Mario Radić (politician)

Mario Radić
Radić in 2024
Member of the Croatian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 July 2020
ConstituencyIV electoral district
Personal details
Born (1970-10-10) 10 October 1970 (age 54)
Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyHomeland Movement (2020–2024)
DOMiNO (2024–present)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician

Mario Radić (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian businessman and politician serving as a member of the Croatian Parliament since 22 July 2020. A former deputy president of the Homeland Movement (DP), he is the founder and current president of the Home and National Rally (DOMiNO) party.

Early life, education and business career

Radić was born on 10 October 1970 in Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. His father and uncle died during the Croatian War of Independence and he himself participated in the Battle of Vukovar. Later he graduated in telecommunications and in 1994 founded a company called Dicentra.[1]

Radić developed his business, started an additional company Filir, with which he later bought the snack manufacturer Bobi Snacks, and became one of the most influential businessmen in Slavonia. In 2017, became the president of the supervisory board of the then Pevec, which recovered in bankruptcy proceedings. Pevec was later transformed to Pevex.[1]

Political career

Radić was not involved in politics until his friend Miroslav Škoro formed the Homeland Movement (DP) in 2020.[2] Radić was elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2020 parliamentary election, but his term was suspended from 2020 until 2023.[3] He was the deputy president of DP until September 2024.[4] In early September 2024, Radić announced his departure from DP[5] and in late September announced the formation of Home and National Gathering (DOMiNO) with him as the president.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tko je Mario Radić, bogati politički tajnik kojeg optužuju za Škorinu ostavku?". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ "KAKO MOĆNI SUVLASNIK PEVECA Mario Radić Škori trasira put na Pantovčak". Nacional. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ "Zastupnik data 1279". Hrvatski sabor (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ "Predsjedništvo – Domovinski pokret" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ "Mario Radić napustio Domovinski pokret: 'Ispisalo se i puno drugih članova, osnovat ćemo novu stranku'". Večernji list. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  6. ^ "Radić postao predsjednik DOMiNO-a, predstavio kandidatkinju za predsjedničke izbore pa odgovorio na pitanje o zastavi s prvim bijelim poljem". Jutarnji. Retrieved 2024-09-28.