ZAGREB, Dec 22 (Hina) - Vladimir Seks of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was elected president of the Croatian parliament at an inaugural session on Monday.
ZAGREB, Dec 22 (Hina) - Vladimir Seks of the Croatian Democratic Union
(HDZ) was elected president of the Croatian parliament at an inaugural
session on Monday.#L#
Seks was born in the eastern city of Osijek in 1943. He graduated from
the Zagreb School of Law in 1966. He worked as a law intern in the
Office of the Public Prosecutor in Vinkovci. He briefly served as a
Municipal Court judge and then as a deputy district prosecutor in
Osijek. From 1972 to 1981 he worked as a lawyer.
In 1981, Seks was sentenced to 13 months in prison for "conspiracy
against the state" and was disbarred. Four years later he served seven
months in jail. In 1987 he became active in international
non-governmental human rights organisations.
In 1989 Seks was elected vice-president of the HDZ, and has filled top
positions in the party since. He has served as a member of parliament
since 1990, discharging various duties.
During the Homeland War, Seks held the post of president of the Crisis
Staff for Eastern Croatia. From 1992 to 1994 he served as a deputy
prime minister, and from April to September 1992 he performed the
duties of public prosecutor.
Seks wrote several books, including "Delikt misljenja" (Crime of
Thought), "Ogledi o slobodi savjesti" (Writings on the Freedom of
Conscience), "Zatvorska sjecanja" (Memories from Prison) and about 20
papers on law and political science. He speaks English and has a
reading knowledge of German.
Seks is married to a physician, Anica Resler-Seks.
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