Damir Kajin (born 3 February 1962) is a Croatian politician.
Damir Kajin | |
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 Damir Kajin (right) with Ivo Josipović (centre) and Vesna Pusić (left) | |
| Member of Sabor | |
| Assumed office 7 September 1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1962 Koper, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian[1] |
Born in Koper, he grew up in Buzet where he completed elementary school subsequently attending high school in Rijeka.[2] Before starting his political career as the president of the Istria County Assembly in 1993, Kajin worked in Istrian water supply company for 12 years.[2] He remained president of the assembly until 2001.[2];In 1995 he was elected member of the Croatian Parliament where he served multiple mandates.[2]
Kajin was the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) candidate in the 2009 Croatian presidential election. He won 3.87% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.
In 2013, Kajin was expelled from IDS.[3] In 2014, he founded a new party, Istrian Democrats (Croatian: Istarski demokrati).[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hrvatski sabor - Damir Kajin". Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ a b c d Ninoslav Kopač (2012). Svjedok histerije. Zagreb: Serb Democratic Forum. p. 286. ISBN 978-953-57313-2-0.
- ^ Kajin expelled from IDS
- ^ "Vraća li se buntovnik Damir Kajin u politiku bez koje, očito, ne može?". 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
edit- Croatian Parliament's profile of Damir Kajin Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
- Saborski enfant terrible (in Croatian)
