Milka Planinc | |
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25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia President of the Federal Executive Council | |
In office 16 May 1982 – 15 May 1986 | |
President | Petar Stambolić Mika Špiljak Veselin Đuranović Radovan Vlajković |
Preceded by | Veselin Đuranović |
Succeeded by | Branko Mikulić |
7th President of the League of Communists of Croatia | |
In office 14 December 1971 – 16 May 1982 | |
Preceded by | Savka Dabčević-Kučar |
Succeeded by | Jure Bilić |
Personal details | |
Born | Milka Malada 21 November 1924 Drniš, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
Died | 7 October 2010 Zagreb, Croatia | (aged 85)
Political party | League of Communists |
Spouse |
Zvonko Planinc
(m. 1950; died 1993) |
Children | 2 |
Milka Planinc (née Malada; pronounced [mîːlka plǎnint͡s]; 21 November 1924 – 7 October 2010) was a Croatian communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986. She was the first and only woman to hold this office. Planinc was also the first female head of government of a diplomatically recognized socialist state in Europe.[1]