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Tonino Picula
Croatian politician, Member of the European Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tonino Picula (born 31 August 1961) is a Croatian politician currently serving his fourth term as a Member of the European Parliament for Croatia, having successfully run in 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2024 European elections. .[1] He got involved in politics in the early 1990s and had served four consecutive terms as a member of the Croatian Parliament, having been elected in 2000, 2003, 2007, and 2011 parliamentary elections as a member of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP).[2] He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2003[3] under prime minister Ivica Račan, and as mayor of Velika Gorica from 2005 to 2009.[4]
Tonino Picula | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
Assumed office 1 July 2013 | |
Observer of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
In office 1 April 2012 – 1 July 2013 | |
Mayor of Velika Gorica | |
In office 17 June 2005 – 17 June 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ivan Šuker |
Succeeded by | Dražen Barišić |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 27 January 2000 – 22 December 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Ivica Račan |
Preceded by | Mate Granić |
Succeeded by | Miomir Žužul |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-08-31) 31 August 1961 (age 62) Mali Lošinj, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Political party | Social Democratic Party Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
Spouse | Marijana Mikić |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) |
Website | Official website |
Picula is a member of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP) and sits with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament.[5][6]