Elvira Abdić-Jelenović
| Elvira Abdić-Jelenović | |
|---|---|
| President of theLabour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Assumed office 28 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Croat delegatein the Federal House of Peoples | |
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In office 25 January 2007 – 15 January 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1967 Karlovac, Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party |
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (since 2013) Democratic People's Union (1993 - 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Jelenović[1] |
| Relations | Fikret Abdić (father) |
| Residence | Croatia[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Sarajevo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam[2] |
| Website | Official website |
Elvira Abdić-Jelenović (born 7 September 1967) is a Bosnian politician and Croat representative in the House of Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. She is the president of the Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2013. Prior to that, she was a long-year member of the Democratic People's Union, a party founded by her father Fikret Abdić, from which she and her father were banned after internal changes within the party.
Biography
Abdić Jelenović was born in Karlovac in present-day Croatia.[3] She is a daughter of prominent Bosnian politician Fikret Abdić.[4] Abdić Jelenović studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Sarajevo. In 2006 she was elected to the Federal Parliament as a Croat representative in the House of Peoples.[3]
References
- 1 2 Soldić-Arar, Zdravka (23 March 2011). "Kći Fikreta Abdića: Nisam prihvatila Lagumdžijinu nemoralnu ponudu". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "Elvira Abdić Jelenković: Ponosim se što kao muslimanka predstavljam Hrvate u FBiH" (in Croatian). Livno Online. 30 July 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Izaslanik - Elvira Abdić Jelenović" (in Croatian). House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ "Elvira Abdić-Jelenović ide za načelnika Velike Kladuše: Abdić vuče konce iz Opatije" (in Bosnian). Velikakladusa.com. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.