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List of politicians of Croatian ancestry
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This is a list of politicians of Croatian ancestry, serving in nations other than Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. North America U.S. * Michael D. Antonovich - LA County Supervisor, 5th District, since 1980 * Nick Begich - Fmr. U.S. Representative * Mark Begich - US Senator, Alaska and former Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska * 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 * Chris Gerlach - Minnesota state Senator * Jim Gerlach - U.S. Congressman * John Kasich - TV Host (Fmr. U.S. Representative) * Richard Kasunic - Pennsylvania state Senator * Dennis Kucinich - U.S. Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland) * Lou Kusanovich - California State Senator * Mary Matalin - Political strategist and consultant * Steve Pajcic - Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 1986 * Rudy Perpich - Fmr. Governor of Minnesota * Peter S. Popovich - Fmr. Minnesota State Supreme Court Chief Justice * George Radanovich - U.S. Representative from California * Augustus Daniel Splivalo - Fmr. California State Representative - (1871-73) Chilean-born * Michael Anthony Stepovich - Fmr. Governor of Alaska * Nick Stepovich - Alaska state Representative * Anthony Sertich - Majority leader, Minnesota House of Representatives * Tom Rukavina - Minnesota state Representative * Randy Vulakovich - Pennsylvania state Representative Canada * Bob Bratina - Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario * 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 Latin America Argentina * Jorge Milton Capitanich - Argentine Governor * Néstor Kirchner - Former President of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent) * Juan Carlos Nadalich - Argentine Minister of Social Development * Roy Nikisch - Governor of Chaco, Argentina * Jorge Sobisch - Governor of Neuquén, Argentina * Jorge Banicevich - Argentine Senator Chile * Alejandro Jadresic Marinovic - Chilean Energy minister, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Duke Trpimir of the Republic of Croatia . * Alex Avsolomovich - Chilean politician * Baldo Prokurica Prokurica - Chilean Senator * Carolina Goic Boroevic - Chilean Deputy * Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic - MIR activist, Executed 1975 * Domingo Yurac - Chilean Supreme Court Justice * Drago Vinko Gojanovic - Chilean communist, Executed 1973 * Edmundo Pérez Zujovic - PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971 * Ingrid Antonijevic - Chilean Minister (Economy, Promotion, & Reconstruction) * Leonor Ivanovic - First Lady of Chile * Mario Berttolino Rendic - Chilean Deputy * Martín Zilic Hrepic - Chilean Minister (Education) * Pedro Vuskovic - Chilean Minister of Economy * Radomiro Tomic - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador * Romy Schmidt Crnosija - Chilean Minister (Public Lands) * Sergio Espejo Yaksic - Chilean Minister (Transportation & Telecommunications) * Sergio Vuskovic - Politician, professor and writer * Vicente Merino Bielich - Fmr. acting president of Chile (1946) (Vice-President of Chile) * Yerko Ljubetic - Fmr. Chilean Minister * Zarko Luksic - Chilean Deputy Costa Rica * Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich - Fmr. President of Costa Rica Peru * Cesar Bielich-Pomareda (1871-1950) - Peruvian Minister, Navy officer * Ismael Bielich-Flores - (1898-1966) Peruvian law academic, minister, senator, and politician. Europe * - President of the National Assembly of Serbia * - Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia * - President of Slovakia (Croatian father) * Gustáv Husák - President of Czechoslovakia (Croatian grandmother) * Josip Juratovic - Member of German Parliament * Fred Sinowatz - former Austrian chancellor * Norbert Darabos - Austrian defence minister * - Foreign Minister of Austria 1966-1968, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1969-1974 * Terezija Stoisits - since 2007 Volksanwaeltin (Ombudswoman), nominated by the Austrian Green Party 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 politician, 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
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