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Dubravka Šuica
Dubravka Šuica
	Šuica in 2022
Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 December 2019
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the European Parliament for; Croatia
	In office; 1 July 2013 – 30 November 2019
Succeeded by	Sunčana Glavak
Mayor of Dubrovnik
	In office; 25 May 2001 – 30 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 (age 67); Dubrovnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Political party	Croatian Democratic Union (since 1990)
Other political; affiliations	European People's Party (since 2013)
Spouse	Stijepo Šuica
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Zagreb

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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 and Commissioner for Democracy and Demography since 2019. She previously served as a member of the European Parliament from 2013 to 2019.^[1]

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.

Biography

Dubravka Šuica was born in Dubrovnik. She graduated from the Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1981, majoring in English and literature and German language.

Before her political career, Dubravka Šuica worked for 20 years as a high school teacher, university professor and principal in Dubrovnik. She became active in politics in 1990, joining Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) before the first democratic elections in Croatia. Since 1998, she served as head of HDZ Dubrovnik branch up until 2014.

In 2001, Šuica was elected as first ever female mayor of Dubrovnik. She was re-elected in 2005 and served as the mayor till 2009.

She was elected as the member of Croatian Parliament three times, in the 2000, 2003 and 2007 parliamentary elections. She held several positions in Croatian Parliament Committees. She was Chairwoman of the committee, Family, Youth and Sports (2000 – 2003) and also vice-chairwoman of the Committee on European Affairs during the Croatia's accession period (2007–2011).

In 2004, Dubravka Šuica was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. She was reelected to that position in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

In May 2012, Dubravka Šuica was elected vice-president of the HDZ at the national level. She was also the president of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of HDZ.

In October 2012, she was elected vice-president of EPP Women and she still holds this position.^[2]

In the 2013 European election, Dubravka Šuica was elected Member of the European Parliament. She was sworn in on 1 July 2013, after Croatia joined the European Union. She was re-elected MEP following the 2014 European election, placing 2nd on the HDZ list. She served as one of the deputy chairs of the EP's Delegation for relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo (DSEE), as well as taking part in various committees such as ENVI, AFET where she served as vice-president from 2016 to 2019, TRAN, FEMM and the Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US).^[3]

Dubravka Šuica was re-elected MEP at the 2019 election, for the third consecutive time.

In June 2019, she was elected as first vice-president of the European People's Party (EPP) in European Parliament. As of 2013 to 2019, she was also head of the Croatian EPP delegation in the Parliament.

In August 2019, Dubravka Šuica was nominated as a candidate for European Commissioner from Croatia, and on 10 July 2019 President-elect Ursula von der Leyen assigned her the role of Vice-President designate for Democracy and Demography. As of 1 December 2019, she is Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Democracy and Demography.

References

External links

European Parliament MEP profile
World Mayor profile
Profile at the Croatian Parliament website (in Croatian)
* Personal webpage

Political offices
Preceded by Neven Mimica	Croatian European Commissioner 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Vido Bogdanović	Mayor of Dubrovnik 2001–2009	Succeeded by Andro Vlahušić

[1] European Commission

[2] EPP women

[3] European Parliament – Šuica

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+| caption             = Šuica in 2022
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+| office1             = [[List of European Commission portfolios|Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography]]
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+| president1          = [[Ursula von der Leyen]]
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-'''Dubravka Šuica''' ({{nee|'''Luetić'''}}; born 20 May 1957) is a Croatian politician of the [[Centre-right politics|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.<ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/suica_en/ European Commission]</ref>
+'''Dubravka Šuica''' ({{nee|'''Luetić'''}}; born 20 May 1957) is a Croatian politician of the [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ) who has been [[Vice-President of the European Commission]] and [[Von der Leyen Commission|Commissioner for Democracy and Demography]] since 2019. She previously served as a member of the [[European Parliament]] from 2013 to 2019.<ref>[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/suica_en/ European Commission]</ref>
-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 [[European People's Party|EPP]] Women's association and in June 2019 Vice-President of the EPP's EU parliament group.
+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 [[European People's Party|EPP]] Women's association and in June 2019 vice-president of the EPP's EU parliament group.
 ==Biography==
-Dubravka Šuica was born  in [[Dubrovnik]], [[Croatia]]. She graduated from the [[Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb|Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences]] in 1981, majoring in [[English language|English]] and literature and [[German language]].
+Dubravka Šuica was born in [[Dubrovnik]]. She graduated from the [[Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb|Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences]] in 1981, majoring in [[English language|English]] and literature and [[German language]].
 Before her political career, Dubravka Šuica worked for 20 years as a high school teacher, university professor and principal in Dubrovnik. She became active in politics in 1990, joining [[Croatian Democratic Union]] (HDZ) before the first democratic elections in Croatia. Since 1998, she served as head of HDZ Dubrovnik branch up until 2014.
 In 2001, Šuica was elected as first ever female mayor of Dubrovnik. She was re-elected in 2005 and served as the mayor till 2009.
-She was elected as the member of [[Croatian Parliament]] three times, in the [[2000 Croatian parliamentary election|2000]], [[2003 Croatian parliamentary election|2003]] and [[2007 Croatian parliamentary election|2007]] parliamentary elections. She held several positions in Croatian Parliament Committees. She was Chairwoman of the Committee, Family, Youth and Sports (2000 - 2003) and also Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on European Affairs  during the Croatia's accession period (2007-2011).
+She was elected as the member of [[Croatian Parliament]] three times, in the [[2000 Croatian parliamentary election|2000]], [[2003 Croatian parliamentary election|2003]] and [[2007 Croatian parliamentary election|2007]] parliamentary elections. She held several positions in Croatian Parliament Committees. She was Chairwoman of the committee, Family, Youth and Sports (2000 – 2003) and also vice-chairwoman of the Committee on European Affairs during the Croatia's accession period (2007–2011).
 In 2004, Dubravka Šuica was elected one of the vice-presidents of the [[Congress of Local and Regional Authorities]] of the [[Council of Europe]]. She was reelected to that position in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.
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 In May 2012, Dubravka Šuica was elected vice-president of the HDZ at the national level. She was also the president of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of HDZ.
-In October 2012, she was elected vice-president of ''EPP Women'' and she still holds this position. <ref>[http://www.epp-women.org/ EPP women]</ref>
+In October 2012, she was elected vice-president of ''EPP Women'' and she still holds this position.<ref>[http://www.epp-women.org/ EPP women]</ref>
-In the [[2013 European Parliament election in Croatia|2013 European election]], Dubravka Šuica was elected [[Member of the European Parliament]]. She was sworn in on 1 July 2013, after [[Croatia]] joined the [[European Union]]. She was re-elected MEP following the [[2014 European Parliament election in Croatia|2014 European election]], placing 2nd on the HDZ list. She served as one of the deputy chairs of the EP's Delegation for relations with [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[Kosovo]] (DSEE), as well as taking part in various committees such as  [[Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety|ENVI]], [[European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs|AFET]] where she served as Vice-President from 2016 to 2019, [[Committee on Transport and Tourism|TRAN]], [[Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality|FEMM]] and the Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US).<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/119434/DUBRAVKA_SUICA_home.html European Parliament - Šuica]</ref>
+In the [[2013 European Parliament election in Croatia|2013 European election]], Dubravka Šuica was elected [[Member of the European Parliament]]. She was sworn in on 1 July 2013, after [[Croatia]] joined the [[European Union]]. She was re-elected MEP following the [[2014 European Parliament election in Croatia|2014 European election]], placing 2nd on the HDZ list. She served as one of the deputy chairs of the EP's Delegation for relations with [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[Kosovo]] (DSEE), as well as taking part in various committees such as [[European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety|ENVI]], [[European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs|AFET]] where she served as vice-president from 2016 to 2019, [[Committee on Transport and Tourism|TRAN]], [[Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality|FEMM]] and the Delegation for relations with the United States (D-US).<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/119434/DUBRAVKA_SUICA_home.html European Parliament – Šuica]</ref>
 Dubravka Šuica was re-elected MEP at the [[2019 European Parliament election in Croatia|2019 election]], for the third consecutive time.
-In June 2019, she was elected as first Vice-President of the [[European People's Party]] (EPP) in European Parliament. As of 2013 to 2019, she was also head of the Croatian EPP delegation in the Parliament.
+In June 2019, she was elected as first vice-president of the [[European People's Party]] (EPP) in European Parliament. As of 2013 to 2019, she was also head of the Croatian EPP delegation in the Parliament.
-In August 2019, Dubravka Šuica was nominated as a candidate for [[European Commissioner]] from Croatia, and on 10 July 2019 President-elect [[Ursula von der Leyen]] assigned her the role of [[Vice-President of the European Commission|Vice-President]] designate for Democracy and Demography. As of 1 December 2019, she is Vice President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography.
+In August 2019, Dubravka Šuica was nominated as a candidate for [[European Commissioner]] from Croatia, and on 10 July 2019 President-elect [[Ursula von der Leyen]] assigned her the role of [[Vice-President of the European Commission|Vice-President]] designate for Democracy and Demography. As of 1 December 2019, she is [[Vice-President of the European Commission|Vice President of the European Commission]] and [[European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography|Commissioner for Democracy and Demography]].
 ==References==
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