Vesna Pusić

Who is Vesna Pusić?

Vesna Pusić is a Croatian politician, Deputy Prime Minister and the leader of the liberal Croatian People's Party. Since December 2011 she has been serving as Croatia's Foreign Minister in the centre-left Cabinet of Zoran Milanović. She is known as an outspoken liberal, and a vocal advocate of European integration, gender equality, and LGBT rights.

After becoming involved in politics in the early 1990s, Pusić served three consecutive terms as MP, having been elected to the Croatian Parliament in the 2000, 2003, and 2007 elections. She also ran in the 2009–10 presidential election, coming in fifth with 7.25 percent of the vote. During her 2008–2011 parliament term she chaired the parliamentary committee for tracking the progress of Croatia's accession negotiations with the European Union. Pusić also held the post of Vice-President of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.