Nenad Porges
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Nenad Porges | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship | |
| In office 15 April 1997 – 27 January 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Zlatko Mateša |
| Preceded by | Davor Štern |
| Succeeded by | Goranko Fižulić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1946 |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Nenad Porges (born 27 December 1946 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian politician, businessman, entrepreneur and former Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship.
Porges was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family who came to Zagreb from Vienna and Bratislava.[1][2] His paternal grandparents were killed during the Holocaust by the SS Prinz Eugen Division, while his father's life was spared due to a fact that he was an essential worker for the Third Reich.[1] Porges received his degrees from the University of Zagreb (a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in marketing) and was a lecturer in marketing and management in postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zagreb. He was the president of the Jewish community of Zagreb until 1993, when he retired from the position.[3] Porges remains a member, though inactive, of the Jewish community in Zagreb.[1]