Dalija Orešković
Dalija Orešković (born 18 June 1977) is a Croatian lawyer and politician. She served as the president of the Conflict of Interest Commission from 2013 to 2018. She was the leader of the centre-left START, founded in 2019. She stepped down from the position of party leader in 2020, when the party changed its name to Party with a First and Last Name (SSiP).
Dalija Orešković | |
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President of the Conflict of Interest Commission | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Preceded by | Mate Kačan |
Succeeded by | Nataša Novaković |
Personal details | |
Born | Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia | 18 June 1977
Nationality | Croatian |
Political party | SSiP (2019–)[1] |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
Education
Orešković studied law at the University of Zagreb and finished a post-graduate study in European Law. [2]
Conflict of Interest Commission
From 2013 to 2018 Orešković served as President of the Conflict of Interest Commission after being chosen by the parliament, beating 198 other candidates.[3] She initiated proceedings against MPs, mayors, ministers and the president. She is often credited for the fall of Tomislav Karamarko, former deputy prime minister and former president of HDZ.[4] Nataša Novaković succeeded her on the position.
Political career
In October 2018 she announced she would enter politics on the centre-left spectrum. On December 29, 2018 she announced her party will be called START, standing for "Party of Anti-corruption, Development and Transparency".[5] She ran for president in 2019, obtaining 55,163 or 2.9% of the votes, coming in 6th out of 11 candidates, and being eliminated in the first round.
In May 2020, the START changed its name to Party with a First and Last Name (SSiP), and Orešković stepped down from the position of party president.[6]
Personal life
Orešković's family originates from Lika. She is a descendant of a Croatian Partisan commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia, Marko Orešković.
She is married to Frane Letica, son of Slaven Letica, and they have two daughters.
References
- "Dalija Orešković: Hrvatskoj je potreban pravi početak". Hrvatska radiotelevizija.
- "Dalija Orešković biografija". www.biografija.com.
- "Od mlađahne odvjetnice do sinonima za borbu protiv sukoba interesa: Ima li mrlje na karijeri Dalije Orešković?". tportal.hr. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Croatia Deputy PM resigns, seeks new parliamentary majority". reuters.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "DALIJA OREŠKOVIĆ OSNIVA NOVU STRANKU 'START': 'Zoran Milanović nije naš kandidat za predsjednika'". net.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Stranka Start promijenila ime i čelnicu". N1.