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VLADIMIR ŠEKS, LLB
 Born in Osijek on 1st January 1943. Married to Mrs. Anica Resler-Šeks, MD; son Domagoj (24), student, daughter Zrinka (34), court adviser at Osijek Municipal Court.
EDUCATION
Completed elementary school and high school in Osijek; graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1966; passed bar examination.
POLITICAL CAREER
22rd December 2003: fifth parliamentary mandate, elected Speaker of Parliament
2002: elected Deputy Chairman of the HDZ Central Committee
2000: elected Chairman of the HDZ Representative Group in the Croatian Parliament
January-April 2000: Acting Chairman of the HDZ
January 2000: fourth parliamentary mandate
1996-2000: Chairman of the State Amnesty Commission
1995-1999: member of the HDZ Presidency; Vice-Chairman of the HDZ, member of the Council of Defence and National Security, and of the Council for Strategic Decisions of the President of Croatia
October 1995: elected to the Croatian Parliament for the third time; Deputy Speaker, Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System, Chairman of the HDZ Representative Group
August 1992-autumn 1994: Vice-President of the Croatian Government for Internal Affairs
April-August 1992: Public Prosecutor of Croatia
1992: second parliamentary mandate; Deputy Speaker
1990: elected to the Croaitan Parliament for the first time; Deputy Speaker, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Homeland War: Chairman of the Emergency Center of Eastern Croatia, member of the Supreme State Council
1989 and 1990: elected Vice-Chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
1967-1969: trainee at the Municipal Public Prosecutors Office in Vinkovci
1970: Deputy Municipal Public Prosecutor in Vinkovci
1970-1971: Municipal Court Judge in Osijek
1971: Deputy Regional Public Prosecutor in Osijek
1972-1981: barrister
1981: convicted on account of ""conspiracy against the State", disbarred and served a seven-month prison sentence in 1985
since 1987: active in international non-governmental organisations for human rights (founder and co-chairman of the Yugoslav Helsinki Committee, international member of AI, observer of IGRM (Frankfurt) for Southeastern Europe)
PUBLICATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, AWARDS
Books: "Expression of Opinion Treated as Offence", "Contemplations on the Freedom of Conscience", "Dangerous Times", "Reminiscences from Prison"), ca. twenty professional and scientific papers from the field of legal science and politology
ORDERS OF MERIT
Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir, Order of Ante Starčević, Order of Stjepan Radić, Order of the Croatian Trefoil, Homeland War Testimonial, Homeland Gratitude Testimonial, Vukovar Medal
LANGUAGES
English, German
HOBBIES
Literature, theatre, film, football
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