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Vesna Bedeković (born 22 February 1966) is a Croatian pedagog and politician who served as the Minister of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy from July 2019 to July 2020 in the
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of
Andrej Plenković Andrej Plenković ( ; born 8 April 1970) is a Croatian politician serving as the Prime Minister of Croatia, prime minister of Croatia since October 2016. He was previously one of eleven List of members of the European Parliament for Croatia, 201 ...
.


Early life and education

Born on 22 February 1966 in
Bjelovar Bjelovar (, , Czech language, Czech: ''Bělovar'' or ''Bělovár,'' Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Belovar,'' Latin: ''Bellovarium'') is a city in central Croatia. In the Demographics of Croatia, 2021 census, its population was 36,316 . It is ...
, Bedeković attended elementary school in
Pitomača Pitomača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 10,059, in the following settlements: * Dinjevac, population 458 * Grabrovnica, population 405 * Klad ...
, and secondary school in
Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). I ...
. She graduated from the Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in
Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
, and from the Department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the
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.


Pedagogical career

Bedeković began her career at the
Kloštar Podravski Kloštar Podravski is a settlement and a municipality in the Koprivnica-Križevci County in Croatia. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 3,306 inhabitants in the area, in the following settlements: * Budančevica, population 527 * Kloštar ...
Primary School, the Petar Preradović Primary School in Pitomača and the Central School Stjepan Sulimanac in
Pitomača Pitomača is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 10,059, in the following settlements: * Dinjevac, population 458 * Grabrovnica, population 405 * Klad ...
, in the period between 1987 and 2006. From 2005 to 2009, he served as Head of the Administrative Department for Education, Culture, Sports and Technical Culture and Head of the Department of Social Activities of the
Virovitica-Podravina County Virovitica-Podravina County (; ; ) is a northern Slavonian county in Croatia. Its county seat is in Virovitica and it includes the area around the Drava river, Podravina being the Drava's drainage basin. Other notable towns are Slatina and ...
. At the same time, she was teaching at the Faculty of Teacher Education and Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in
Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
and at the Faculty of Philosophy at the
University of Zagreb The University of Zagreb (, ) is a public university, public research university in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the largest Croatian university and one of the oldest continuously operating universities in Europe. The University of Zagreb and the Unive ...
. From 2007 to 2009, Bedeković has served as a temporary dean, and from 23 March 2009 to 13 October 2016, she was a Dean of the High School of Management in Tourism and Informatics in
Virovitica Virovitica () is a Croatian city near the Hungary, Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,688, with 21,291 people in the municipality (census 2011). I ...
. She left the dean's office when joined the
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in October 2016. Bedeković is a member of the Croatian Pedagogical Society and International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE) and has worked, inter alia, on scientific projects linking interculturality and minority language education and access to Roma integration as well as the development of creativity in lifelong education of teachers.


Political career

From 14 October 2016 to 19 July 2019, Bedeković was a member of the
Croatian Parliament The Croatian Parliament () or the Sabor is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Croatia. Under the terms of the Constitution of Croatia, Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the nation, people and is vested with legislative power. ...
, replacing former
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on the spot of deputy MP and thus entered the Croatian legislative body even though she won only 0.83 percent of the votes in the elections, convincingly least at HDZ list. In the Parliament, she was a member of the Gender Equality Committee, and after
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took the mayor's office in
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, she took over the chairmanship of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture.


Personal life

Bedeković is married and has two daughters.


See also

*
Cabinet of Andrej Plenković I The Fourteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia () was the Croatian Government cabinet formed on 19 October 2016, following the 2016 election. It was led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The cabinet was dissolved on 23 July 2020 and was ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bedekovic, Vesna 1966 births Living people Government ministers of Croatia Family ministers of Croatia Youth ministers of Croatia Croatian educators Croatian educational theorists Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni University of Osijek alumni Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament People from Bjelovar Croatian women educators Women academic administrators