Gari Cappelli

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee

CROATIAN PARLIAMENT

Date and place of birth:                   May 16, 1961

Mali Lošinj, Croatia

Foreign languages:                           English

German

Italian       

Party affiliation:                               Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) – EPP

Contact:                                            Croatian Parliament (Sabor),

Trg Svetog Marka 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

EDUCATION:                                            

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies

CURRENT FUNCTIONS AT THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT:

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee

Member Committee on Maritime Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

Member of the European Affairs Committee

Member of the Committee of Tourism

WORK CAREER:

Professional career / work experience:

President of the Board of Directors of Adriatic Luxury Services, Dubrovnik, 2003 – 2005

Consul for economic affairs in the General Consulate of the Republic of Croatia in Trieste, the Italian Republic, 1999 – 2003

Head of the RI Adria Bank branch office in Mali Lošinj, 1997 – 1999

Founded his travel agency, 1997 – 1999

Kompas travel agency, Ljubljana, 1985 

Jadranka d. d. (hotel company), 1984

Political career:

Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia, 2016 – 2020

Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Croatian Democratic Union, 2012

Member of the Croatian Parliament, Chairman of the Tourism Committee and member of the Island Council of the Croatian Parliament, 2008 – 2011

Deputy President of the Supervisory Board of Jadrolinija, 2007 – 2011

Mayor of Mali Lošinj, President of the Mali Lošinj Tourist Board, 2005 –2016

Additional information:

With a series of activities, he induced the development of destination management on the Island of Lošinj and in Croatia, including the Lošinj archipelago as a year-round destination during his mandate the Tourist Board of the City of Mali Lošinj became an Affiliate member of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as well as a member of the UNWTO Knowledge network. Mali Lošinj received a prestigious UNWTO award in 2015 for its project “Fragrances and Flavours of Lošinj” as an example of innovation in the area of public policies and governance.