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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Jadranka Kosor was born Jadranka Vlaisavljević in [[Pakrac]] and finished her primary education in [[Lipik]]. She went to school in [[Zagreb]], where she graduated in law and began working as a journalist from 1972 as a correspondent for ''[[Večernji list]]'' and [[Radio Zagreb]]. In 1971, her book of poetry ''Koraci'' was published by the Pakrac branch of [[Matica hrvatska]].<ref>[http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/60602/Default.aspx Djetinjstvo Jadranke Kosor: ljepotica i vunderkind], [[Slobodna Dalmacija]]</ref> During the [[Croatian War of Independence]], she worked as a radio-journalist and her show covered war topics such as [[refugee]] problems and disabled [[war veteran]]s.<ref name="vlada">[http://www.vlada.hr/en/naslovnica/o_vladi_rh/clanovi_vlade/jadranka_kosor_dipl_iur Jadranka Kosor (Members of Government)]</ref> She also worked briefly as a correspondent for the [[BBC]] during this time. She has won awards from the Croatian Journalist Association for her work, as well as from the European Community for her humanitarian work.<ref name="vlada"/> |
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Kosor has published four books, two of poetry and two related to the Croatian War of Independence. She has a son, Lovro. |
Kosor has published four books, two of poetry and two related to the Croatian War of Independence. She has a son, Lovro. |
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In 1995, Kosor became a representative in the [[Croatian Parliament]] as a member of the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ). She was also the vice-president of the Croatian Parliament. From 1999 to 2000, she was president of the HDZ's Women's Association Katarina Zrinski. She is credited with the number of female candidates from the HDZ in the [[Croatian parliamentary election, 2000|2000 elections]] doubling.<ref>Manon Tremblay, Yvonne Galligan; ''Sharing power: women, parliament, democracy''. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005. (p. 133)</ref> |
In 1995, Kosor became a representative in the [[Croatian Parliament]] as a member of the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ). She was also the vice-president of the Croatian Parliament. From 1999 to 2000, she was president of the HDZ's Women's Association Katarina Zrinski. She is credited with the number of female candidates from the HDZ in the [[Croatian parliamentary election, 2000|2000 elections]] doubling.<ref>Manon Tremblay, Yvonne Galligan; ''Sharing power: women, parliament, democracy''. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005. (p. 133)</ref> |
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Kosor was the vice-president of the HDZ party between 1995 and 1997, and from 2002 up to 2009, when she became the president of the party. In 2003, she became the minister in the Croatian department for Family, Veterans and [[Inter-generational]] Solidarity in the [[Croatian Government]] of [[Ivo Sanader]].<ref name="vlada"/> |
Kosor was the vice-president of the HDZ party between 1995 and 1997, and from 2002 up to 2009, when she became the president of the party. In 2003, she became the minister in the Croatian department for Family, Veterans and [[Inter-generational]] Solidarity in the [[Croatian Government]] of [[Ivo Sanader]].<ref name="vlada"/> |
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HDZ nominated her as their presidential candidate for the [[2005 Presidential elections of Croatia|presidential election of 2005]].<ref name="vlada"/> In the first round, she overtook [[Boris Mikšić]] by a few percent to reach the second place. She then faced off [[Stipe Mesić]] in the second round, but lost. |
HDZ nominated her as their presidential candidate for the [[2005 Presidential elections of Croatia|presidential election of 2005]].<ref name="vlada"/> In the first round, she overtook [[Boris Mikšić]] by a few percent to reach the second place. She then faced off [[Stipe Mesić]] in the second round, but lost. |
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==Prime minister== |
==Prime minister== |
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On July 1, 2009, Croatian prime minister [[Ivo Sanader]] resigned, and suggested Kosor as the next prime minister.<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet"/> On July 6, she was confirmed as the first female prime minister of the Republic of Croatia by parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/kosor-approved-croatia-pm-vows-to-tackle-budget_268947|title=Kosor Approved Croatia PM, Vows To Tackle Budget|date=2009-07-07|accessdate=2009-07-07|publisher=[[javno]]}}</ref> She received 83 votes from the 153-seat parliament |
On July 1, 2009, Croatian prime minister [[Ivo Sanader]] resigned, and suggested Kosor as the next prime minister.<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet"/> On July 6, she was confirmed as the first female prime minister of the Republic of Croatia by parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.javno.com/en-croatia/kosor-approved-croatia-pm-vows-to-tackle-budget_268947|title=Kosor Approved Croatia PM, Vows To Tackle Budget|date=2009-07-07|accessdate=2009-07-07|publisher=[[javno]]}}</ref> She received 83 votes from the 153-seat parliament.<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet"/> President [[Stjepan Mesić]] requested that she begin formation of a government, which she did and it contains many of the same cabinet members as her predecessor.<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet"/> Opposition MPs were displeased, saying they would have preferred an election.<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet"/> |
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Kosor has spoken to [[Croatian Radiotelevision]] about her policies, which involve saving money but not by "touching salaries or pensions for the moment".<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/07/751407_croatias-parliament-votes-to-approve-kosor-cabinet|title=Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet|date=2009-07-07|accessdate=2009-07-07|publisher=''[[The Sofia Echo]]''}}</ref> |
Kosor has spoken to [[Croatian Radiotelevision]] about her policies, which involve saving money but not by "touching salaries or pensions for the moment".<ref name="Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet">{{cite web|url=http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/07/751407_croatias-parliament-votes-to-approve-kosor-cabinet|title=Croatia’s parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet|date=2009-07-07|accessdate=2009-07-07|publisher=''[[The Sofia Echo]]''}}</ref> |
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==Foreign relations== |
==Foreign relations== |
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Kosor travelled to [[Beijing]], [[China]] in 2008, where she met with Chinese president [[Hu Jintao]] and attended the opening of the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>[http://www.javno.com/hr-sport/jadranka-kosor-u-posjetu-kod-kineskog-predsjednika_179574 Jadranka Kosor u posjetu kod kineskog predsjednika]</ref> |
Kosor travelled to [[Beijing]], [[China]] in 2008, where she met with Chinese president [[Hu Jintao]] and attended the opening of the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>[http://www.javno.com/hr-sport/jadranka-kosor-u-posjetu-kod-kineskog-predsjednika_179574 Jadranka Kosor u posjetu kod kineskog predsjednika]</ref> |
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Jadranka Kosor signed an agreement with [[Borut Pahor]], the premier of [[Slovenia]], in November 2009, that ended [[Slovenia's blockade of Croatia's EU accession]] and allowed [[Accession of Croatia to the European Union|Croatian EU entry negotiations]] to proceed. |
Jadranka Kosor signed an agreement with [[Borut Pahor]], the premier of [[Slovenia]], in November 2009, that ended [[Slovenia's blockade of Croatia's EU accession]] and allowed [[Accession of Croatia to the European Union|Croatian EU entry negotiations]] to proceed. |
Revision as of 16:41, 5 September 2010
Jadranka Kosor | |
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9th Prime Minister of Croatia | |
Assumed office 6 July 2009 | |
President | Stjepan Mesić Ivo Josipović |
Preceded by | Ivo Sanader |
Vice Prime Minister | |
In office 23 December 2003 – 6 July 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergeneration Solidarity | |
In office 23 December 2003 – 6 July 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader |
Succeeded by | Tomislav Ivić |
President of the Croatian Democratic Union | |
Assumed office 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ivo Sanader |
Personal details | |
Born | Pakrac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) | 1 July 1953
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Profession | Journalist Lawyer |
Jadranka Kosor (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [ˈjadranka ˈkɔsɔr]; born July 1, 1953) is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She became Croatia's first female Prime Minister on July 6, 2009, after the resignation of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.
Early life
Jadranka Kosor was born Jadranka Vlaisavljević in Pakrac and finished her primary education in Lipik. She went to school in Zagreb, where she graduated in law and began working as a journalist from 1972 as a correspondent for Večernji list and Radio Zagreb. In 1971, her book of poetry Koraci was published by the Pakrac branch of Matica hrvatska.[1] During the Croatian War of Independence, she worked as a radio-journalist and her show covered war topics such as refugee problems and disabled war veterans.[2] She also worked briefly as a correspondent for the BBC during this time. She has won awards from the Croatian Journalist Association for her work, as well as from the European Community for her humanitarian work.[2]
Kosor has published four books, two of poetry and two related to the Croatian War of Independence. She has a son, Lovro.
Politics
In 1995, Kosor became a representative in the Croatian Parliament as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). She was also the vice-president of the Croatian Parliament. From 1999 to 2000, she was president of the HDZ's Women's Association Katarina Zrinski. She is credited with the number of female candidates from the HDZ in the 2000 elections doubling.[3]
Kosor was the vice-president of the HDZ party between 1995 and 1997, and from 2002 up to 2009, when she became the president of the party. In 2003, she became the minister in the Croatian department for Family, Veterans and Inter-generational Solidarity in the Croatian Government of Ivo Sanader.[2]
HDZ nominated her as their presidential candidate for the presidential election of 2005.[2] In the first round, she overtook Boris Mikšić by a few percent to reach the second place. She then faced off Stipe Mesić in the second round, but lost.
In July 2009, she took over as the head of the Croatian Democratic Union following the resignation of Ivo Sanader.[4]
Prime minister
On July 1, 2009, Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader resigned, and suggested Kosor as the next prime minister.[5] On July 6, she was confirmed as the first female prime minister of the Republic of Croatia by parliament.[6] She received 83 votes from the 153-seat parliament.[5] President Stjepan Mesić requested that she begin formation of a government, which she did and it contains many of the same cabinet members as her predecessor.[5] Opposition MPs were displeased, saying they would have preferred an election.[5]
Kosor has spoken to Croatian Radiotelevision about her policies, which involve saving money but not by "touching salaries or pensions for the moment".[5]
Foreign relations
Kosor travelled to Beijing, China in 2008, where she met with Chinese president Hu Jintao and attended the opening of the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[7]
Jadranka Kosor signed an agreement with Borut Pahor, the premier of Slovenia, in November 2009, that ended Slovenia's blockade of Croatia's EU accession and allowed Croatian EU entry negotiations to proceed.
References
- ^ Djetinjstvo Jadranke Kosor: ljepotica i vunderkind, Slobodna Dalmacija
- ^ a b c d Jadranka Kosor (Members of Government)
- ^ Manon Tremblay, Yvonne Galligan; Sharing power: women, parliament, democracy. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2005. (p. 133)
- ^ "Croatia closer to first woman PM". BBC. 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Croatia's parliament votes to approve Kosor cabinet". The Sofia Echo. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
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(help) - ^ "Kosor Approved Croatia PM, Vows To Tackle Budget". javno. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Jadranka Kosor u posjetu kod kineskog predsjednika