Davor Štern
Davor Štern | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy | |
| In office 7 November 1995 – 14 April 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Zlatko Mateša |
| Preceded by | Zlatko Mateša |
| Succeeded by | Nenad Porges |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1947 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, (now Croatia) |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Political party | Croatian Social Liberal Party (2006–2010)[1][2] |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Davor Štern (born 18 June 1947 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a former Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship in the Croatian Government, businessman and entrepreneur.
Background and education[edit]
Štern was born in Zagreb on 18 June 1947. His father was a Hungarian Jew and his mother was from Šestanovac, Croatia. Štern himself was raised Jewish.[3][4] He is fluent in English, Russian, Italian, German, Hebrew and Croatian. He graduated in 1967 at the University of Zagreb (faculty of Petroleum, Geology and Mining). Štern is a member of the Jewish community in Zagreb.[3]
Career[edit]
After graduation, in 1972 he worked for INA and in 1973 he was hired by Yugoslav oil pipeline. From 1976 until 1982 he worked as director of imports in INA – Commerce. In 1982 he was appointed as a branch director of INA in Moscow, he worked in that position until 1986. From 1986 until 1991 he worked as director of Philipp Brothers – Salomon Brothers representative office in Moscow. He worked as a branch director of Glencore from 1991 until 1993. From 1993 until 1994 he worked as director of Trade Consulting in Graz, Austria. He was a Deputy Minister of Economy from 1994 until 1995, when he was appointed as a Minister of Economy. He held that office until 1997. In 1997 he became a general manager of INA – Oil Industry d.d. and he remained on that position until 2000. In 2001 he returned to Moscow as advisor to a president of TNK-BP. He remained there until 2004 and since then he has been a director of Zagreb Trade Consulting Company.[5] On 21 October 2010 Štern was named a member of INA supervisory board.[6]
Štern is one of the Croatia's wealthiest people, with estimated net worth of €43 million according to the list from 2007.[7]
Štern also serves as Honorary Consul General of the Philippines in Croatia.
Philanthropy[edit]
Štern is known for his philanthropy. He always preferred anonymous donations over those that are visible to the public.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Davor Štern i Siniša Srzić pristupili HSLS-u". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
- ^ Odlazi i Štern: HSLS izabrao loš tajming za napuštanje koalicije, Jutarnji list
- ^ a b Plamenko Cvitić (12 September 2005). "Udario bih Goldsteina da nas nisu razdvojili" [I would have hit Goldstein were we not pulled apart] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Tako smo se zaljubili da smo se morali oženiti još kao studenti". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
- ^ "Davor Štern: Sagradimo nuklearku u Obrovcu". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Smjena u NO Ine: Šuker odlazi, Štern se vraća nakon 10 godina". www.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list.
- ^ Mislav Šimatović (24 April 2007). "50 najbogatijih Hrvata" [50 richest Croats] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "I mi bismo rado darovali milijune". Globus (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2010-09-18.