He served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2010, as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union.

Šuker was born in Gornji Rujani near the village of Lištani, Livno municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Zagreb in 1983.

?, President of KK Gorica Šuker spoke English fluently.

Ivan Šuker died in Zagreb on 5 September 2023, at the age of 65.