Politicians of Croatian ancestry
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This is a list of Politicians of Croatian ancestry, serving in nations other than Croatia.
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[edit] North America
[edit] US
- Nick Begich - Fmr. US Representative
- Michael Bilandic - Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
- John Bonacic - New York state Senator
- Mary Kay Budak - Indiana state Representative
- Marko Dapcevich - Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
- Jim Gerlach - US Congressman
- John Kasich - TV Host (Fmr. US Representative)
- Richard Kasunic - Pennsylvania state Senator
- Dennis Kucinich - US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
- Lou Kusanovich - California State Senator
- Mary Matalin - Political strategist and consultant
- Rose Perica Mofford - Fmr. Governor of Arizona
- Rudy Perpich - Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
- Peter S. Popovich - Fmr. Minnestate State Supreme Court Chief Justice
- George Radanovich - US Representative from California[1]
- Augustus Daniel Splivalo - Fmr. California State Representative - (1871-73) Chilean-born
- Michael Anthony Stepovich - Fmr. Governor of Alaska
- Nick Stepovich - Alaska state Representative
[edit] Canada
- Jan Brown - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
- Allan Kerpan - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
- Frank Krznaric - Timmins city council
- Frank Mahovlich - Canadian Senator and NHL Hall of Famer
- Joseph Mavrinac - Fmr. Mayor of Kirkland Lake (in Canada)
- Janko Peric - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
- Peter Sekulic - Alberta Politician
- John Sola - Ontario Politician
- Roseanne Skoke - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
- David Stupich - B.C. Politician (Croatian father & Scottish mother)
- Lynne Yelich - Member of Canadian Parliament
[edit] Latin America
[edit] Argentina
- Jorge Milton Capitanich - Argentinean Senator
- Nestor Kirchner - President of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
- Juan Carlos Nadalich - Argentinean Minister of Social Development
- Roy Nikisch - Governor of Chaco, Argentina
- Jorge Sobisch - Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
[edit] Chile
- Ingrid Antonijević Hahn - Chilean Minister (Economy, Promotion, & Reconstruction)
- Vicente Merino Bielich - Fmr. acting president of Chile (1946) (Vice-President of Chile)
- Carolina Goić Boroević - Chilean Deputy
- Romy Schmidt Crnosija - Chilean Minister (Public Lands)
- Antonio Horvath Kiss - Chilean Senator
- Leonor Oyarzún Ivanović - First Lady of Chile
- Alejandro Jadresić - Chilean politician
- Zarko Luksić Sandoval - Chilean Deputy
- Yerko Ljubetić Godoy - Fmr. Chilean Minister
- Baldo Prokurica Prokurica - Chilean Senator
- Mario Bertolino Rendić - Chilean Deputy
- Radomiro Tomić - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
- Sergio Espejo Yaksić - Chilean Minister (Transportation & Telecommunications)
- Domingo Yurac Soto - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
- Martín Zilić Hrepić - Chilean Minister (Education)
[edit] Costa Rica
- Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich - Fmr. President of Costa Rica
[edit] Peru
- Cesar Bielich-Pomareda (1871-1950) - Minister of the Navy of Peru, retired with the rank of rear-admiral of the Navy.
- Ismael Bielich-Flores - (1898-1966) Peruvian lawyer, co-founder of the Aprista movement (a political party), Senator and Minister of Justice (1945-1946), later president of the Christian Democratic Party and professor of law at the University of San Marcos in Lima.
[edit] Europe
- Ivan Gašparovic - President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
- Josip Juratovic - Member of German Parliament
[edit] Oceania
- James Belich - Fmr. Mayor of Wellington (New Zealand)
- Natasha Stott Despoja - Australian Senator
- Fred Gerbic - Fmr. Member of NZ Parliament
- Shane Jones - NZ Member of Parliament (Croatian maternal line)
- John Newman - Assassinated Australian politian, Martyr
- Jaye Radisich - W.A. Legislative Assembly
- Ljiljanna Ravlich - W.A. State Minister for Education and Training
- Zed Seselja - Australian politician
- Clem Simich - Member of NZ Parliament
