Tomislav Tomašević is the Mayor of the City of Zagreb, re-elected in the local elections on 1 June 2025 as the candidate of the Možemo! – SDP coalition. He was first elected mayor on 30 May 2021 through direct election, receiving nearly 200,000 votes and becoming the 53rd mayor of Zagreb, as well as setting a record for the highest number of votes for that position.
As mayor, he has focused city policies on sustainability, transparency, and social justice, placing particular emphasis on reforming the municipal system and leading the city’s energy transition. During his mandate, the City Administration and Zagrebački Holding were restructured, the budget deficit was brought under control, and the city’s finances were stabilized. He launched a new waste collection model, worked to improve public transportation, initiated the post-earthquake reconstruction of city institutions, and invested in early childhood and school education through the construction of new kindergartens and schools. His mandate is also marked by a strong emphasis on green policies such as planting thousands of new trees and installing solar panels on city rooftops.
He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in political science at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb in 2012, and earned a master’s degree in Environment, Society, and Development from the University of Cambridge in 2013.
He is the author of numerous expert and analytical papers in the fields of political ecology, urban development, and public enterprise management. At the age of 16, he joined Zelena akcija, where he served as president from 2007 to 2012. He also served as president of the Croatian Youth Network and helped launch the Right to the City initiative. He was also a member of the Youth Council and the Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Council of the Government of the Republic of Croatia.
Tomislav Tomašević entered politics in 2017 through the Zagreb je naš! platform and was elected to the City Assembly of the City of Zagreb. Three years later, as a candidate of the Možemo! platform, he was elected to the Croatian Parliament. In the 2021 and 2025 elections, the citizens of Zagreb entrusted him with leading the City, supporting the continued modernization of city services.
He is actively involved in international mayoral networks and European projects related to climate transition, sustainable transport, and energy efficiency. Under his leadership, Zagreb became the only city in Croatia selected among the 100 European cities on a mission to become climate-neutral by 2030. In 2024, the European Commission named Zagreb the European Capital of Inclusion and Diversity.
