Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Marija Pejčinović Burić was elected secretary general of the Council of Europe in June 2019. Previously, she served the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia (2017 to 2019) and chairperson of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (May-November 2018).
She studied European Studies at the College of Europe (Bruges and Warsaw) and economics at University of Zagreb.
Twitter: @MarijaPBuric