Mario Radić (politician)

Mario Radić (born 10 October 1970) is a Croatian businessman and politician serving as a member of the Croatian Parliament since 22 July 2020. He is the deputy president of the far-right Homeland Movement (DP).

Early life, education and business career
Radić was born on 10 October 1970 in Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. His father and uncle died during the Croatian War of Independence and he himself participated in the Battle of Vukovar. Later he graduated in telecommunications and in 1994 founded a company called Dicentra.

Radić developed his business, started an additional company Filir, with which he later bought the snack manufacturer Bobi Snacks, and became one of the most influential businessmen in Slavonia. In 2017, became the president of the supervisory board of the then Pevec, which recovered in bankruptcy proceedings. Pevec was later transformed to Pevex.

Political career
Radić was not involved in politics until his friend Miroslav Škoro formed the far-right Homeland Movement (DP) in 2020. Radić was elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2020 parliamentary election, but his term was suspended from 2020 until 2023. He is currently the deputy president of DP.