Background
He was born in Zagreb in 1980.
He was born in Zagreb in 1980.
He has a degree in physics from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. On 5 May 2010, Bernardić defeated Ivo Jelušić (at the time deputy mayor of Zagreb), winning 63.3% of the votes of those Social Democratic Party members who cast their votes. On 20 October 2013, he was re-elected as head of Social Democratic Party.
He is a member of the Croatian Parliament.