founder of the Zagal company, today's Croatia Airlines
• 1978–2000: Coning, Varaždin – the founder, director and biggest private shareholder
• 1973–1977: Interpublic, Zagreb – mostly providing services to the U.S. State Department, organising international exhibitions in Moscow and Brno

Memberships, decorations
• As Independence War participant and Brigadier of the Croatian Army awarded the Independence War medal and the Order of Prince Domagoj with Neckband
• President of the Croatian Tennis Federation, three terms: 2002-2004, 2004-2008 and 2008-

Foreign languages
• English
Hobbies
• Tennis, reading