Aurelio Juri (born 27 July 1949) is a

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and

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ethnic origin. Between 2008 and 2009, he served as

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. He was an influential member of the

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, before he left the party in 2009. Juri was born in an Italian-speaking family of Friulian descent in

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, then part of

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. He spent his childhood in the Slovenian coastal town of

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, where he started his political career in the

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. In 1978, he became a member of the Town Council. A staunch supporter of the reformist wing of the party led by

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, became a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Slovenia in 1989, one year before the democratic changes in Slovenia. Between 1986 and 1990, he also served as chairman of the autonomous organization of the Italian Community of Koper. In 1994, he became mayor of Koper, but resigned in 1996, after being elected to the

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on the list of the United List of Social Democrats. He remained in Parliament for three consecutive terms. In November 2008, he replaced the party leader

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, who was elected

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, as a member of the

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. His brother

Franco Juri Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" * Franco of Cologne (mid to late 13th cen ...

is a prominent cartoonist, musician, and politician. His son Luka Juri is also a journalist and prominent Social Democrat politician.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Juri, Aurelio 1949 births Living people People from Pula Slovenian people of Friulian descent Istrian Italian people Slovenian atheists Social Democrats (Slovenia) MEPs MEPs for Slovenia 2004–2009 League of Communists of Slovenia politicians Mayors of places in Slovenia People from Koper Social Democrats (Slovenia) politicians