Josip Aladrović (born 10 March 1985) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n politician, and former Minister of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy of Croatia.

Early life and education

Aladrović was born in

Pleternica Pleternica is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia, southeast of Požega, in the Požega Valley (''Požeška kotlina''). The population of the municipality is 11,323, with 3,418 in Pleternica itself (2011). Pleternica is located at the con ...

on 10 March 1985. He is the son of Marijan Aladrović, the former of

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, today the president of the Pleternica City Council. Aladrović finished high school in Požega and studied at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb.

Career

Aladrović has worked at

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. In 2017, he became the head of the Croatian Pension Insurance Institute. He was appointed Minister of Labour and Pension System on 22 July 2019 in the First Government of Andrej Plenković. He became Minister of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy once the two ministries merged on 23 July 2020, during the Second Government of Andrej Plenković. He was succeeded on 29 April 2022 by

Marin Piletić Marin Piletić (born 12 January 1983) is a Croatian politician, and the current Ministry of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Minister of Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy of Croatia since 2022. Early life an ...

when Aladrović was sacked because of

cronyism Cronyism is a specific form of in-group favoritism, the spoils system practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations. ...

charges.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aladrovic, Josip Living people 1985 births People from Pleternica Government ministers of Croatia Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb alumni Croatian Democratic Union politicians 21st-century Croatian politicians Labour ministers of Croatia