| Members of the European Parliament for Croatia | |
|---|---|
| Observers | (2012) |
| 7th term | (2013) |
| 8th term | (2014) |
| 9th term | (2019) |
| Women | |
This is a list of women who are or have been members of the European Parliament for Croatia.
Overview
In 2013, when Croatia first elected MEPs, 6 of the 12 elected were women.[1]
In November 2018, Biljana Borzan was appointed as the European Parliament's rapporteur on women rights in the Western Balkans[2][3] in order to help women in Croatia.[4]
At the 2019 European Parliament election, Europe overall was said to have poor gender representation of MEPs elected,[5] in Croatia 6 of the 12 MEPs elected were women.[6][7]
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen appointed three women from Balkan countries to her commission as part of scheme to promote women, one of which was Dubravka Suica, to serve as the vice-president for Democracy and Demography.[8]
Croatia uses gender quotas in their elections to the European Parliament, and have been praised for their gender representation among elected politicians.[9]
List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia
| Image | Name | National party | EP Group | First elected | Year left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Biljana Borzan[10] | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2013 | |
.jpg) | Zdravka Bušić[11] | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2014 |
| Ivana Maletić[12] | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2019 | |
 | Sandra Petrović Jakovina[13] | Social Democratic Party | S&D | 2013 | 2014 |
_-_Democracy_and_demography_(48838221646)_(cropped).jpg) | Dubravka Šuica[14] | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2013 | 2019 - appointed to European Commission[14] |
_(cropped).jpg) | Ruža Tomašić[15] | Party of Rights dr. Ante Starčević | ECR | 2013 | 2021 (resigned) |
| Marijana Petir[16] | None | EPP | 2014 | 2019 | |
.jpg) | Željana Zovko[17] | Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) | EPP | 2016 | |
 | Romana Jerković[18] | Social Democratic Party (SDP) | S&D | 2019 - Took seat after Brexit[18] | |
| Sunčana Glavak[19] | Croatian Democratic Union | EPP | 2019 |
See also
Further reading
- Women In The European Parliament - Official material from the European Parliament