Lepa Radić was a Yugoslav Partisan best remembered for her involvement in the resistance movement opposing the Axis powers during World War II. In 1951, she was posthumously honored with the Order of the People's Hero for her role during the Second World War. Lepa Radić was executed at age 17 for firing at German troops.
Ana Brnabić is a Serbian politician and the current Prime Minister of Serbia. Brnabić is the first openly gay person and first woman to hold the office of the prime minister of Serbia. In 2019, Ana Brnabić was mentioned in Forbes magazine's most powerful woman in the world and most powerful female political leader lists.
Mirjana Markovic was a Serbian academic and political figure. The wife of Yugoslav and Serbian politician Slobodan Milošević, Mirjana is best remembered for her role as the First Lady of the Socialist Republic of Serbia from 1989 to 1990. She was also the First Lady of the Republic of Serbia from 1991 to 1997.
Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb retired politician. She is best known for her service as the President of Republika Srpska from 1996 to 1998. She played an important role during the Bosnian War and was later indicted for crimes against humanity during the war. Prior to entering politics, Biljana Plavšić worked as a professor at the University of Sarajevo.
Marinika Tepic is a Serbian politician best known for her association with the Party of Freedom and Justice, where she is the current vice-president. Apart from being a prominent politician, Marinika Tepic is also a veteran minority rights and human rights campaigner.
The 9th president of Republika Srpska, which is a part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zeljka Cvijanovic has also headed the region as its 11th prime minister. The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats member also teaches English language and literature and has a master’s degree in law.
Lidija Vukicevic is a Serbian actress and politician. She started her film career at the age of 22 when she appeared as a sexy housemaid named Lilika in Žikina dinastija. She was eventually typecast as a sex symbol in the Serbian film and TV industry. Also a politician, Vukicevic was part of the Serbian Radical Party from 2004 to 2012.
Serbian deputy prime minister and minister of energy, development, and environmental protection, Zorana Mihajlovic has had a 15-year career as an academician, teaching subjects such as accounting and business economy. She has also co-written several books on energy and sustainable development and has been Serbia’s minister of construction, transport, and infrastructure.
Serbian politician Nada Kostic, who has been Serbia’s minister of health for a brief while, is a doctor who specializes in internal medicine and endocrinology. She has previously also taught at the University of Belgrade and also headed the Dedinje Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases as its director of internal medicine.
Aleksandra Pivec is a Slovenian politician and chemical engineer. She is best known for her service as the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia from 13 March 2020 to 5 October 2020. A prominent politician, Aleksandra Pivec also served as the Minister of Agriculture from 13 September 2018 to 15 October 2020.
Albanian Kosovar politician and The Alternative chairperson, Mimoza Kusari-Lila has previously also been Albania’s Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister. She has also served as the mayor of Gjakova, thus scripting history as Kosovo’s first and only female mayor ever. She has also been associated with the World Bank and USAID.