Milka Planinc

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Milka Planinc (born 1924 in Croatia) was a Communist Federal Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986. She remains the only female head of government in the history of Communism. She currently resides in Zagreb, Croatia. Previously, these were her roles before becoming PM:

  • Secretary of the People’s Assembly of Trešnjevka 1957;
  • Secretary of Cultural Affairs of the City of Zagreb 1961-1963;
  • Secretary of Education 1963-1965;
  • President of the Assembly 1967-1971;
  • Leader of the Communist Party in Croatia 1971-1982;
  • President of the Federal Executive Council (Prime Minister) 1982-1986;


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Tito | Stambolić | Špiljak | Ribičič | Bijedić | Đuranović | Planinc | Mikulić | Marković
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