Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a
Croatian jurist and politician. A former representative in the
Croatian Parliament, he serves as a professor of law at the
University of Osijek.
Early life
Herman was born in
Osijek
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to a
Jewish family.
The first written records of his family date back to 1832, when his great-grandfather moved to Osijek from
Warsaw,
Poland. Herman's great-grandfather was a merchant who owned a trade business ''"S. Weiss & D. Herrmann"'' in Osijek district
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. His father, Maks Herman, advised him to study
law. Herman earned his degree from the
University of Belgrade's
Law School
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Political career
Herman has been member of the
Croatian Social Liberal Party since 1990. In the
2nd assembly of Sabor, Herman was elected to fill a minority quota as a Jewish representative, in the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) electoral list.
In the
4th assembly of Sabor, Herman was a member of the HSLS, and after that the
Party of Liberal Democrats (LIBRA).
In the
5th assembly of Sabor, he was a member of LIBRA, then of
HNS-LD, and in 2005 he joined the
Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party.
References
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1949 births
Living people
People from Osijek
Croatian Jews
Croatian people of Polish-Jewish descent
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
Croatian lawyers
Representatives in the modern Croatian Parliament
Croatian Social Liberal Party politicians
Jewish Croatian politicians
University of Osijek alumni
Academic staff of the University of Osijek
Party of Liberal Democrats politicians