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] |
Damir Kajin (born 3 February 1962) is a Croatian politician.
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]
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] |
Damir Kajin (born 3 February 1962) is a Croatian politician.
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]