Marija Pejčinović Burić
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Marija Pejčinović Burić (pronounced [mǎrija pejt͡ʃǐːnoʋit͜ɕ bûrit͜ɕ]; born 9 April 1963)[1] is a Croatian politician of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union party who served as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and First Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 2017 to 2019. She was the third woman to hold the post of foreign minister, following Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Vesna Pusić. Pejčinović Burić previously served as a Member of Parliament during its Sixth Assembly (2008–2011), representing the 6th electoral district.
Marija Pejčinović Burić | |
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Secretary General of the Council of Europe | |
Assumed office 18 September 2019 | |
Preceded by | Thorbjørn Jagland |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia | |
In office 19 June 2017 – 19 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
Preceded by | Davor Ivo Stier |
Succeeded by | Davor Božinović |
14th Minister of Foreign and European Affairs | |
In office 19 June 2017 – 19 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
Preceded by | Davor Ivo Stier |
Succeeded by | Gordan Grlić-Radman |
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe | |
In office 18 May 2018 – 21 November 2018 | |
Preceded by | Anders Samuelsen |
Succeeded by | Timo Soini |
Personal details | |
Born | (1963-04-09) 9 April 1963 (age 61) Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Education | University of Zagreb |
On 26 June 2019, she was elected as the 14th Secretary General of the Council of Europe, defeating Belgium's foreign minister Didier Reynders by 159 votes to 105. Pejčinović Burić's term began on 18 September 2019.