Jelena Pavičić Vukičević (born 2 September 1975) is a Croatian politician who served as president of the Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party. She assumed the position following the death of the previous party president,

Milan Bandić Milan Bandić (22 November 1955 – 28 February 2021) was a Croatian politician and the longest-serving mayor of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Bandić was mayor almost continuously from 2000 to 2021, except during the time between his resignati ...

, on 28 February 2021. Pavičić Vukičević also assumed Bandić's role of the

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, which she served until the 4 June 2021, following her loss at the 2021 Zagreb mayoral elections.

Early life and career

Jelena Pavičić was born in

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on 2 September 1975. She studied

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at the

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at the

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. From 1999 to 2001 she was a part-time associate at the Miroslav Krleža Lexicographic Institute in the editorial office of the

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. From 2011 to 2013 she was a council member of the University of Zagreb.

Political career

Pavičić Vukičević was the secretary of the Zagreb organization of the

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from 2000 to 2003. From 2001 to 2005, she was a member of the

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and secretary of the SDP club. From 2003 to 2007, she was a member of the SDP in the 5th session of the Croatian Parliament. From 2005 to 2008, she was a city representative in the Zagreb Assembly, president of the SDP club and president of the SDP- HSS- HSU coalition club. In 2008, she was appointed head of the city office for education, culture and sports. She held this position until 2009. From 2011 to 2013 she was a member of the Croatian delegation of observers to the

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of the

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, and in 2013 when Croatia became a member of the European Union, she became a member of the Croatian delegation to the Committee of the Regions.Jelena Pavičić-Vukičević
Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party, Retrieved 28 February 2021.

Acting mayor of Zagreb and 2021 mayoral election

Following the death of

on 28 February 2021, Pavičić Vukičević became acting

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and President of the Bandić's

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. On 11 March, she announced that she would succeed Bandić as the party president permanently. On 18 March, she announced her candidacy for the mayor in the

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. Pavičić Vukičević inherited a Zagreb ravaged by the multiple calamities of

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2020 Petrinja earthquake At 12:19 PM Central European Time, CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 (6.2 ) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly west-southwest of Petrinja. The maximum felt intensity was estimated at VIII ( ...

and the

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. The earthquakes produced over €11 billion in damages in the city. Her controversial predecessor as mayor, and close associate,

, was criticised for the city's poor recovery. In spite of this, Pavičić Vukičević spoke positively of Bandić and said she would continue his legacy, choosing to keep Bandić's name as part of the party's name. On the 16 May elections, Pavičić Vukičević won 36,309 votes (11.10%), making her the third-placed and non-eligible for the second round. Pavičić Vukičević left her office and handover it to newly elected mayor

Tomislav Tomašević Tomislav Tomašević (; born 13 January 1982) is a Croatian politician, activist, environmentalist and political scientist who has served as the 53rd List of mayors of Zagreb, mayor of Zagreb since 2021. He is one of the leaders of the local Zagr ...

on 4 June 2021.

References

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