Ljiljana Markus-Cizelj has been since June 2007 Vice-President of the Brussels-based Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), the umbrella organisation of veterinary organisations from 35 European countries which represents the veterinary profession in Europe.

She graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 1980 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb. In 1979 and 1980 she worked as a specialist in Laboratory for Infectious Diseases (equine infectious anaemia). From 1980 to 1995 she worked for PLIVA d.d. Research Institute as a laboratory specialist in biological products. In 1995 she was promoted to coordinator of biological products registration, a position that she carried out until 2000. She obtained a PhD from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb in 1996. From 2001 she became Head of Regulatory Afairs for Veterina Ltd.

She was elected Vice-President of the Croatian Veterinary Society in 2001 and was reelected in 2005. She has represented the Croatian Veterinary Society in the FVE since 1997 and was elected Secretary of the FVE section EVERI (European Veterinarians in Education, Research and Industry). She was elected as Vice-President of FVE in June 2007.

Dr Markus-Cizelj is in charge of following up veterinary issues concerning the 12 new countries of the EU and the applicant countries.