Silvano Hrelja
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Silvano Hrelja | |
|---|---|
 Hrelja in March 2015 | |
| Leader of the Croatian Party of Pensioners | |
| Assumed office 14 March 2008[1] | |
| Member of the Croatian Parliament for the 8th electoral district | |
| Assumed office 22 December 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1958 |
| Party | Croatian Party of Pensioners |
| Alma mater | College of Occupational Safety and Health |
Silvano Hrelja (born 14 March 1958) is a Croatian politician who has been Leader of the Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) since 2008 and a member of the Croatian Parliament for the VIII electoral district since 2003 having been elected in the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 parliamentary elections.[2]
Silvano Hrelja was born in a small village of Hreljani near Žminj in Istria. He finished Zagreb Electrical Engineering High School, after which he graduated from the Zagreb College of Occupational Safety and Health gaining professional title of engineer of safety at work and fire protection.[2] After graduation, Hrelja worked in Uljanik shipyard controlling safety at work. During this period, he became active in the Croatian Metal Workers Union (SMH), becoming the Commissioner of Trade Unions in Uljanik, and then regional and county commissioner of SMH for Istria.[3]
