Milanka Opačić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐlaːŋka ǒpatʃitɕ]; born 17 April 1968) is a Croatian politician who served as a Minister of Social Welfare and Youth at centre-left Cabinet of Zoran Milanović from 2011 to 2016. She served as one of four vice-presidents of the Social Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in the Sabor. She was first elected to Sabor in the 1992 parliamentary election, and was reelected in 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2016.
Milanka Opačić | |
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| Minister of Social Policy and Youth | |
| In office 23 December 2011 – 22 January 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Milanović |
| Preceded by | Darko Milinović (Health and Social Welfare) |
| Succeeded by | Bernardica Juretić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1968 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Political party | BM 365 (2019–present) |
| Other political affiliations | SDP (1990–2018) |
| Children | 1 |
Education and career
editOpačić was born in Zagreb, SR Croatia, then part of SFR Yugoslavia, where she attended elementary and secondary school. In 1990, inspired by Ivica Račan, she became a member of the Social Democratic Party. She studied political science at the University of Zagreb, graduating in 1991.[1] In 1992, Opačić became the party's vice-president[1] and entered the Sabor as a representative of the Serbs of Croatia.[2] She was re-elected to the Sabor in 2000, 2003 and 2007. She was one of the closest associates of former Prime Minister Zoran Milanović.[1]
In September 2018, she left SDP and joined Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party in August 2019.[3]
Personal life
editOpačić is a single mother. She adopted a daughter named Lana in 2003.[1][4] She is an atheist.[5] Despite starting her career as a representative of the Serb minority in the Sabor, Opačić stated in Nedjeljom u dva that she does not label her nationality.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Milanka Opačić" (in Croatian). Večernji. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "IZBOR ZASTUPNIKA U ZASTUPNIČKI DOM SABORA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE" (PDF). Republic of Croatia. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
Srbi kao pripadnici nacionalne manjine ... 9. Milanka Opačić
- ^ "Milanka Opačić učlanila se u stranku Milana Bandića". N1. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Godeč, Željka (23 December 2003). "Lana i ja izabrale smo se međusobno" (in Croatian). Nacional. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Poznati hrvatski ateisti i agnostici" (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Tomšić, Davor (31 October 2018). "Tko je zapravo Milanka Opačić? Oličenje bezveznjaka kakvi vladaju Hrvatskom". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
edit- Milanka Opačić - SDP.hr, (in Croatian)