1. Academic and Professional Background
2. - Earned a Master's degree from the College of Europe in 1994.
3. Political Career
4. Academic and Consulting Activities
5. - Advised the Serbian government on European integration.
6. Appointment as Secretary General of the Council of Europe
7. - Is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and German.

Academic and Professional Background

- Graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Zagreb in 1985.

- Earned a Master's degree from the College of Europe in 1994.

- Held various leadership positions in Croatian organizations focused on European integration.

- From 1997 to 2000, served as Director of the pharmaceutical company Pliva.

Political Career

- Appointed Assistant Minister for European Integration in 2000.

- Held positions as State Secretary in the Ministry of European Integration (2004-2005) and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (2005-2008).

- Member of Croatia's negotiating team for EU membership (2006-2008), specializing in foreign policy, security, and defense issues.

- Elected as a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2008 to 2011 on the Croatian Democratic Union ticket.

- Chaired the delegation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee Croatia-EU (2008-2011).

- Led the Croatian Parliament's delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

- Member of numerous committees and delegations related to European integration and foreign affairs.

Academic and Consulting Activities

- Lectured on the Lisbon Treaty at the Croatian School of Public Administration (2012-2013).

- Provided consulting and teaching services on EU projects, UNDP programs, and co-financing arrangements in EU candidate and potential candidate countries, as well as the European Union's neighboring states.

- Advised the Serbian government on European integration.

Return to Government and Appointment as Foreign Minister

- Returned to government as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs in 2016.

- Appointed Foreign and European Affairs Minister by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in 2017.

- Held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs from 2017 to 2019.

Appointment as Secretary General of the Council of Europe

- Elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term on June 26, 2019.

- Is fluent in English, French, Spanish, and German.

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