Curriculum Vitae
• Born in Grobnik (Čavle) on 19 September 1949
• Married

Education
• 1972: Graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Rijeka
• 1968: Secondary school for business administration in Rijeka

Political Career
• 2008- 2011: Elected to Croatian Parliament, chairman of the Committee for Maritime Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications
• 2004- 2007: Elected to Croatian Parliament, chairman of the Physical Planning and Development Committee
• 2000- 2003: Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
• 1997- 2000: Elected to Croatian Parliament, member of the Tourism Committee, the Committee for Maritime Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications, and the Physical Planning and Development Committee
• 1990- 2000: Mayor of Rijeka
• Member of the SDP since 1990

Professional Career
• 1979-1990: Rijeka Oil Refinery, Finance/Accounting Manager
• 1979: Kvarnertrans, Financial Manager
• 1976-1978: Gradšped Rijeka, Financial Manager
• 1974-1976: Viktor Lenac Shipyard, Rijeka
• 1972: Avtotehna, Ljubljana
• 1990: Company for Economic and Financial Engineering, Ljubljana

Foreign languages
• English

Hobbies
• Skiing