Pavo Barišić
Pavo Barišić | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Science and Education | |
| In office 19 October 2016 – 9 June 2017 | |
| President | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
| Prime Minister | Andrej Plenković |
| Preceded by | Predrag Šustar |
| Succeeded by | Blaženka Divjak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1959 |
| Party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Occupation | Philosophy of Law and Politics |
Pavo Barišić (born 9 September 1959) is a Croatian philosopher and politician who served as Minister of Science and Education in the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković from 2016 until 2017. His scholarly work focuses on philosophy of law, political philosophy and democracy, history of philosophy, and bioethics. He is a member of Croatian Democratic Union.
From 2015 to 2025, Barišić served as Secretary General of the International Pan-European Union, and on 14 February 2025 he was elected its President. For thirteen years, from 2003 to 2016, he served as President of the Croatian Pan-European Union, a position he has held again since 2022.
Barišić is a full member of the European Academy of Science and Arts, headquartered in Salzburg, Austria. He is also a full member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IANUBiH).