Jelena Pavičić Vukičević

Jelena Pavičić Vukičević
Pavičić Vukičević in April 2021
Mayor of Zagreb Acting
In office 28 February 2021 – 4 June 2021
Deputy	Olivera Majić
Preceded by	Milan Bandić
Succeeded by	Tomislav Tomašević
President of the Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party
In office 28 February 2021 – 12 December 2021
Preceded by	Milan Bandić
Succeeded by	Slavko Kojić
Member of the Croatian Parliament for 1st electoral district
In office 22 December 2003 – 11 January 2008
Personal details
Born	(1975-09-02) 2 September 1975 (age 49) Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	SDP (1997–2009) BM 365 (2015–present)
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

Jelena Pavičić Vukičević (born 2 September 1975) is a Croatian politician who served as president of the Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party. She assumed the position following the death of the previous party president, Milan Bandić, on 28 February 2021. Pavičić Vukičević also assumed Bandić's role of the mayor of Zagreb, which she served until the 4 June 2021, following her loss at the 2021 Zagreb mayoral elections.^[1][2][3]

Early life and career

Jelena Pavičić was born in Zagreb on 2 September 1975.^[4] She studied comparative literature at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb.^[5] From 1999 to 2001 she was a part-time associate at the Miroslav Krleža Lexicographic Institute in the editorial office of the Croatian Biographical Lexicon. From 2011 to 2013 she was a council member of the University of Zagreb.^[6]

Political career

Pavičić Vukičević was the secretary of the Zagreb organization of the Social Democratic Party from 2000 to 2003. From 2001 to 2005, she was a member of the Zagreb City Assembly and secretary of the SDP club. From 2003 to 2007, she was a member of the SDP in the 5th session of the Croatian Parliament.^[4] From 2005 to 2008, she was a city representative in the Zagreb Assembly, president of the SDP club and president of the SDP-HSS-HSU coalition club.^[6] In 2008, she was appointed head of the city office for education, culture and sports.^[7] She held this position until 2009.^[6] From 2011 to 2013 she was a member of the Croatian delegation of observers to the European Committee of the Regions of the European Parliament, and in 2013 when Croatia became a member of the European Union, she became a member of the Croatian delegation to the Committee of the Regions.^{[6][self-published source?]}

Acting mayor of Zagreb and 2021 mayoral election

Pavičić Vukičević announcing her candidacy for mayor of Zagreb, March 2021

Following the death of Milan Bandić on 28 February 2021, Pavičić Vukičević became acting Mayor of Zagreb and President of the Bandić's Labour and Solidarity Party.^[1] On 11 March, she announced that she would succeed Bandić as the party president permanently.^[8] On 18 March, she announced her candidacy for the mayor in the 2021 Zagreb local elections.^[9]

Pavičić Vukičević inherited a Zagreb ravaged by the multiple calamities of 2020 Zagreb earthquake, 2020 Zagreb flash flood, 2020 Petrinja earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic. The earthquakes produced over €11 billion in damages in the city.^[10] Her controversial predecessor as mayor, and close associate, Milan Bandić, was criticised for the city's poor recovery.^{[11][12][13][14]} In spite of this, Pavičić Vukičević spoke positively of Bandić and said she would continue his legacy,^[15][16] choosing to keep Bandić's name as part of the party's name.^[17]

On the 16 May elections, Pavičić Vukičević won 36,309 votes (11.10%), making her the third-placed and non-eligible for the second round.^[18]

Pavičić Vukičević left her office and handover it to newly elected mayor Tomislav Tomašević on 4 June 2021.^[19][20][21]

See also

• List of members of Croatian Parliament, 2003–07
• List of mayors of Zagreb

References

1. Pandžić, Ivan. "Grad Zagreb će do lokalnih izbora u svibnju voditi Jelena Pavičić Vukičević". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
2. "Zagreb će do izbora u svibnju voditi Bandićeva zamjenica Jelena Pavičić Vukičević". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
3. "Jelena Pavičić Vukičević: Naša uloga je biti odgovorna, učinkovita i funkcionalna gradska uprava" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. 28 February 2021.
4. "Pavičić Vukičević, Jelena" (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
5. "Tko je Bandićeva bliska suradnica koja od danas upravlja Zagrebom?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 28 February 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. Jelena Pavičić-Vukičević, Bandić Milan 365 - Labour and Solidarity Party, Retrieved 28 February 2021.
7. Milković, Ante (23 June 2008). "Nova pročelnica zaposlila obitelj u gradskoj upravi". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
8. M. R. (11 March 2021). "Pavičić Vukičević nova je predsjednica stranke BM 365: "Bitno mi je da svaki član kaže koga vidi kao kandidata za izbore"". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
9. "Jelena Pavičić Vukičević ide u utrku za gradonačelnicu: 'Zagrepčanima jamčim tri stvari'". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 19 March 2021.
10. HINA (13 March 2021). "Izravne štete od potresa na Baniji i u Zagrebu veće od 120 milijardi kuna". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
11. Vrabec, Vedran (14 January 2021). "Ovo su ludosti na koje Bandić troši milijune od 22. ožujka, a nemaju veze s obnovom skršenog grada". Telegram.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
12. Mazzocco, Vojislav (4 January 2021). "Index Istrage: Bandić uzeo 3.35 milijuna kuna školama i dao za Snježnu kraljicu". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
13. Vrabec, Vedran (3 February 2021). "Bandić smislio genijalan način kako da sredi Zagreb prije izbora: farba oštećenja u boju cigle". Telegram.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 April 2021.
14. "Pavičić Vukičević o padu metalne konstrukcije na Trgu: Odgovorni smo mi, to se može dogoditi svakog dana". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
15. Hina (28 February 2021). "Pavičić Vukičević: Neću se kandidirati za gradonačelnicu". N1 HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
16. "Jelena Pavičić Vukičević: Ja sam 24 godine Bandićev čovjek, neću prati ruke od njega". Index.hr (in Croatian). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
17. "Pavičić Vukićević je sada predsjednica Bandićeve stranke: 'Stranka se ne gasi i ne mijenjamo ime'". Večernji list (in Croatian). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
18. "Tomašević uvjerljiv pobjednik u Zagrebu, Škoro uspio prestići Pavičić Vukičević". hr.n1info.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
19. "Pavičić Vukičević: Primopredaja gradske vlasti najranije u petak". tportal.hr. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
20. "USKORO UŽIVO Prvo obraćanje gradonačelnika Tomislava Tomaševića". Index.hr (in Croatian). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
21. "Održana službena primopredaja izvršnih ovlasti gradonačelnika Grada Zagreba". zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Grad Zagreb. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

Political offices
Preceded by Milan Bandić	Acting Mayor of Zagreb 2021	Succeeded by Tomislav Tomašević
Party political offices
Preceded by Milan Bandić	President of Labour and Solidarity Party 2021 – present	Incumbent