Marija Pejčinović Burić
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 | PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia | 9 April 1963
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union |
Education | University of Zagreb |
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.
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.
Education and early career
Pejčinović Burić graduated in Economics from the University of Zagreb in 1985.[2]
After graduating, Pejčinović Burić worked as a trade expert associate for
Political career
Career in the public sector
In 2000, Pejčinović Burić was appointed Assistant Minister at Croatia's Ministry of European Integration. In 2001 she was included in the negotiating team for the EU-Croatia
In 2004, Pejčinović Burić was appointed State Secretary at the Ministry of European Integration and the following year as State Secretary for European Integration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, both under the leadership of minister
Member of Parliament, 2008–2011
In 2008, Pejčinović Burić was elected to the
From 2012 until 2013, Pejčinović Burić lectured on the
On 17 November 2016, Pejčinović Burić came back into service as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, under the leadership of minister
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, 2017–2019
In June 2017 Pejčinović Burić was appointed by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković as new Foreign Affairs Minister of Croatia, replacing Davor Ivo Stier after his resignation. In this capacity, she served as chairwoman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for a six-month term in 2018. From 2017 until 2019, she also co-chaired the European People's Party (EPP) trade ministers meetings alongside Jyrki Katainen, vice-president of the European Commission.[3]
In 2019, Pejčinović Burić announced her candidacy to succeed Thorbjørn Jagland as Secretary General of the Council of Europe.[4]
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
On 26 June 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted to select the organization's 14th Secretary General, with the candidates being foreign minister Pejčinović Burić and her Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders. Pejčinović Burić went on to defeat Reynders by 159 votes to 105. She was formally sworn in on 18 September 2019.
Burić was present together with the President of Moldova Maia Sandu during the signing of the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021–2024 on 19 April 2021 at Strasbourg, France. She discussed with Sandu issues on human rights, politics and the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, with Burić expressing her support for Sandu's anti-corruption efforts.[5][6]
Other activities
- Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2016)[2][7]
References
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- ^ "Pejčinović Burić, Marija". www.sabor.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "mr. sc. Marija Pejčinović Burić". Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ Party, EPP - European People's. "Ministerial Meetings". EPP - European People's Party. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ Election of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe: Candidatures received Council of Europe, press release of January 11, 2019.
- ^ "New Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova launched in Strasbourg". Council of Europe. 19 April 2021.
- ^ Daniela, Davidov (19 April 2021). "Planul de acțiuni al Consiliului Europei pentru R. Moldova pentru anii 2021-2024, lansat. Declarațiile Maiei Sandu". Cotidianul.md (in Romanian).
- ^ "CEPS Board". CEPS. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-06-29.