Mirando Mrsić (born 14 October 1959) is a
Croatian physician and politician who served as a Minister of Labour and Pension System in the
centre left Government of
Zoran Milanović from 23 December 2011 until 22 January 2016.
Mrsić was born in
Split on 14 October 1959. After finishing elementary and high school in
Makarska
Makarska (; it, Macarsca, ; german: Macharscha) is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, ...
, he enrolled at the
Zagreb School of Medicine
The School of Medicine ( hr, Medicinski fakultet or MEF) in Zagreb is a Croatian medical school affiliated with the University of Zagreb. It is the oldest and biggest of the four medical schools in Croatia (the other three being in Osijek, Rijeka ...
from which he graduated in 1983. He received Ph.D. in
biomedical sciences
Biomedical sciences are a set of sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to develop knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health. Such disciplines as medical microbio ...
in 2000. Mrsić specialized in
hematology
Hematology ( always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the produc ...
.
He was the campaign manager of the successful
2009-10 presidential campaign of
Ivo Josipović.
Mrsić was expelled from the
Social Democratic Party in March 2018. In October 2018, he founded a new political party, the Democrats ( hr, Demokrati).
References
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1959 births
Living people
Physicians from Split, Croatia
University of Zagreb alumni
Labour ministers of Croatia
Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament
Politicians from Split, Croatia