Katarina Ivanković Knežević is Assistant Minister at Ministry of Labour and Pension System. She hods a degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb and has a number of years of relevant experience in the Government of the Republic of Croatia.

Before she became Assistant Minister she worked as Head of Sector where she gained relevant experience in the preparation of proposals for EU funds. Among others, she was the main coordinator of the Croatian Strategy for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship 2014 – 2020. She also worked in the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship as Director and Head of Department for the Preparation and Management of EU programmes and projects.