Vilim Herman

Vilim Herman
Personal details
Born 19 January 1949
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croat
Alma mater University of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a prominent Croatian university professor at the University of Osijek, attorney at law, politician and former representative in the Croatian Parliament.[1]

Early life

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

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, on 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 since 2005 the Slavonia-Baranja Croatian Party.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. dr. sc. Vilim Herman, izvanredni profesor" (in Croatian). Pravni fakultet u Osijeku. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vilim Herman - LIBRA". Zastupnici 4. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Legos intervju - prof. dr. sc.Vilim Herman" (PDF). www.pravos.hr (in Croatian) (Legos magazine).
  4. ↑ "To je odmazda voljenog vođe" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. 2002-11-01. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Vilim Herman - SBHS". Zastupnici 5. saziva Hrvatskoga sabora (in Croatian). Croatian Parliament. Retrieved 2011-11-14.