Marko Vešligaj

Marko Vešligaj
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Croatia
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 September 2024
Preceded byPredrag Fred Matić
Mayor of Pregrada
In office
19 May 2013 – 5 June 2025
Member of the Croatian Parliament
In office
14 October 2016 – 22 July 2020
Personal details
Born (1982-04-17) 17 April 1982
PartySocial Democratic Party

Marko Vešligaj (born 17 April 1982) is a Croatian politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament[1] since 2024. A member of the Social Democratic Party[2] of Croatia, he sits with the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats[3] in the European Parliament[4] and serves as a vice-chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality[5].

Before his election to the European Parliament, Vešligaj served as mayor of the City of Pregrada[6] from 2013 to 2025 and as a member of the Croatian Parliament[7] from 2016 to 2020. Earlier in his political career, he served as a member of the Assembly of Krapina-Zagorje County[8] from 2005 to 2009 and as president of the SDP Youth Forum[9] in the county from 2007 to 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Home | Marko VEŠLIGAJ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "SDP - Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske". www.sdp.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Home | Socialists and Democrats". www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "European Parliament". European Parliament. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Highlights | Home | FEMM | Committees | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Održana primopredaja dužnosti gradonačelnika Grada Pregrade | Grad Pregrada - službene stranice". www.pregrada.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Vešligaj, Marko". www.sabor.hr. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  8. ↑ www.virtuabit.hr, Metro m k | (2 May 2026). "LISTE KANDIDATA ZA ČLANOVE žUPANIJSKE SKUPŠTINE". Zagorje.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Marko Vešligaj potvrđen za predsjednika Foruma mladih SDP-a Zagorja — Novosti — Pregrada.info". www.pregrada.info. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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