Željko Burić (pronounced [ʒêːʎko bûːritɕ] (listenⓘ); born 15 July 1955) is a Croatian ophthalmologist and politician who has been serving as the mayor of Šibenik since 2013.
[4] Before taking mayoral office, he served as the director of the General Hospital of Šibenik-Knin County in Šibenik.
[citation needed] Burić had also served as Šibenik city councillor and in one term as Šibenik-Knin County assemblyman.
[8][9][10] In January 2020 Burić, along with prefect of Šibenik-Knin County Goran Pauk, openly supported Andrej Plenković's candidacy for the second consecutive term as the HDZ president.
[16] He lives in a family home in his hometown of Šibenik, and enjoys reading good literature, hiking in the nature and swimming in the summer months.