Marijana Petir
Marijana Petir (born 4 October 1975) is a Croatian politician, who, since July 2014 has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Croatia for the Croatian Peasant Party.[1] In 2011 she was named Homophobe of the Decade by Zagreb Pride due to being the only representative of the Croatian Parliament to vote against the country's Anti-discrimination Law.[2][3]
Marijana Petir MEP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Croatia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1975 (age 45) Kutina, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Political party | Independent (2017–) |
| Other political affiliations | Croatian Peasant Party (until 2017) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Parliamentary service
- Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (2014-)
- Member, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014-)
- Member, Delegation to the EU-Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2014-)
In 2019, Petir was the winner of the Agriculture, Rural Development & Fisheries Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[4]
References
- Profile: Marijana Petir, europarl.europa.eu; accessed 18 November 2016.
- "HRT na Eurosong šalje pjevača nominiranog za homofoba desetljeća - CroL". www.crol.hr. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- "NEO-CONSERVATIVE THREATS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION :: CESI". www.cesi.hr. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- Hutchinson, Lorna (21 March 2019). "MEP Awards 2019: Heartfelt reactions from our winners". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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