Ana Brnabić

Ana Brnabić, born on September twenty-eighth, nineteen seventy-five, is a prominent Serbian politician and economist. She has made history as the first woman and the first openly lesbian individual to serve as Prime Minister of Serbia, a position she held from June twenty-nine, two thousand seventeen, until her election as President of the National Assembly in two thousand twenty-four. Her tenure as Prime Minister is notable for being the longest in the office's history.

Brnabić began her political career as the Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, serving from August eleven, two thousand sixteen, to June twenty-nine, two thousand seventeen, under Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić. During this time, she spearheaded significant reforms aimed at modernizing central government services in Serbia, laying the groundwork for her future leadership roles.

Following Vučić's inauguration as President of Serbia on May thirty-first, two thousand seventeen, he nominated Brnabić as his successor. She was confirmed by a majority vote in the National Assembly, securing one hundred fifty-seven votes out of two hundred fifty. In two thousand nineteen, she joined the ruling Serbian Progressive Party and was elected as its vice president in two thousand twenty-one. Her leadership was reaffirmed with re-elections following the two thousand twenty and two thousand twenty-two elections.

In two thousand nineteen, Forbes magazine recognized her as the eighty-eighth most powerful woman in the world and the nineteenth most powerful female political and policy leader. Despite her significant roles, some analysts argue that her political influence was often overshadowed by President Vučić, who retained substantial power during her premiership.