Nikola Vuljanić (born 25 June 1949) is a

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n politician, member of the left-wing

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, and former member of the

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Early life

Nikola Vuljanić was born in

Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...

, and graduated at the

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with an MA in

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. He started to work in education as an English language school teacher. Afterwards, he became a university teacher of technical English.

Political career

In 2003, he joined

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(HNS), being elected member of

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, staying in office until 2007. After the first deputy term, he left HNS and joined

(HL). In 2011, Vuljanić was re-elected as member of

on HL ticket. In 2012, he resigned his seat in Sabor, and was elected euro-observer in the

. On 1 July 2013, after Croatia joins the European Union, he was sworn in as full MEP.

In the Croatian Sabor

In the 5th legislature (2003-2008), he was a member of the Committee on Legislation, Judiciary Committee, Interparliamentary Cooperation, and a deputy member of the Croatian Parliament Delegation to the Joint Parliamentary Committee EU-Croatia and the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation. Vuljanić was a member of the parliamentary group of the

Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats Croatian may refer to: *Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , ...

(HNS).

As euro-observer and MEP

On 1 April 2012, Vuljanić was appointed by the Sabor to be an observer in the

. He became a member of the Committee for Culture. Serving as non-attached member few days, on 18 April 2012, Vuljanić finally joined the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D). He was elected as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in European election of 14 April 2013, on HL's lists, winning the term with 5.77% of popular votes. On 1 July 2013, after Croatia joins the European Union, Vuljanić was sworn in as full MEP. After becoming full MEP, he left S&D group to join Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left, and was moved to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

External links

Nikola Vuljanić' profile on European Parliament

Nikola Vuljanić' profile on Sabor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuljanic, Nikola 1949 births Living people MEPs for Croatia 2013–2014 People from Karlovac