Dubravka Šuica
Dubravka Šuica (née Luetić) (born 20 May 1957) is a Croatian politician of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) who has been Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography since 2019. She previously served as a member of the European Parliament from 2013 to 2019.
Dubravka Šuica | |
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Šuica in 2017 | |
| Vice-President of the European Commission | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
| President | Ursula von der Leyen |
| European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2013 – 30 November 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Sunčana Glavak |
| Constituency | Croatia |
| Mayor of Dubrovnik | |
| In office October 2001 – June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Vido Bogdanović |
| Succeeded by | Andro Vlahušić |
| Member of the Sabor | |
| In office 2 February 2000 – 22 December 2011 | |
| Constituency | X electoral district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dubravka Luetić 20 May 1957 Dubrovnik, Croatia |
| Political party | Croatian Croatian Democratic Union EU European People's Party |
| Spouse | Stijepo Šuica |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Zagreb |
She served two consecutive terms as mayor of Dubrovnik between 2001 and 2009. She was the first female mayor of Dubrovnik and one of the first female mayors of major Croatian cities in modern Croatia. She served as a member of the Croatian Parliament in three terms from 2001 to 2011. Since 2004, she has been elected five times in a row as vice-president of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. In October 2012, she was elected vice-president of the EPP Women's association and in June 2019 vice-president of the EPP's EU parliament group.