Vili Beroš

Vili Beroš
Beroš in 2022
Minister of Health
In office
31 January 2020 – 15 November 2024
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byMilan Kujundžić
Succeeded byIrena Hrstić[1]
Personal details
Born (1964-12-13) 13 December 1964 (age 60)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union
Spouse
Jasminka Beroš
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(m. 2000)​
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
OccupationPolitician, neurosurgeon
ProfessionNeurosurgery

Vili Beroš (pronounced [ʋîːli běːroʃ]; born 13 December 1964) is a Croatian politician and neurosurgeon who served as Minister of Health from 2020 to 2024.[2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations]

On 19 November 2020, it was announced that Beroš had tested positive for the COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Croatia.[7]

His tenure as minister has been marked by efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, which, as of March 2021, has affected over 150,000 people in Croatia.[8] Croatia had also been presided over the Council of the European Union between January and June 2020, which occasionally entailed holding meetings of ministers of health from all 27 member states of the European Union, which are chaired by the minister from the presiding country.

Beroš was arrested and dismissed on 15 November 2024 due to a corruption investigation led by USKOK.[6][9] He is accused by USKOK of charges that include bribery, money laundering, abuse of authority and influence peddling.[10]

Beroš was also under an investigation led by EPPO for the same actions taken, but was also investigated for criminal conspiracy.[9] Attorney general Ivan Turudić declared that USKOK has the jurisdiction for this case, thus currently EPPO is forced to hand out all evidence to USKOK.[9][11]

References

  1. ^ "Vlada Republike Hrvatske - Članovi Vlade". vlada.gov.hr. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Vili Beroš – Vlada Republike Hrvatske". vlada.gov.hr. Archived from the original on 5 October 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ^ "VILI BEROŠ 'Tijekom noći u KBC Rijeka smješteno je devet radnika iz Italije, jedan od njih pokazuje znakove bolesti'". Jutarnji list. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Tko je novi ministar? Biografija Vilija Beroša". vijesti.hrt.hr. Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "BEROŠ NAJAVIO 'Izvjesno je da će koronavirus ovih dana biti u Hrvatskoj, ali sustav je spreman. Ako treba, spremni smo zatvoriti granice'". Jutarnji list. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Croatia's Minister of Health dismissed after corruption arrests". Croatia Week. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Croatian health minister positive for coronavirus". Croatia Week. 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "koronavirus.hr". koronavirus.hr. Government of the Republic of Croatia. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "The investigation against Beroš and seven others was initiated by the EPPO". N1 (in Croatian). 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ^ "A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others". Associated Press. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  11. ^ "HDZ-ov dečko Turudić: Istrage EPPO-a o Berošu više nema. Sve moraju prijaviti USKOK-u". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 20 November 2024.


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