List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia explained

This is a list of women who are or have been members of the European Parliament for Croatia.

Overview

In 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

ImageNameNational partyEP GroupFirst electedYear left
Biljana Borzan[10] Social Democratic Party S&D2013
Zdravka Bušić[11] Croatian Democratic Union EPP20132014
Ivana Maletić[12] Croatian Democratic Union EPP20132019
Sandra Petrović Jakovina[13] Social Democratic Party S&D20132014
Dubravka Šuica[14] Croatian Democratic Union EPP20132019 - appointed to European Commission
Ruža Tomašić[15] Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević ECR20132021 (resigned)
Marijana Petir[16] None EPP20142019
[17] Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) EPP2016
Romana Jerković[18] Social Democratic Party (SDP) S&D2019 - Took seat after Brexit
Sunčana Glavak[19] Croatian Democratic Union EPP2019
Nikolina Brnjac Croatian Democratic Union EPP2024

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Croatia elects 50/50 male female MEPs for European (...). European Women's Lobby. 2020-01-08.
  2. Web site: Croatian MEP Appointed Rapporteur on Women's Rights in Western Balkans. Total Croatia News. en-gb. 2020-01-08.
  3. Web site: Women's rights in Western Balkans get European parliament support. 2019-01-25. Emerging Europe. 2020-01-08.
  4. Web site: Borzan appointed EP West Balkans women's rights rapporteur. N1 HR. hr. 2020-01-08.
  5. Web site: EU closes in on target for gender parity in the European Parliament. European Data Journalism Network. en-GB. 2020-01-08.
  6. Web site: Women gaining ground in the European Parliament. 2019-05-25. France 24. en. 2020-01-08.
  7. Web site: Women gaining ground in the European Parliament. 2019-05-22. International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics. en. 2020-01-08.
  8. Web site: Three Balkan Women Nominated for European Commission Posts. 2019-09-10. Balkan Insight. en-US. 2020-01-08.
  9. Web site: Is Europe still a man's world?. EUobserver. 28 August 2019 . en. 2020-01-08.
  10. Web site: Biljana BORZAN. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  11. Web site: Zdravka BUŠIĆ. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  12. Web site: Ivana MALETIĆ. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  13. Web site: Sandra PETROVIĆ JAKOVINA. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  14. Web site: Dubravka ŠUICA. MEPs European Parliament. hr. 2020-01-08.
  15. Web site: Ruža TOMAŠIĆ. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  16. Web site: Marijana PETIR. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  17. Web site: Željana ZOVKO. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.
  18. Web site: Post-Brexit Parliament: Winners and losers. Morgan. Sam. 2019-05-31. Euractiv. en-GB. 2020-01-08.
  19. Web site: Sunčana GLAVAK. MEPs European Parliament. en. 2020-01-08.

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