Vili Beroš

Vili Beroš (pronounced [ʋîːli běːroʃ]; born 13 December 1964) is a Croatian politician and neurosurgeon serving as Minister of Health since 2020.^[1][2][3][4]

Vili Beroš
Beroš in 2022
Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2020
Prime Minister	Andrej Plenković
Preceded by	Milan Kujundžić
Personal details
Born	(1964-12-13) 13 December 1964 (age 59) Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union
Spouse	Jasminka Beroš ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Zagreb
Occupation	Politician, neurosurgeon
Profession	Neurosurgery

On 19 November 2020, it was announced that Minister Beroš had tested positive for the COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Croatia.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.

References

1. "Vili Beroš – Vlada Republike Hrvatske". vlada.gov.hr. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
2. "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.
3. "Tko je novi ministar? Biografija Vilija Beroša". vijesti.hrt.hr. Croatian Radiotelevision. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "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.
5. "Croatian health minister positive for coronavirus | Croatia Week". 19 November 2020.
6. . koronavirus.hr. Government of the Republic of Croatia. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.