Branko Vukelić (9 March 1958 – 3 May 2013) was a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Defence of Croatia from 2008 to 2010 and as Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship from 2003 to 2008. He was one of the most prominent political figures from the city of Karlovac during the 1990s and 2000s. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1981. Before entering politics, he worked at EAB Karlovac and later at INA, where he served as head of the Karlovac branch office. Vukelić began his political career in Karlovac, first as a member