Daniel Srb Explained

Daniel Srb
Office:3rd President of the
Croatian Party of Rights
Term Start:7 November 2009
Predecessor:Anto Đapić
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:6 February 2009
Term End2:22 December 2011
Primeminister2:Ivo Sanader (2009)
Jadranka Kosor
Constituency2:IV electoral district
Predecessor2:Anto Đapić
Birth Date:23 November 1964
Birth Place:Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
Party:Croatian Party of Rights
Residence:Osijek, Croatia
Alma Mater:University of Zagreb
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Engineer
Allegiance: Croatia
Branch:Croatian Army
Serviceyears:1991–1995
Battles:Croatian War of Independence
Awards:Homeland War Memorial Medal

Daniel Srb (in Croatian pronounced as /daniel sr̩b/; born 23 November 1964) is a Croatian right-wing politician and president of the Croatian Party of Rights.

Early life and education

Srb was born in Osijek on 23 November 1964.He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering and Shipbuilding at the University of Zagreb. He was a teacher at EMŠC in Osijek in 1991, later he taught at KBC Osijek.

Political career

Since 1990 he has been an active politician. In 1992 he joined the Croatian Party of Rights.[1]

He held different municipal positions in Osijek. He was a member of the Osijek Assembly for eight years.[1] In 2005 he became the Deputy Prefect of the Osijek-Baranja County[1] and from 2007-08 he was an employee at DS Consulting. He worked as the Assistant Director of Osijek's Clinical Hospital.[1]

On 6 February 2009, he became a member of the Sabor to succeed Anto Đapić. He was the vice-president of the party until 7 November 2009, when he replaced Đapić.

Srb's main effort initially was to remove negative connotations associated with his party left by Đapić. Srb is known for his staunch euroscepticism,[2] as his party was the only party represented in the Croatian Parliament that opposed membership in the European Union. He condemned the convictions of Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markač (which were later overturned) by the ICTY.

Personal life

He is married and has three children. For seven times he was a champion of Croatia in rowing. He was the president of Rowing Club "Iktus" based in Osijek for ten years before stepping down in September 2013.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bajruši, Robert. Zrinjski, Marijana. Generacija 70-ih novi zastupnici i članovi Vlade. Generation of the 1970s as new MPs and Government members. Nacional. 30 October 2007. 11 July 2012. Croatian. 31 March 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140331010020/http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/39399/generacija-70-ih-novi-zastupnici-i-clanovi-vlade.
  2. News: Daniel Srb: Nismo imali sreće ni s jednom velikom asocijacijom, nećemo ni s EU-om. 28 November 2011. Vjesnik. hr. 15 December 2011. Daniel Srb: We had no luck with any large association, we will fare no better in the EU. Ivka Bačić. 5 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111205160504/http://www.vjesnik.hr/Article.aspx?ID=8cb3335a-78f9-4a7c-9f5c-617507662b28. dead.
  3. Web site: Daniel Srb više neće biti predsjednik Iktusa. Glas Slavonije. 11 September 2013. Croatian. 1 November 2013.