Summary
Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a Croatian jurist and politician. A former representative in the Croatian Parliament, he serves as a professor of law at the University of Osijek.[1]
Vilim Herman | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1949 Osijek, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
Early life edit
Herman was born in Osijek to a Jewish family.[2] The first written records of his family date back to 1832, when his great-grandfather moved to Osijek from Warsaw, Poland. Herman's great-grandfather was a merchant who owned a trade business "S. Weiss & D. Herrmann" in Osijek district Donji grad. His father, Maks Herman, advised him to study law.[3] Herman earned his degree from the University of Belgrade's Law School
Political career edit
Herman has been member of the Croatian Social Liberal Party since 1990.[4] In the 2nd assembly of Sabor, Herman was elected to fill a minority quota as a Jewish representative, in the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) electoral list.[5]
In the 4th assembly of Sabor, Herman was a member of the HSLS, and after that the Party of Liberal Democrats (LIBRA).[2] In the 5th assembly of Sabor, he was a member of LIBRA, then of HNS-LD, and in 2005 he joined the Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Prof. dr. sc. Vilim Herman, izvanredni profesor" (in Croatian). Pravni fakultet u Osijeku. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ a b "Vilim Herman - LIBRA". Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ "Legos intervju - prof. dr. sc.Vilim Herman" (PDF). www.pravos.hr (in Croatian). Legos magazine.
- ^ "To je odmazda voljenog vođe" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 2002-11-01. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Službeni rezultati za izbor zastupnika u Zastupnički dom Sabora Republike Hrvatske sa državnih listi" (PDF) (in Croatian). Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia. 1992-08-10. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Vilim Herman - SBHS". Zastupnici 5. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-14.