Dragutin Lesar
Dragutin Lesar (born 4 March 1956) is a retired Croatian politician. Originally a union leader in the 1980s, he joined the liberal Croatian People's Party (HNS) in 1996. As member of HNS he was elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2003 and 2007 general elections and served in the 5th and 6th Sabor. In April 2008 he resigned from HNS and continued to serve in the parliament as an independent. In April 2010 he founded the left wing Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (HL) and became their first party president.
Dragutin Lesar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 22 December 2003 – 25 September 2015 | |
| President | Stjepan Mesić (2003–2010)Ivo Josipović (2010–2015)Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2015) |
| Prime Minister | Ivo Sanader (2003–2009)Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)Zoran Milanović (2011–2015) |
| Constituency | III electoral district |
| 1st President of the Croatian Labourists – Labour Party | |
| In office 31 March 2010 – 25 May 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Nansi Tireli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1956 Mačkovec, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Political party | Croatian Labourists – Labour Party (2010–2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Croatian People's Party (1996–2008) |
| Spouse | Anica Lesar |
| Residence(s) | Šenkovec, Croatia |
| Occupation | Politician, union leader |
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