Nadan Vidošević
Croatian politician, businessman and entrepreneur
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Nadan Vidošević (born 30 January 1960) is a Croatian politician, businessman, and entrepreneur. On 12 November 2013, he was arrested on the charge of misappropriating 32.9 million kunas (US$5.8 million at the time) from the Croatian Chamber of Economy. He was a long-time member of the Croatian Democratic Union, before launching an independent and ultimately unsuccessful candidacy for the 2009–10 Croatian presidential election.
Nadan Vidošević | |
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| 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 | 30 January 1960 |
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| Height | 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm)[1] |
| Spouse | Ina Vidošević |
| University of Split | |
Overview
Vidošević graduated from the Split Faculty of Economy in 1984. He started his career at Dalmacijacement, a company producing construction materials, and rose to become the company's CEO in 1990.
In 1992, he became president of the Croatian football club Hajduk Split, a position he held for nearly four years. During that time, Hajduk managed to win two league titles, one cup title, and reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 1995, which was Hajduk's greatest achievement in modern-day Croatia. However, during that same time, Ivan Buljan, Vedran Rožić, and Vidošević were charged with tax evasion, allegedly damaging club's finances by a total of 55 million kunas (US$8.8 million at the time).[2]
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 of the Split-Dalmatia County. In October of 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 Economy, a position he held until 2013, after having been re-elected four times - in 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011.
Vidošević won 11.3 percent of the vote in the first round of the 2009 presidential election and was eliminated.[3]
Vidošević was arrested on 12 November 2013, on the charge of misappropriating 32.9 million kunas (US$5.8 million at the time) from the Croatian Chamber of Economy.[4] In December 2021, he was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to repay the misappropriated funds, a total of 35.5 million kunas (U$5.3 million at the time). As of August 2025, he is still imprisoned at the Remetinec prison.
