Antun Vujic
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Antun Vujić is a Croatia
n politician, philosopher, political analyst and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government (from January 2000 to December 2003 under Prime Minister Ivica Račan
).
's Faculty of Philosophy (majored in philosophy and sociology), and in 1985 he earned a master's degree in philosophy of science. In 1989 he was one of the founding members of the centre-left Social Democrats of Croatia party (SDH), and ran at the 1992 presidential elections
, coming in eighth with just 0.70 percent of the vote. In 1994 SDH merged with the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
(SDP), led by Ivica Račan
, and Vujić soon became one of SDP's more prominent members. In 1995 he was elected to Croatian Parliament on SDP's ticket, and was later appointed Minister of Culture when SDP won the 2000 parliamentary elections
. After his term ended in December 2003, he was elected to the parliament at the 2003
and 2007 elections
and is currently serving his third term as member of parliament. Additionally, he is the director of the social-democratic political academy Novo društvo, and a member of the advisory board of the left-wing magazine Novi Plamen
.
Vujić contributes articles of political analysis to various magazines, he wrote encyclopedic articles and papers covering philosophy and liberal arts, and he contributed to comprehensive lexicons and encyclopedias. He was the main editor of the first general Croatian encyclopaedia, for which he was awarded the State Award for Science in 1998.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n politician, philosopher, political analyst and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government (from January 2000 to December 2003 under Prime Minister Ivica Račan
Ivica Racan
Ivica Račan was a Croatian career politician, leader of the League of Communists of Croatia and later Social Democratic Party from 1989 to 2007...
).
Overview
Vujić graduated from the University of ZagrebUniversity of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
's Faculty of Philosophy (majored in philosophy and sociology), and in 1985 he earned a master's degree in philosophy of science. In 1989 he was one of the founding members of the centre-left Social Democrats of Croatia party (SDH), and ran at the 1992 presidential elections
Croatian presidential election, 1992
Presidential elections were held in Croatia for the first time on 2 August 1992 alongside simultaneous parliamentary elections. The result was a victory for Franjo Tuđman of the Croatian Democratic Union , who received 57.8% of the vote...
, coming in eighth with just 0.70 percent of the vote. In 1994 SDH merged with the Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Social Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
(SDP), led by Ivica Račan
Ivica Racan
Ivica Račan was a Croatian career politician, leader of the League of Communists of Croatia and later Social Democratic Party from 1989 to 2007...
, and Vujić soon became one of SDP's more prominent members. In 1995 he was elected to Croatian Parliament on SDP's ticket, and was later appointed Minister of Culture when SDP won the 2000 parliamentary elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 2000
Elections for the Chamber of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament were held on January 3, 2000. These were the first elections to be held after the expiration of a full term of the previous Chamber....
. After his term ended in December 2003, he was elected to the parliament at the 2003
Croatian parliamentary election, 2003
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and 2007 elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections to the Croatian Parliament were held on 25 November 2007 in Croatia and on 24 November and 25 November 2007 abroad. The campaign officially started on 3 November...
and is currently serving his third term as member of parliament. Additionally, he is the director of the social-democratic political academy Novo društvo, and a member of the advisory board of the left-wing magazine Novi Plamen
Novi Plamen
Novi Plamen is a left-wing magazine for political, social and cultural issues primarily aimed at intellectual audiences on the territory of the former Yugoslavia and the related diaspora. It is a leading publication of its kind in the region, published by the Demokratska misao publishing company...
.
Vujić contributes articles of political analysis to various magazines, he wrote encyclopedic articles and papers covering philosophy and liberal arts, and he contributed to comprehensive lexicons and encyclopedias. He was the main editor of the first general Croatian encyclopaedia, for which he was awarded the State Award for Science in 1998.