Marijana Puljak Explained

Marijana Puljak
Office1:Co-leader of Centre
Alongside1:Dalija Orešković, Marin Račić, Dario Carev
Predecessor1:Position established
Successor1:Ivica Puljak
Term Start1:15 November 2020[1]
Term End1:6 November 2021[2]
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:22 July 2020
Constituency:Electoral district X
Office2:President of Pametno
Predecessor2:Position established
Successor2:Position abolished
Term Start2:June 2015
Term End2:15 November 2020
Office3:Member of Split City Council
Term Start3:19 May 2013
Term End3:16 May 2021
Birth Date:19 August 1971
Birth Place:Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Children:3
Alma Mater:University of Split

Marijana Puljak (born 19 August 1971) is a Croatian politician and computer scientist who is serving as a Member of Parliament since 2020.[3]

She graduated in computer science from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Split in 1994. After graduation, she worked in a firm "SWING Informatics". Since 2005, she worked in Splitska banka and later held the position of a department director.[4]

Puljak is the founder of the liberal party Pametno, formed in Split out of the citizens' initiative Za pametne ljude i pametan grad ("For smart people and a smart city"). The initiative was born out of the activist fight for a new school, missing in the district of Žnjan. In 2010, Puljak served as President of the Split City District of Žnjan which had around 6000 citizens. She was a candidate for Mayor of Split in 2013 and 2017.[5] [6] [7]

She served as president of Pametno from its foundation in 2013. After Pametno merged with Party with a First and Last Name (IP) and became the Centre, Puljak became one of the four co-leaders of the new party, together with Dalija Orešković, Marin Račić and Dario Carev. Orešković and Puljak were elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2020 Croatian parliamentary election, as leading candidates of the Pametno - IP - Focus coalition.

She is married to Ivica Puljak, a physicist serving as the incumbent Mayor of Split and president of Centre. They have two daughters and a son together.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ujedinjuju se Pametno i SIP, poznato ime i vodstvo nove stranke: "Spajanje se provodi kao personalna fuzija" . dnevnik.hr . . 6 May 2024 . hr . 16 Nov 2020.
  2. Web site: Ivica Puljak izabran za predsjednika stranke Centar . n1info.hr . . 6 May 2024 . hr . 6 Nov 2021.
  3. Web site: Marijana Puljak . sabor.hr . . 6 May 2024.
  4. Web site: TKO JE MARIJANA? . marijana.org . 6 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Hrvatski sabor . strankacentar.hr . . 6 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Tko je Marijana Puljak? Svoj politički život počela je borbom za izgradnju osnovne škole, a dokaz je da politika i ljubav idu skupa . dnevnik.hr . Nova TV . 6 May 2024 . hr . 25 Mar 2024.
  7. Web site: Brajević . Ines . Puljak: Priča o školi Žnjan-Pazdigrad je priča o bitci isključivo upornih roditelja . dalmatinskiportal.hr . 6 May 2024 . hr . 4 Sep 2017.
  8. Web site: Djeca Ivice Puljka njegov su najveći ponos, nižu međunarodne uspjehe, a evo čime se bave . vecernji.hr . Večernji list . 6 May 2024 . hr . 27 Jun 2022.