Tomislav Ćorić

Tomislav Ćorić
Ćorić in 2026
Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
Assumed office
29 January 2026
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byMarko Primorac
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
29 January 2026
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byMarko Primorac
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
In office
23 July 2020 – 29 April 2022
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byDarko Horvat
Succeeded byDavor Filipović
Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy
In office
9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded bySlaven Dobrović
Marijo Šiljeg (acting)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Labour and Pension System
In office
19 October 2016 – 9 June 2017
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byNada Šikić
Succeeded byMarko Pavić
Personal details
Born (1979-11-17) 17 November 1979
PartyHDZ
Alma mater

Tomislav Ćorić (born 17 November 1979) is a Croatian politician who serves as deputy Prime Minister and minister of finance since 2026. In 2016 after the victory of the HDZ-led coalition in the parliamentary elections, Ćorić began representing the Ministry of Labour and Pension System in the first cabinet of Andrej Plenković.[1] In 2017, he became the Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy.[2] Ćorić focused on the waste management system during his time, investing more money into the systems.[3] However, he drew controversy for sending Croatian oil for processing to a Hungarian refinery instead of the Rijeka refinery. He was also accused of being friends with people with corruption charges like Josipa Rimac and Dragan Kovačević.[4]

In 2020, he left the role of Minister of Environmental Protection and began representing the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development until 2022 when he was succeeded by Davor Filipović.[5][6] During the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ćorić started leading the newly-created Gas Crisis Team to organize Croatia's gas supply and distribution, although the team stopped meeting in 2023.[7] In May 2022, after his term as Minister of Economy, he was proposed as Vice Governor of the Croatian National Bank.[6] He was confirmed as Vice Governor of the bank on 27 May 2022 by the Croatian Parliament, where he is in charge of multiple different offices. He is also a member of the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority.[8]

Early life

Ćorić was born on 17 November 1979 in Metković.[9] In 2003 he graduated as a Bachelor of Economics from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb. He later earned his master's in 2007 and his PhD in 2011 from the same university, both in economics.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rješenje o imenovanju ministra rada i mirovinskoga sustava". narodne-novine.nn.hr. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Tomislav Ćorić novi je ministar zaštite okoliša i energetike - Ploče Online". Ploče (in Croatian). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Ministar Tomislav Ćorić: "Do 2023. bit će kompletiran sustav gospodarenja otpadom"". ICV (in Croatian). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Bivši ministar progovorio o pritiscima zbog projekta Krš-Pađene: "Ćorić shvaća hrvatski narod doista neukim i čak bedastim..."". Dnevnik (in Croatian). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  5. ^ Gelenčer, Gordana (13 April 2022). "Od osamostaljenja samo je jedan ministar gospodarstva završio svoj mandat". Lidermedia (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b Pajić, Darko (25 May 2022). "Zašto je Ćorić kompetentan za viceguvernera HNB-a? Saborski odbor pronašao odgovor". Novi list. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ^ Klancir, Đurđica (15 January 2024). "Sjećate se Kriznog tima za plin? Imamo zanimljiv podatak o dinamici njihovog rada". Forbes Hrvatska (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Viceguverneri". HNB (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Vlada Republike Hrvatske - Tomislav Ćorić". 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.