List of politicians of Croatian ancestry

This is a list of politicians of Croatian ancestry, serving in nations other than Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
North America
U.S.
* Michael D. Antonovich - LA County Supervisor, 5th District, since 1980
* Nick Begich - Fmr. U.S. Representative
* Mark Begich - US Senator, Alaska and former Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska
* Michael Bilandic - Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
* John Bonacic - New York state Senator
* Mary Kay Budak - Indiana state Representative
* Chris Gerlach - Minnesota state Senator
* Jim Gerlach - U.S. Congressman
* John Kasich - TV Host (Fmr. U.S. Representative)
* Richard Kasunic - Pennsylvania state Senator
* Dennis Kucinich - U.S. Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
* Lou Kusanovich - California State Senator
* Mary Matalin - Political strategist and consultant
* Steve Pajcic - Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in 1986
* Rudy Perpich - Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
* Peter S. Popovich - Fmr. Minnesota State Supreme Court Chief Justice
* George Radanovich - U.S. Representative from California
* Augustus Daniel Splivalo - Fmr. California State Representative - (1871-73) Chilean-born
* Michael Anthony Stepovich - Fmr. Governor of Alaska
* Nick Stepovich - Alaska state Representative
* Anthony Sertich - Majority leader, Minnesota House of Representatives
* Tom Rukavina - Minnesota state Representative
* Randy Vulakovich - Pennsylvania state Representative
Canada
* Bob Bratina - Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
* Jan Brown - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
* Allan Kerpan - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
* Frank Krznaric - Timmins city council
* Frank Mahovlich - Canadian Senator and NHL Hall of Famer
* Joseph Mavrinac - Fmr. Mayor of Kirkland Lake (in Canada)
* Janko Peric - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
* Peter Sekulic - Alberta Politician
* John Sola - Ontario Politician
* Roseanne Skoke - Fmr. Member of Canadian Parliament
* David Stupich - B.C. Politician (Croatian father & Scottish mother)
* Lynne Yelich - Member of Canadian Parliament
Latin America
Argentina
* Jorge Milton Capitanich - Argentine Governor
* Néstor Kirchner - Former President of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
* Juan Carlos Nadalich - Argentine Minister of Social Development
* Roy Nikisch - Governor of Chaco, Argentina
* Jorge Sobisch - Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
* Jorge Banicevich - Argentine Senator
Chile
* Alejandro Jadresic Marinovic - Chilean Energy minister, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Duke Trpimir of the Republic of Croatia .
* Alex Avsolomovich - Chilean politician
* Baldo Prokurica Prokurica - Chilean Senator
* Carolina Goic Boroevic - Chilean Deputy
* Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic - MIR activist, Executed 1975
* Domingo Yurac - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
* Drago Vinko Gojanovic - Chilean communist, Executed 1973
* Edmundo Pérez Zujovic - PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971
* Ingrid Antonijevic - Chilean Minister (Economy, Promotion, & Reconstruction)
* Leonor Ivanovic - First Lady of Chile
* Mario Berttolino Rendic - Chilean Deputy
* Martín Zilic Hrepic - Chilean Minister (Education)
* Pedro Vuskovic - Chilean Minister of Economy
* Radomiro Tomic - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
* Romy Schmidt Crnosija - Chilean Minister (Public Lands)
* Sergio Espejo Yaksic - Chilean Minister (Transportation & Telecommunications)
* Sergio Vuskovic - Politician, professor and writer
* Vicente Merino Bielich - Fmr. acting president of Chile (1946) (Vice-President of Chile)
* Yerko Ljubetic - Fmr. Chilean Minister
* Zarko Luksic - Chilean Deputy
Costa Rica
* Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich - Fmr. President of Costa Rica
Peru
* Cesar Bielich-Pomareda (1871-1950) - Peruvian Minister, Navy officer
* Ismael Bielich-Flores - (1898-1966) Peruvian law academic, minister, senator, and politician.
Europe
* - President of the National Assembly of Serbia
* - Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia
* - President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
* Gustáv Husák - President of Czechoslovakia (Croatian grandmother)
* Josip Juratovic - Member of German Parliament
* Fred Sinowatz - former Austrian chancellor
* Norbert Darabos - Austrian defence minister
* - Foreign Minister of Austria 1966-1968, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1969-1974
* Terezija Stoisits - since 2007 Volksanwaeltin (Ombudswoman), nominated by the Austrian Green Party
Oceania
* James Belich - Fmr. Mayor of Wellington (New Zealand)
* Natasha Stott Despoja - Australian Senator
* Fred Gerbic - Fmr. Member of NZ Parliament
* Shane Jones - NZ Member of Parliament (Croatian maternal line)
* John Newman - Assassinated Australian politician, Martyr
* Jaye Radisich - W.A. Legislative Assembly
* Ljiljanna Ravlich - W.A. State Minister for Education and Training
* Zed Seselja - Australian politician
* Clem Simich - Member of NZ Parliament
 
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