Preceded by Mladen Vedris Spouse(s) Ina Vidosevic Party Croatian Democratic Union Prime Minister Nikica Valentic Name Nadan Vidosevic Residence Zagreb, Croatia | Preceded by Ivan Cermak Role Croatian Politician Succeeded by Davor Stern Nationality Croat Education University of Split | |
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Born 30 January 1960 (age 64)
Split, SFR Yugoslavia ( 1960-01-30 ) Political party HDZ (until 2009)
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Ivan saric nadan vidosevic panc 2009
Nadan Vidošević (born 30 January 1960 in Split) is a Croatian politician, businessman and entrepreneur. He was a long-time member of the Croatian Democratic Union, before he launched an independent and ultimately unsuccessful candidacy in the 2009-2010 Croatian presidential election.
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Vidošević graduated from Faculty of Economy at the University of Split in 1984. He started his career at Dalmacijacement, a company producing construction materials, becoming the company's CEO in 1990.
In 1992, he became president of the Croatian football club Hajduk Split, a position he held for nearly 4 years. During that time, Hajduk managed to win 2 league titles, 1 cup and reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 1995 which was Hajduks greatest achievement in modern day Croatia. On the negative aspect Vidošević, Ivan Buljan and Vedran Rožić were charged with tax evasion during their work in Hajduk. They damaged the club for nearly 55 million kunas (7,3 million euros).
Following the 1993 Chamber of Counties election, he was elected to the now defunct Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament on the Croatian Democratic Union ticket as a representative from Split–Dalmatia County. In October the same year he was appointed Minister of Economy under Prime Minister Nikica Valentić, a position he held until 1995.
In 1995 he was elected chairman of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, a position he held until 2013, after being re-elected four times: in 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011.
Vidošević won 11.33% of the vote in the first round of the Croatian presidential election, 2009 and was eliminated.
Vidošević was arrested 12 November 2013 on the charge of misappropriating 32.9 million HRK (USD 5,784.363) from Croatian Chamber of Commerce.