Gordana Sobol has a long standing political career in her commitments to foster democracy in her country and beyond as well as in supporting women empowerment. She has held positions of minister and Member of Parliament in different terms.

She was as born in 1961, in Rijeka. She graduated Psychology at the Faculty of education, University in Rijeka. However, her work experience has focused on politics. From 1993 – 2000 she worked as Secretary General of Social Democratic Party. She is the member of Croatian Parliament since 2000. She is a prominent politician and advocate for women empowerment. She served as Minister without portfolio in the Government of the Republic of Croatia in the period 2002 – 2003. From 2001 to 2011 (except the period she served as Minister) she was the President of the Croatian Parliament Committee for Gender Equality. Since 2011 she is the President of the Credentials and Privileges Commission of the Croatian Parliament, and member of the Committee of Labor and Social Partnership, and member of the Committee for Internal Policy and National Security. She is also Members of the Committee for Constitution, Standing Orders and Political System. 

She has participated in numerous seminars and conferences as a guest lecturer in different topics related to human rights, particularly women’s rights. She works with numerous Non-governmental organizations, she is the member of the Croatian psychological Association, Association for the assistance and education of the victims of mobbing, Croatian Association of Business Women – KRUG, President of the Council of Women’s Group – Korak – Karlovac, and the President of the Croatian Synchronized Swimming Federation. She is member of the Steering Committee of the Regional Women Lobby for Croatia.