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{{shortShort description|Croatian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Croatia from 2009 to 2011}}

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| name = Jadranka Kosor

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| caption = Kosor in May 20112010

|order2 order1 = <!-- Please do not add her order, it is against WP:MOS, unused and clutter, only exception is the President of the United States. -->

|office2 office1 = [[Prime Minister of Croatia]]

|president2 president1 = [[Stjepan Mesić]]<br />[[Ivo Josipović]]

|term_start2 term_start1 = 6 July 2009

|term_end2 term_end1 = 23 December 2011

|successor2 predecessor1 = [[ZoranIvo MilanovićSanader]]

|term_end5 term_start2 = 2823 December 20152003

|primeminister6 predecessor2 = [[Ivica Račan]]Pančić

|term_start1 term_end3 = 2321 DecemberMay 20112012

|predecessor1 successor3 = [[ZoranTomislav MilanovićKaramarko]]

|office3 deputy4 = 3rd Leader of the = [[Croatian DemocraticDarko UnionMilinović]]

|deputy3 term_start4 = [[Darko4 July Milinović]]2009

|term_start3 term_end4 = 421 JulyMay 20092012

|predecessor3 successor4 = [[IvoTomislav SanaderKaramarko]]

|term_end4 term_start6 = 62 JulyFebruary 20092000

|successor4 constituency6 = TomislavV electoral Ivićdistrict

|party parents = {{flatlistubl|Mirko Kosor|Zorica Belan}}

'''Jadranka Kosor''' ({{IPA-hr|jǎdraːnka kɔ̂sɔr|pronhr}}; born 1 July 1953) is a Croatian politician and former journalist who was theserved 9thas [[Prime Minister of Croatia]] from 2009 to 2011, having taken office following the sudden resignation of her predecessor [[Ivo Sanader]]. Kosor was the [[List of elected or appointed female heads of government|first and so far only woman]] to become Prime Minister of Croatia since [[Independence of Croatia|independence]].<ref>Skard, Torild (2014) "Croatia's Milka Planinc and Jadranka Kosor" in ''Women of power - half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide'', Bristol: Policy Press, {{ISBN|978-1-44731-578-0}}, pp. 326-33</ref>

Kosor started working as a [[journalist]], following her graduation from the [[Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb|Zagreb Faculty of Law]]. During the [[Croatian War of Independence]], she hosted a radio show dealing with [[refugee]] problems and disabled [[war veteran]]s. She joined the [[centre-right]] [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ) in 1989 and quickly climbed up the party hierarchy. In 1995 she was elected party vice-president and was elected to serve in [[Croatian Parliament|Parliament]] for the first time. After the death of [[President of Croatia|Presidentpresident]] and longtime HDZ leader [[Franjo Tuđman]], Kosor supported [[Ivo Sanader]]'s successful party leadership bid in 2000. Three years later, her party won the [[2003 Croatian parliamentary election|parliamentary election]] and Kosor became the [[Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity]] in the [[Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I|Sanader's Ifirst]] and, later, [[Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II|Sanader's IIsecond cabinet]], during which time she served as [[Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia|deputy prime minister]] as well. In the [[2005 Croatian presidential election|2005 presidential election]] she ran as a representative of the HDZ, but lost to incumbent Presidentpresident [[StipeStjepan Mesić]] in the second round. After the abrupt resignation of Sanader, Kosor managed to form a functioning [[parliamentary majority]] and was approved to her new post as Primeprime Ministerminister in July 2009, also becoming leader of her party. Kosor was the party's candidate for Primeprime Ministerminister in the [[2011 Croatian parliamentary election|2011 general election]], but HDZ lost in a landslide over the [[centre-left]] [[Kukuriku coalition]], led by the [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]]. Kosor handed power to the new Primeprime Ministerminister, [[Zoran Milanović]], in December 2011.

As Primeprime Ministerminister, Kosor failed to commit to structural reforms although she managed to prevent the country's budgetary meltdown with two budget revisions and the introduction of new taxes as a response to the ongoing economic crisis. During her tenure, she strongly advocated a zero-tolerance policy to political corruption and organized crime. This uncompromising stance, along with the new [[criminal code]] passed before her term began, opened the door to unprecedented efforts to combat corruption. This resulted in numerous arrests of numerous influential business-people and politicians from across the political spectrum, although most of them were members of HDZ, which severely damaged the party's reputation. The discoveries made by prosecutors were far-reaching and criminal charges were even raised against former Primeprime Ministerminister Ivo Sanader and Deputy Prime Minister [[Damir Polančec]], who would later be charged with lengthy prison sentences for criminal activity and abuse of power. In [[foreign policy]], Kosor and her [[Slovenia]]n counterpart [[Borut Pahor]] were successful in solving the long-standing border dispute and she is credited with successfully finishing the negotiating process of the [[Accession of Croatia to the European Union|Croatian accession]] to the [[European Union]]. On 9 December 2011, she and President [[Ivo Josipović]] signed the [[Treaty of Accession 2011|EU Treaty of Accession]] in [[Brussels]]. A [[Moderate|moderate conservative]], Kosor ran for another term as party leader after losing the election, however, was defeated by the more [[conservative]] [[Tomislav Karamarko]]. After months of criticizing his leadership and the new party platform, she was expelled from HDZ by the party's High Court for damaging the party's reputation.

In July 2009, she was politically installed as the head of the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] following the resignation of Ivo Sanader.<ref name="Croatia closer to first woman PM">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8134577.stm |title=Croatia closer to first woman PM |date=4 July 2009-07-04 |accessdateaccess-date=7 July 2009-07-07 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref>

==Prime Ministerminister==

[[File:Cristina Fernandez con Jadranka Kosor.jpg|200px|thumb|Kosor with Argentine President [[Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner]] in May 2010.]]

In the last quarter of 2009, many public officials, as well as members of the boards of various government agencies, became suspected of participating in corrupt activities. An unprecedented number{{how many|date=July 2018}} of officials were detained and arrested under these allegations which resulted in both praise and criticism of Kosor's government. The praise was mostly directed by those{{who|date=July 2018}} who believed that the government had finally taken a stronger stance against political corruption, while others{{who|date=July 2018}} criticized the fact that most suspects were, in fact, members of Kosor's own [[Croatian Democratic Union]]. The Opposition accused the government, especially the Primeprime Ministerminister, for political responsibility, claiming that it was impossible that Kosor didn't know what was happening around her when she was a Vicevice Presidentpresident of the government almost seven years before becoming Primeprime Ministerminister.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The accusations grew louder as more and more corruption affairs were tied with the former Primeprime Ministerminister, Ivo Sanader.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} On 30 October 2009 [[Damir Polančec]], member of the HDZ Presidency, resigned as Deputydeputy Primeprime Ministerminister and Ministerminister of the Economyeconomy following allegations of corruption.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCFoDwAAQBAJ|title=Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019|editor-first=Tom|editor-last=Lansford|chapter=Croatia|year=2019|publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-5443-2712-9}}</ref>

On 3 January 2010, Ivo Sanader announced he was returning to active politics, saying it was a mistake he ever left. He accused Kosor and the members of the HDZ Presidency of failed leadership citing [[Andrija Hebrang (son)|Andrija Hebrang's]] poor result in the [[Croatian presidential election, 2009-2010|first round of the presidential election]] held just a week earlier.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/sanader-odluka-da-se-povucem-iz-aktivne-politike-bila-je-pogreska-74610|title=Sanader: Odluka da se povučem iz aktivne politike bila je pogreška|publisher=}}</ref> Hebrang received, for HDZ as the largest party in the country, an embarrassing 12% of the votes claiming third place, the lowest result for an HDZ presidential candidate ever. [[Ivo Josipović]], the candidate of the largest opposition party, the [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]], won a landslide victory in the resulting runoff on 10 January.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/josipovic-uvjerljivo-pobijedio-za-bandica-samo-lika-i-dijaspora/2212542/|title=Josipović uvjerljivo pobijedio, za Bandića samo Lika i dijaspora|publisherdate=10 January 2010}}</ref> Most political pundits, as well as the majority of the public, believed the true reason of Sanader's surprise return was fear that he will eventually be tied with the numerous corruption scandals which have emerged since he left office. On 4 January, the day after Sanader's ''coup'' as it was called by the press, the HDZ Presidency decided to evict Sanader from the party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/ivo-sanader-izbacen-je-iz-hdz-a/2210571/|title=Ivo Sanader izbačen je iz HDZ-a!|publisherdate=4 January 2010}}</ref> The Croatian public quickly rallied in support of Kosor against the hugely unpopular former prime minister, resulting in the highest support for any Primeprime Ministerminister since polling began, topping at 77% by the end of February.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/milanovic-preskocio-premijerku-kosor-po-popularnosti-149285|title=Milanović preskočio premijerku Kosor po popularnosti|publisher=}}</ref>

Throughout 2010, the economy topped corruption as the biggest concern of the government, and the enthusiasm for Kosor and her government soon wore off. Industry shed tens of thousands of jobs, and unemployment soared. Consumer spending reduced drastically compared to record 2007 levels, causing widespread problems in the trade as well as transport industries. The import/export balance did derive a benefit from a large decrease in imports and a more tempered decrease in exports. The continuing declining standard resulted in a quick fall in both the Prime Minister's as well as government's support. In June, Kosor proposed loosening the labor law and making it more business-friendly. This was greatly opposed by the unions who have organized a petition against the proposed changes demanding a referendum on the issue. The petition was signed by over 700,000 citizens, unprecedented in Croatia. Just as the [[2010 Croatian labour law referendum]] was being prepared, the government decided to drop the proposed changes.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/kosor-milanovicu-ja-i-tebi-skupljam-placu-154892|title=Kosor: Milanoviću, ja i tebi skupljam plaću|publisher=}}</ref> The [[Constitutional Court of Croatia|Constitutional Court]] ultimately declared the referendum issue moot, but ordered the government not to subject any changes to the labor law in the following year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/ustavni-sud-sindikatima-vi-ste-neznalice-koje-pozivaju-na-rusenje-drzave/1887987/|title=Ustavni sud sindikatima: Vi ste neznalice koje pozivaju na rušenje države|publisherdate=20 October 2010}}</ref> This was seen as a legal way to avoid the referendum which many speculated would be a referendum on the Government rather than on the labor law. The unions criticized the move calling it undemocratic, announcing protests.

In August 2011, at the official celebration of [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory Day]], Kosor sent a public greeting to Croatian generals [[Ante Gotovina]] and [[Mladen Markač]] who were in April of the same year found guilty in a first instance verdict of war crimes and crimes against humanity by [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia|ICTY]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/croatia/8684853/Croatian-prime-minister-hails-convicted-war-crimes-generals.html|title=Croatian prime minister hails convicted war crimes generals|date=5 August 2011|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdateaccess-date=7 August 2011}}</ref> In 2012, they were both acquitted by the ICTY's Appeals Panel and released from custody. Kosor's statement was criticized by Serbian president [[Boris Tadić]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,91446,10079398,Serbia__Tadic_potepia_Kosor_za_pozdrowienie_skazanych.html|title=Serbia. Tadić potępia Kosor za pozdrowienie skazanych generałów |publisher=[[Gazeta Wyborcza]]|language=Polishpl|accessdateaccess-date=7 August 2011}}</ref> leader of the [[Independent Democratic Serb Party]] (SDSS) [[Milorad Pupovac]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/142147/Pupovac-osudio-premijerkin-pozdrav-Gotovini.html|title=Pupovac osudio premijerkin pozdrav Gotovini|date=7 August 2011|publisher=T-Portal|language=Croatianhr|accessdateaccess-date=7 August 2011}}</ref> Deputy Prime Minister [[Slobodan Uzelac]] (SDSS), as well as by leaders of the opposition [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]] and [[Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats|Croatian People's Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/zbog-pozdrava-gotovini-na-premijerku-jadranku-kosor-ljuti-i-lijevi-i-desni/964326/|title=Zbog pozdrava Gotovini na premijerku Jadranku Kosor ljuti i lijevi i desni|publisher=[[Jutarnji list]]|language=Croatianhr|accessdateaccess-date=7 August 2011|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230706/http://www.jutarnji.hr/zbog-pozdrava-gotovini-na-premijerku-jadranku-kosor-ljuti-i-lijevi-i-desni/964326/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Amnesty International]] expressed concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/amnesty-international-zabrinut-zbog--posebnog-pozdrava--jadranke-kosor-koji-je-uputila-anti-gotovini-i-mladenu-markacu/965034/|title=Amnesty International zabrinut zbog 'posebnog pozdrava' Jadranke Kosor Gotovini i Markaču|language=Croatianhr|accessdateaccess-date=10 August 2011|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610194450/http://www.jutarnji.hr/amnesty-international-zabrinut-zbog--posebnog-pozdrava--jadranke-kosor-koji-je-uputila-anti-gotovini-i-mladenu-markacu/965034/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur64/010/2011/en/ Document – Croatia: Praise for "Operation Storm" creates climate of impunity] . Amnesty.org (9 March 2011-03-09). Retrieved on 2013-03-16.</ref>

[[File:Kosorapproval.png|thumb|Jadranka Kosor's approval ratings (IpsosPuls November 2009 – December 2011)]]

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[[File:Borut Pahor, Jadranka Kosor and Boris Tadić in 2010 11.jpg|200px|thumb|Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor with Serbian President [[Boris Tadić]] and Slovenian Prime Minister [[Borut Pahor]].]]

Following HDZ's defeat at the [[2011 Croatian parliamentary election|2011 parliamentary election]], Kosor handed over power to newly elected prime minister, socialSocial democratDemocrat [[Zoran Milanović]]. On 23 December 2011, Kosor was elected Deputy Speaker of the [[Croatian Parliament]] and was also chairwoman of the HDZ's Deputy Club and [[Opposition (Croatia)#List of leaders of the Opposition since the first multi-party election|leader of the opposition]].<ref name="Hrvatski sabor">{{cite web |url=http://www.sabor.hr/Default.aspx?sec=5343|title=Hrvatski sabor|website=www.sabor.hr}}</ref> Kosor contested [[Elections in the Croatian Democratic Union#2012 leadership election|2012 HDZ leadership election]] and came in third out of five candidates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/novosti/hrvatska/clanak/id/167714/tomislav-karamarko-je-cetvrti-predsjednik-hdz-a--najveci-gubitnici-kosor-seks-i-milinovic|title=Dvije kutije prebrojane: Karamarko ima 371, a Kujundžić 342|publisherdate=21 May 2012}}</ref> A [[Moderate|moderate conservative]], Kosor continuously publicly criticized [[Tomislav Karamarko]]'s leadership and the new, more conservative, party platform. In 2012, she testified at the trial in the Fimi Media corruption case against Ivo Sanader.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.hr/search?q=Jadranka+Kosor+svjedločila+protiv+Ive+Sanadera&rlz=1C1CHBF_enHR768HR769&oq=Jadranka+Kosor+svjedločila+protiv+Ive+Sanadera&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 |title=Search results |website=www.google.hr}} {{Better source needed|date=August 2022}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=This is a set of Google search results and could change at any time|date=June 2019}} On 12 June 2012, Kosor and [[Vladimir Šeks]] were removed from the positions of Deputy Speakers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/hdz-smijenio-seksa-i-kosor-s-mjesta-potpredsjednika-sabora-nagodit-ce-se-u-slucaju-fimimedia/620255.aspx|title=HDZ smijenio Šeksa i Kosor s mjesta potpredsjednika Sabora: Nagodit će se u slučaju Fimi-media?|publisher=}}</ref> In 2013, she was expelled from HDZ for "damaging the reputation of the party".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jadranka-kosor-jednoglasno-izbacena-iz-hdza/665083.aspx|title=Jadranka Kosor jednoglasno izbačena iz HDZ-a!|publisher=}}</ref>

Kosor continued as an independent, considerably more liberal, politician and eventually formed a deputy club with two [[Croatian Civic Party]] MPs. Kosor voted in favour of presenting the issue of the [[2013 Croatian constitutional referendum|2013 referendum on banning same-sex marriage]] before the Constitutional Court, and against the proposed Constitutional change which represented a change from her previous position on homosexuality and same-sex marriage since she had been known for being against the expansion of LGBT rights. She also voted for the Life Partnership Act which gave same-sex couples in Croatia rights equal to heterosexual married couples.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/jadranka-kosor-homofob-godine/471979.aspx |title=Jadranka Kosor homofob godine |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2010-01-24 January 2010 |website=Index.hr |publisher= |language=Croatianhr |trans-title=Jadranka Kosor homophobe of the year |access-date=2 February 2018-02-02 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Damjan Tadić/CROPIX |url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/kosor--pricom-o-gay-brakovima-zele-zasjeniti-cinjenicu-da-sve-poskupljuje--buric--za-nas-gay-nije-ok/1027463/ |title=Kosor: Pričom o gay brakovima žele zasjeniti činjenicu da sve poskupljuje. Burić: Za nas gay nije OK! -Jutarnji List |publisher=Jutarnji.hr |date=11 May 2012 |access-05date=19 May 2016 |archive-11date=12 July 2015 |accessdatearchive-url=2016https://web.archive.org/web/20150712205402/http://www.jutarnji.hr/kosor-05-19pricom-o-gay-brakovima-zele-zasjeniti-cinjenicu-da-sve-poskupljuje--buric--za-nas-gay-nije-ok/1027463/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite webnews |url=http://www.tportal.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/304768/Zbog-referenduma-o-braku-dobivala-sam-uvredljive-poruke.html |title='Zbog referenduma o braku dobivala sam uvredljive poruke!' |publishernewspaper=tportal.hr |date=2013-12-16 December 2013 |accessdateaccess-date=2016-05-19 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crol.hr/index.php/politika-aktivizam/5894-kosor-zakon-o-zivotnom-partnerstvu-razrada-je-ustavne-ideje-o-jednakosti |title=Kosor: Zakon o životnom partnerstvu razrada je ustavne ideje o jednakosti – CroL |publisher=Crol.hr |access-date=19 May |accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref> After receiving death threats in 2015, Kosor was granted police protection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jadranka-kosor-ima-policijsku-zastitu/845942.aspx|title=Jadranka Kosor ima policijsku zaštitu|publisher=}}</ref> After speculation that she might be the [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|SDP's]] candidate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-jos-ne-zna-s-kim-ce-na-izbore-milanovic-ne-iskljucuje-ponudu-na-sdpovoj-listi-/845123.aspx|title=Kosor još ne zna s kim će na izbore, Milanović ne isključuje ponudu na SDP-ovoj listi|publisher=}}</ref> Kosor eventually decided to participate in the [[2015 Croatian parliamentary election|2015 parliamentary election]] as a candidate for the liberal [[Successful Croatia]] coalition in the [[Croatian Parliament electoral districts|5th electoral district]]. She wasn't elected to the parliament. She continued to criticize Tomislav Karamarko and [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]] as well as [[Bridge of Independent Lists]] party for their indecisiveness.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jadranka-kosor-otvorila-blog-pa-ostro-udarila-po-pregovorima-mosta-i-koalicija/860351.aspx|title=Jadranka Kosor otvorila blog pa oštro udarila po pregovorima MOST-a i koalicija|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-ubola-studenticu-kolindu-zbog-visoke-ako-stalno-ucis-ne-mozes-gubiti-vrijeme-na-preseljenje/859395.aspx|title=Kosor "ubola" studenticu Kolindu zbog Visoke: Ako stalno učiš, ne možeš gubiti vrijeme na preseljenje|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jadranka-kosor-oplela-po-petrovu-predbacuje-cacicu-da-moze-s-jednima-i-drugima-a-sam-to-predlaze/858227.aspx|title=Jadranka Kosor oplela po Petrovu: Predbacuje Čačiću da može s jednima i drugima, a sam to predlaže|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-ne-smije-se-reci-koalicija-ali-ovo-valjda-smije--potpisali-su-za-mandatara-kojeg-ne-poznaju/864282.aspx|title=Kosor: Ne smije se reći koalicija, ali ovo valjda smije - potpisali su za mandatara kojeg ne poznaju|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-ironicno-o-karamarku-e-da-tako-se-i-on-meni-kleo-na-vjernost-prije-upisivanja/863512.aspx|title=Kosor ironično o Karamarku: E, da, tako se i on meni kleo na vjernost prije upisivanja|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-na-twitteru-bocnula-kolindu-jednim-pitanjem/862193.aspx|title=Kosor na Twitteru bocnula Kolindu jednim pitanjem|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kolinda-na-fejsu-lupetala-o-orjunasima-kosor-je-poklopila-neki-ljudi-nisu-dorasli-funkciji/900542.aspx|title=Kolinda na Fejsu lupetala o Orjunašima, Kosor je poklopila: Neki ljudi nisu dorasli funkciji|publisher=}}</ref> In February 2016, she called on Prime Minister [[Tihomir Orešković]] to remove [[Zlatko Hasanbegović]] from the position of the Minister of Culture after photograph of him wearing a cap with an [[Ustaše]] badge was published.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/kosor-ako-hasanbegovic-ne-bude-smijenjen-onda-je-ovo-karikatura-od-vlade/874185.aspx|title=Kosor: Ako Hasanbegović ne bude smijenjen, onda je ovo karikatura od Vlade|publisher=}}</ref> In August 2016, Kosor stated that yelling [[Za dom spremni]] was "an insult to war veterans and their friends who gave their lives for a democratic, independent, and free Croatia".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/jadranka-kosor-svaki-za-dom-spremni-danas-u-kninu-je-uvreda-braniteljima/910832.aspx|title=Jadranka Kosor: Svaki "Za dom spremni!" danas u Kninu je uvreda braniteljima|publisher=}}</ref>

Kosor is very active on [[Twitter]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.index.hr/black/clanak/foto-jadranka-kosor-iznenadila-fotografijom-ovo-je-vec-raspojasanost/988376.aspx|title=FOTO Jadranka Kosor iznenadila fotografijom: "Ovo je već raspojasanost"|website=www.index.hr}}</ref> where she writes on daily events and statements by politicians. She also maintains a personal blog - "Day After Yesterday - On Obverses and Reverses of Politics".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://jadrankakosorblog.wordpress.com|title=Dan nakon jučer|website=Dan nakon jučer}}</ref> In 2017, she published a book which included texts she wrote on her blog and columns written for the Slovenian leftist newspaper [[Dnevnik (Slovenia)|Dnevnik]] in the period from 2015 to 2017 in which she commented on Croatian interior and foreign politics.

* [http://www.vlada.hr/en/naslovnica/o_vladi_rh/clanovi_vlade/jadranka_kosor_dipl_iur Jadranka Kosor's CV at the Croatian Government website]{{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080119232039/http://www.vlada.hr/en/naslovnica/o_vladi_rh/clanovi_vlade/jadranka_kosor_dipl_iur |date=19 January 2008 }}

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