Ivan Anušić

Ivan Anušić (born 13 October 1973) is a Croatian politician serving as Minister of Defence since November 2023. A member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), he previously served as mayor of the Osijek-Baranja County from 2017 to 2023.

Anušić also served as a member of the Croatian Parliament between 2015 and 2020, and was the mayor of Antunovac from 2005 to 2017 as well. Originally, he became a member of the Croatian Party of Rights in 1993, but was not politically active in the 1990s. He was politically independent between 2009 and 2011, before joining the HDZ.