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Croatian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damir Kajin (born 3 February 1962) is a Croatian politician.
Damir Kajin | |
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![]() Damir Kajin (right) with Ivo Josipović (centre) and Vesna Pusić (left) | |
Member of Sabor | |
Assumed office 7 September 1992 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Koper, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia | 3 February 1962
Nationality | Croatian[1] |
Born in Koper, he grew up in Buzet where he completed elementary school subsequently attending high school in Rijeka.[2] Before starting his political career as the president of the Istria County Assembly in 1993, Kajin worked in Istrian water supply company for 12 years.[2] He remained president of the assembly until 2001.[2];In 1995 he was elected member of the Croatian Parliament where he served multiple mandates.[2]
Kajin was the Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) candidate in the 2009 Croatian presidential election. He won 3.87% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.
In 2013, Kajin was expelled from IDS.[3] In 2014, he founded a new party, Istrian Democrats (Croatian: Istarski demokrati).[4]
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