Davorko Vidović (born 26 June 1956) is a Croatian politician, the current president of Social Democrats (Croatian: Socijaldemokrati) and a member of Croatian Parliament.[1]
Davorko Vidović | |
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| President of the Social Democrats | |
| Assumed office 9 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 9 July 2022 – 17 May 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Peđa Grbin |
| Succeeded by | Peđa Grbin |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 22 July 2020 – 16 May 2024 | |
| Constituency | VI electoral district |
| Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
| In office 15 December 2021 – 16 May 2024 | |
| Member of Health and Social Policy Committee | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1956 Sisak, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Socijaldemokrati (2021–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Vidović previously served as a Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 2000 to 2003 and was elected a mayor of Sisak in 2005.[2] In 2021, Vidović, along with several high ranking members of Social Democratic Party of Croatia including previous party leader Davor Bernardić were expelled from party on charges of doing damage to party or refusing to respect the decisions of the party.[3] On July 9, 2022, they founded the Social Democrats party.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Davorko Vidović". Hrvatski sabor. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Davorko Vidović - Životopis - SDP". SDP. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Predsjedništvo SDP-a izbacilo Bernardića i još šestero zastupnika" [The presidency of SDP expelled Bernardić and six other members]. Večernji List (in Croatian). Publitzer. Večernji List. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Izbačeni SDP-ovci osnovali Klub socijaldemokrata, javio se Grbin" [The expelled SDP members founded the Club of Social Democrats, Grbin replied]. Novi List (in Croatian). 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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