List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia
This is a list of women who are or have been members of the European Parliament for Croatia.
Overview
editIn 2013, when Croatia first elected MEPs, 6 of the 12 elected were women.[1]
In November 2018, Biljana Borzan was appointed as the European Parliament's rapporteur on women's rights in the Western Balkans[2][3] in order to help women in Croatia.[4]
At the 2019 European Parliament election, Europe overall was said to have poor gender representation of MEPs elected,[5] in Croatia 6 of the 12 MEPs elected were women.[6][7]
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen appointed three women from Balkan countries to her commission as part of scheme to promote women, one of which was Dubravka Suica, to serve as the vice-president for Democracy and Demography.[8]
Croatia uses gender quotas in their elections to the European Parliament, and have been praised for their gender representation among elected politicians.[9]
List
editImage | Name | National party | EP Group | First elected | Year left | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biljana Borzan | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2013 | Incumbent | [10][11][12][13] | |
Zdravka Bušić | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2014 | [14] | |
Ivana Maletić | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2019 | [15][16] | |
Sandra Petrović Jakovina | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2013 | 2014 | [17] | |
Dubravka Šuica | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2019[a] | [18][19][20] | |
Ruža Tomašić | Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević (until 2014) Croatian Conservative Party (from 2015) |
ECR | 2013 | 2021[b] | [21][22][23] | |
Marijana Petir | None | EPP | 2014 | 2019 | [24] | |
Željana Zovko | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2016[c] | Incumbent | [25][26][27] | |
Sunčana Glavak | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2019 | Incumbent | [28][29] | |
Romana Jerković | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2020[d] | Incumbent | [30][31] | |
Nikolina Brnjac | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2024 | Incumbent | [32] |
Notes
edit- ^ Resigned to become a European Commissioner in the Von der Leyen Commission.
- ^ Resigned and was replaced by Vladislav Ilčić.
- ^ Elected after Ivan Tepeš refused to take his seat.
- ^ Won the seat after Croatia gained one more seat because of Brexit.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Women In The European Parliament - Official material from the European Parliament
References
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- ^ "Croatian MEP Appointed Rapporteur on Women's Rights in Western Balkans". Total Croatia News. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Women's rights in Western Balkans get European parliament support". Emerging Europe. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Borzan appointed EP West Balkans women's rights rapporteur". N1 HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "EU closes in on target for gender parity in the European Parliament". European Data Journalism Network. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Women gaining ground in the European Parliament". France 24. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Women gaining ground in the European Parliament". International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Three Balkan Women Nominated for European Commission Posts". Balkan Insight. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "Is Europe still a man's world?". EUobserver. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Biljana BORZAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1971-11-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Biljana BORZAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1971-11-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Biljana BORZAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1971-11-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Biljana BORZAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1971-11-29. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Zdravka BUŠIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1950-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Ivana MALETIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1973-10-12. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Ivana MALETIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1973-10-12. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Sandra PETROVIĆ JAKOVINA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1985-03-21. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Dubravka ŠUICA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1957-05-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Dubravka ŠUICA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1957-05-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Dubravka ŠUICA | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1957-05-20. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "7th parliamentary term | Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1958-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1958-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1958-05-10. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Marijana PETIR | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1975-10-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "8th parliamentary term | Željana ZOVKO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Željana ZOVKO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Željana ZOVKO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Sunčana GLAVAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1968-12-09. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Sunčana GLAVAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1968-12-09. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "9th parliamentary term | Romana JERKOVIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1964-11-28. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Romana JERKOVIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1964-11-28. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "10th parliamentary term | Nikolina BRNJAC | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 1978-07-11. Retrieved 2024-09-04.