[1][2] He graduated from technical school and studied economics and tourism in University of Rijeka.

By decision of the Croatian Government, on December 11, 2019 he was appointed member of the European Committee in the region mandate 2020th to 2025th.

From 2000 to 2008, he was elected to the Croatian Parliament for two terms, where he served as President of the Tourism Committee and President of the Executive Board of the National Group of the Croatian Parliament at the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

He is the holder of the decoration of the President of the Italian Republic "Ufficiale dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia" (Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy), the Fire Decoration for Special Merits of the Hrvatska vatrogasna zajednica, and the Homeland War Memorial Medal of the Republic of Croatia.

Drandić and his party well behaved and showed friendliness towards the Italian of Istria, where today many municipalities have bilingual statutes, signboards are bilingual, and the Italian language is considered to be a co-official language.