Šime Erlić

Šime Erlić
Mayor of Zadar
Assumed office
10 June 2025
Preceded byBranko Dukić
Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds
Assumed office
17 January 2023
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byNataša Tramišak
Personal details
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985
Political partyCroatian Democratic Union

Šime Erlić (born 22 May 1985) is a Croatian politician of the Croatian Democratic Union , serving as Minister of Regional Development and EU funds since 2023. From 2020 to 2023, he served as a state secretary of the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds. On 1 June 2025, he was elected mayor of Zadar, beating candidate Daniel Radeta in the second round of voting.