Vilim Herman

Vilim Herman
Personal details
Born (1949-01-19) 19 January 1949 (age 75)
Osijek, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroat
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Law

Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a Croatian jurist and politician. A former representative in the Croatian Parliament, he serves as a professor of law at the University of Osijek.[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, in 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 in 2005 he joined 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. ^ a b "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.