Ivana Kekin (née Novosel;[1] born 24 January 1984) is a Croatian politician of We Can!. Since 2021, she has been a member of the Croatian Parliament.[2] She was elected member of the Zagreb Assembly in the 2021 local elections, and serves as vice president of the assembly.[2] Since 2020, she has served as president of New Left.[3]
Ivana Kekin | |
|---|---|
 Kekin in 2024 | |
| Member of the Croatian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rada Borić |
| Constituency | District I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ivana Novosel[1] 24 January 1984 |
| Political party | We Can! (since 2022) New Left (since 2016) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | ivanakekin |
From 2021 to 2024, Kekin was a substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[4] In the 2024 European Parliament election, she was elected member of the European Parliament, and ceded her mandate to Gordan Bosanac on the day of the election.[5] In September 2024, she announced her candidacy for the 2024 Croatian presidential election.[6]
Kekin is married to Mile Kekin, frontman of the punk rock band Hladno Pivo, with whom she has a son and a daughter. She also appeared in Hladno Pivo's 2013 music video "Bilo koji broj".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Buva, Mia (9 June 2020). "Tko je samozatajna Ivana? Ugledna liječnica Kekina je nagovorila na ulazak u politiku". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Psihijatrica u utrci za Pantovčak. Ivana Kekin kandidatkinja je Možemo! za predsjedničke izbore". Women in Adria (in Croatian). 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Rječita, neumoljiva, britka i jasna, a jednom ministru se od nje dizala kosa na glavi: Tko je nova Milanovićeva izazivačica?". Večernji list (in Croatian). 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Ms Ivana Kekin (Croatia, UEL)". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
- ^ "Iako je osvojila daleko najviše glasova, Ivana Kekin se odrekla mandata: 'U Bruxelles ide naš Bosanac'". Telegram.hr (in Croatian). 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Ivana Kekin predstavila kandidaturu za predsjednicu RH: 'Razmišljajući o tome stalno sam se vraćala na jedno pitanje...'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 10 September 2024.
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