Milanka Opačić (; born 17 April 1968) is a Croatian politician who served as a Ministry of Social Policy and Youth (Croatia), Minister of Social Welfare and Youth at Left wing politics in Croatia, centre-left Cabinet of Zoran Milanović from 2011 to 2016. She served as one of four vice-presidents of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia, Social Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in the Croatian Parliament, Sabor. She was first elected to Sabor in the 1992 Croatian parliamentary election, 1992 parliamentary election, and was reelected in 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, 2000, 2003 Croatian parliamentary election, 2003, 2007 Croatian parliamentary election, 2007, 2011 Croatian parliamentary election, 2011, 2015 Croatian parliamentary election, 2015 and 2016 Croatian parliamentary election, 2016.

Education and career

Opačić was born in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia, SR Croatia, then part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia, where she attended elementary and secondary school. In 1990, inspired by Ivica Račan, she became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia, Social Democratic Party. She studied political science at the University of Zagreb, graduating in 1991. In 1992, Opačić became the party's vice-president and entered the Croatian Parliament, Sabor as a representative of the Serbs of Croatia. She was re-elected to the Sabor in 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, 2000, 2003 Croatian parliamentary election, 2003 and 2007 Croatian parliamentary election, 2007. She was one of the closest associates of former Prime Minister of Croatia, Prime Minister Zoran Milanović. In September 2018, she left SDP and joined Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party in August 2019.

Personal life

Opačić is a single mother. She adopted a daughter named Lana in 2003. She is an Irreligion in Croatia, atheist. Despite starting her career as a representative of the Serbs of Croatia, Serb minority in the Croatian Parliament, Sabor, Opačić stated in ''Nedjeljom u dva'' that she does not label her nationality.

References

External links

Milanka Opačić - SDP.hr
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