Josipa Rimac
Encyclopedia
Josipa Rimac is a Croatia
n politician
and mayor of Knin
. She is part of the Croatian Democratic Union
party (HDZ). She was elected mayor in June 2005 at the age of 25, making her not only the youngest mayor in the country, but in Europe
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Rimac was born in Lukar (part of Promina
municipality) and spent her first four years of schooling in Knin, until the Croatian war of independence
broke out in the 1990s. She then went to school in Rijeka
and Split
and returned to Knin in October 1995, when the fighting stopped. Rimac studied at the school of economics where she also learned the English language
. She also spent a lot of time volunteering for the local Red Cross in Knin, and in 2000 was named director of the Red Cross in the city of Knin, the youngest director in the country. In 2005, Rimac was promoted to director of the Red Cross in Šibenik-Knin County
(all which was volunteer work). She has been involved with politics since school, and became a member of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union). On June 10, 2005, she was elected mayor of Knin.
Rimac is married with a young daughter.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and mayor of Knin
Knin
Knin is a historical town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. Knin rose to prominence twice in history, as a one-time capital of both the Kingdom of Croatia and briefly of the...
. She is part of the Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
party (HDZ). She was elected mayor in June 2005 at the age of 25, making her not only the youngest mayor in the country, but in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Rimac was born in Lukar (part of Promina
Promina, Croatia
Promina is a municipality in Šibenik-Knin county, Croatia. Oklaj is the administration centre of the municipality.-Population:In the 2011 census, it had the following settlements:* Bobodol, population 22* Bogatić, population 20* Čitluk, population 113...
municipality) and spent her first four years of schooling in Knin, until the Croatian war of independence
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
broke out in the 1990s. She then went to school in Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
and Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
and returned to Knin in October 1995, when the fighting stopped. Rimac studied at the school of economics where she also learned the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She also spent a lot of time volunteering for the local Red Cross in Knin, and in 2000 was named director of the Red Cross in the city of Knin, the youngest director in the country. In 2005, Rimac was promoted to director of the Red Cross in Šibenik-Knin County
Šibenik-Knin County
Šibenik-Knin County is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. Its center is Šibenik; other notable towns are Knin, Drniš and Skradin....
(all which was volunteer work). She has been involved with politics since school, and became a member of the HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union). On June 10, 2005, she was elected mayor of Knin.
Rimac is married with a young daughter.