Miro Bulj
Miro Bulj | |
|---|---|
| File:Miro Bulj.jpg Bulj speaking in the Croatian Parliament | |
| Mayor of Sinj | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2021 | |
| Member of the Croatian Parliament | |
| Assumed office 28 December 2015 | |
| Constituency | Electoral district IX (Croatian Parliament) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1972[1] |
| Party | The Bridge |
Miro Bulj (pronounced [ˌmíːro ˈbûːʎ]; born 11 March 1972) is a Croatian politician of The Bridge. He has been a member of the Croatian Parliament since 2015,[2] and was elected mayor of Sinj in the 2021 local elections.[3] In October 2024, he announced his candidacy for Presidency of Croatia in the 2024 presidential election.[4]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Bulj was born on March 11, 1972 in the village of Suhač near Sinj. His father Neno was a worker at the Dalmatinka sewing factory, while his mother Zorka took care of the household and the family farm. He is the second of three children in the family
During the Homeland War, Bulj defended Croatia from Serbian-Yugoslav aggression. He fought on several battlefields during the war, from Vrlika on August 25, 1991, until the country's final liberation in 1995.
In the spring of 1991, as a 19 year old he joined the reserve forces of the Ministry of the Interior. In October, he transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the newly established 126th Brigade of the Croatian Army. He became an officer and was given the rank of ensign. In early 1994, he froze his rank because it was a condition for his transfer to the 4th Guards Brigade, where he attained the rank of officer, and retired with the rank of lieutenant in 2007.
Education
[edit | edit source]Vocational Secondary School for workers in textile industry.
Political Life
[edit | edit source]Bulj has been in the Sabor since December 2015, and has been in the seat of the mayor of Sinj Since the local elections in 2021.
In October 2024, he announced his candidacy for Presidency of Croatia. Bulj managed to get 3,82 percent of the national vote, which equated to 62,167 votes total.
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