Peđa Grbin

Early life, education and professional career Grbin attended elementary and high school in Pula, after which he enrolled in the Zagreb Faculty of Law from which he graduated in 2003. During elementary and high school days he played basketball for the local basketball team Gradine Pula. After graduating, Grbin worked as a trainee in a law office and afterwards as an attorney from 2006 to 2011.

Political career After serving as a city councilor and a member of the municipal executive council in Pula, Grbin successfully ran in 2011 parliamentary election, and was elected to the Parliament in the VIII electoral district. He was reelected in 2015. In July 2018, he and three other members of the SDP presidency were suspended from their positions because of their criticism of the way party president Davor Bernardić led the SDP.

Parliamentary career In 2011 parliamentary election, Grbin was elected in the Croatian Parliament for the first time. After Josip Leko was elected to the position of Speaker of Croatian Parliament, Grbin was elected to the position of Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System of the Croatian Parliament, where he served until the end of 2015. During his tenure as a committee chairman, Grbin was responsible for the preparation and adoption of the Act on the Co-Operation of the Croatian Parliament and the Government of the Republic of Croatian in European Affairs, new Standing Orders of the Croatian Parliament and 2015 amendments to Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament.

Grbin was reelected to Croatian Parliament in 2015 parliamentary election and again in 2016 parliamentary election, where he served as a Deputy Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System of the Croatian Parliament. He was Leader of the Opposition from October 2020 until July 2022, when he was replaced by Davorko Vidović, the leader of the Social Democrats.

Mayor of Pula After the 2025 local elections, Peđa Grbin was elected Mayor of Pula with 9,026 votes, beating incumbent Filip Zoričić's 7,911. Upon taking office, he promised free public transport for seniors and a revaluation of the city's projects.

Personal life At a height of , Grbin is the tallest politician in the world. He is married to Altana Hodžić since 2017, and together they have a son.