Nadan Vidošević

Nadan Vidošević
President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy
In office 1995 – 15 November 2013
Preceded by	Mladen Vedriš
Succeeded by	Sabina Škrtić (Acting)
Minister of Economy
In office 12 October 1993 – 18 September 1995
Prime Minister	Nikica Valentić
Preceded by	Ivan Čermak
Succeeded by	Zlatko Mateša
President of Hajduk Split
In office 1992–1996
Preceded by	Stjepan Jukić Peladić
Succeeded by	Anđelko Gabrić
Personal details
Born	(1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croat
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union (until 2009) Independent (2009–present)
Height	6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm)
Spouse	Ina Vidošević
Residence	Zagreb
Alma mater	University of Split

Nadan Vidošević (born 30 January 1960) is a Croatian politician, businessman and entrepreneur arrested on 12 November 2013, on the charge of misappropriating 32.9 million kunas (US$5,784.363) from Croatian Chamber of Commerce. He was a long-time member of the Croatian Democratic Union, before launching an independent and ultimately unsuccessful candidacy in the 2009–10 Croatian presidential election.

Overview

Vidošević graduated from the Split Faculty of Economy 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 Hajduk's greatest achievement in modern-day Croatia. On the negative aspect, Ivan Buljan, Vedran Rožić and he were charged with tax evasion during their work in Hajduk for supposedly damaging it for 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 percent of the vote in the first round of the 2009 presidential election and was eliminated.

Vidošević was arrested on 12 November 2013, on the charge of misappropriating 32.9 million kunas (US$5,784.363) from Croatian Chamber of Commerce.

External links

• Nadan Vidosevic Arrested