Marija Pejčinović Burić
politician of Croatia
Marija Pejčinović Burić (pronounced [mǎrija pejt͡ʃǐːnoʋit͜ɕ bûrit͜ɕ]; born 9 April 1963)[1] is a Croatian politician. She was the 14th Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 19 June 2017 to 19 July 2019.
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 | Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) | 9 April 1963
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. Pejčinović Burić's term began on 18 September 2019.
References
change- ↑ "Pejčinović Burić, Marija". www.sabor.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 June 2019.