Jasmin Emrić (born 29 November 1969) is a Bosnian politician serving as member of the national

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since 2014. From 2000 to 2008, he served as mayor of his hometown

Bužim Bužim ( sr-cyrl, Бужим) is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the most northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography Bu� ...

. Emrić is a member of the People's European Union, having previously been a member of the

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and the

Party of Democratic Action The Party of Democratic Action ( bs, Stranka demokratske akcije; abbr. SDA) is a Bosniak nationalist, conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) was founded on 26 May 1990 in Sarajevo, ...

Early life

Emrić was born in

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, then part of

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. His parliamentary biography indicates that he is an engineer in the field of

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and that he was the director of the organization GEOID in

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

until 2014.

Political career

Emrić was elected to the municipal council of

as a candidate of the

(SDA) in 2000. The SDA won a landslide majority in this election, and Emrić was subsequently chosen by councillors as the city's

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. He left the SDA at some point between 2000 and 2004 and was re-elected as mayor as an

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candidate in the 2004 municipal elections, the first to be held after Bosnia and Herzegovina introduced the direct election of mayors. He joined the

(A-SDA) in 2008 and was defeated by SDA candidate Mirsad Šahinović in the 2008 municipal elections. Emrić was elected to the

Una-Sana Canton The Una-Sana Canton ( Serbian and / Унско-сански кантон; ) is one of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been ...

al Assembly in the 2010 general election and served until the end of his term in 2014, leading a four-member grouping from his party. He was elected to the national

in the 2014 general election, and was re-elected in the

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and 2022 general elections.Jasmin Emrić
(biographical entry), Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, accessed 6 March 2016.

References

External links

Jasmin Emrić
(biographical entry), Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{DEFAULTSORT:Emric, Jasmin 1969 births Living people People from Bužim Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Politicians of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Action politicians Party of Democratic Activity politicians People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Bosnia and Herzegovina)