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Government of the Republic of Croatia
Vlada Republike Hrvatske
Banski dvori
St. Mark's Square 2, Zagreb, Croatia
Websitewww.vlada.gov.hr

The Government of Croatia (

current government is led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
.

Following the

non-partisan prime minister and one was a national unity government (formed during the Croatian War of Independence
's peak).

Terminology

The term "government" in Croatia (Vlada) primarily refers to the executive branch, as used by the government itself, the press and colloquially, as that branch of the government (vlast) is responsible for day-to-day governance of the nation (uprava); this sense is intended when it is said that a political party forms the government.[1][2][3]

Structure and powers

Politics of Croatia
Coat of arms
Constitution
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
People's Party - Reformists (NS-R)
  • Social Democratic Party (SDP)
  • The Bridge (MOST)
  • We can! (Možemo)
  • Workers' Front (RF)
    		•
    Elections and referendums
    Recent elections

    Recent referendums

    Administrative divisions
    Foreign relations
    See also: Politics of Croatia
    Banski dvori, headquarters of the Government of the Republic of Croatia
    Ban Jelačić Hall, the main hall for bilateral meetings in Banski dvori complex

    The government, the main executive power of the Croatian state, is headed by the

    State secretaries (Croatian
    : državni tajnici) are the highest officials below each minister. There are one or more State secretaries in the ministries. Each State secretary is appointed by the government for the term of the minister, and is responsible to the minister. They act as deputy ministers and attend meetings only exceptionally. State secretaries are also heads of the Central State Offices (see below).

    The executive branch is responsible for proposing legislation and a budget, executing the laws and guiding the foreign and internal policies of the republic. The government's

    Banski dvori in Zagreb.[5] Although the cabinet normally meets at the Banski dvori, occasionally its meetings are held elsewhere in the country.[6]

    The Government of the Republic of Croatia exercises its executive powers in conformity with the

    Croatian Constitution and legislation enacted by the Croatian Parliament, the Sabor (Croatian: Hrvatski sabor). Its structure, operational procedures and decision-making processes are defined by the Government of the Republic of Croatia Act (2011 with 2014 and 2016 amendments) and the Government Rules of Procedure (2015 with 2015 amendments). The Constitution mandates that the government proposes legislation and other documents to the parliament, proposes the budget and gives financial reports, implements Acts and other decisions of the parliament, enacts any regulations required to implement the Acts, defines foreign and internal policies, directs and oversees the operation of state administration, promotes the economic development of the country, directs the activities and development of public services and performs other activities conforming to the provisions of the Constitution and applicable legislation. The government also passes regulations and administrative acts and orders appointments and removals of appointed officials and civil servants within the scope of its powers. It makes rulings in cases of conflicts of jurisdiction between governmental institutions, responds to questions asked parliamentary majority and opposition representatives,[7] prepares proposals of new legislation and other regulations, gives opinions on legislation and other regulations and adopts strategies for the economic and social development of the country.[8][9]

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    building

    The government manages

    state property of the Republic of Croatia unless special legislation provides otherwise. It may appoint special committees to manage the property on its behalf; this process is implemented through appointed members of supervisory boards and managing boards of companies partially or wholly owned by the Republic of Croatia. The government also determines these appointees' salaries. It maintains specialized bodies, agencies and offices—including the Legislation Office, the Office for Human Rights and the Rights of National Minorities and Public Relations Service—that are required by the Government Act of 2011, as well as committees to decide administrative matters. Various branches of government may establish joint services.[8] There are further entities established by the government as companies designed to support the aims of the Government, such as the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development that strives to fund the reconstruction and development of the economy of Croatia.[10]

    Local (

    city/municipality) and regional (county
    ) governments are separate from the central government; the latter maintains a State Administration Office in each county, under the Ministry of Public Administration.[11]

    This is a responsible government to the Croatian Parliament, which may recall it as a whole or in part by an absolute majority vote (majority of all MPs) following a request for a confidence vote by one fifth of the parliament members or by the prime minister. The prime minister and other members are jointly responsible for decisions passed by their government and individually responsible for their respective portfolios (areas of responsibility). The President of the Republic appoints the prime minister, who must then secure a vote of confidence from the Croatian Parliament (majority of all MPs); the appointment is therefore counter-signed by the speaker of the parliament to signify this. The prime minister appoints members approved by the Croatian Parliament (again signified via a counter-signature by the speaker of the parliament). The rules of procedure and regulations enacted by the government must be published in Narodne novine—the official gazette of Croatia—to bind.[8][9]

    Offices and agencies

    Operations

    Government meetings are typically public. It may close any part of its sessions (or entire sessions) to the public. The prime minister may authorise any deputy to represent the PM and otherwise take over any particular task assigned to the PM. The quorum for government sessions is a majority of government members. Most decisions are reached by a simple majority vote; a two-thirds majority vote is required for decisions about changes to the Croatian Constitution, uniting with other states or transferring any part of Croatian sovereignty to supranational organisations, changes to Croatian borders, dissolution of the parliament, or calling a referendum.[8]

    The inner or core cabinet (the prime minister and the PM's deputies) monitors and discusses the operation of the government, and may hold preliminary discussions on any matter performed by the government. The core cabinet may act as the government in emergencies when the government is unable to meet. Its decisions must be verified at the next government session to remain in force. The Government Secretary coordinates agencies, offices and other services subordinated to the government.[8]

    Current cabinet

    Portfolio Minister Took office Party
    Prime Minister's Office
    Prime Minister Andrej Plenković 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Deputy Prime Ministers
    Croatian Veterans Tomo Medved 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Interior Davor Božinović 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Minister without portfolio
    responsibility for Social Affairs and Human and Minority Rights     		Anja Šimpraga 29 April 2022 SDSS
    Ministers
    Agriculture Marija Vučković 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Construction, Physical Planning and State Property
    		 Branko Bačić 17 January 2023 HDZ
    Culture and Media
    		 Nina Obuljen Koržinek 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Defence Ivan Anušić 16 November 2023 HDZ
    Economy and Sustainable Development
    		 Damir Habijan 20 December 2023 HDZ
    Finance Marko Primorac 15 July 2022 Ind.(HDZ)
    Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Health Vili Beroš 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Justice and Public Administration
    		 Ivan Malenica 24 July 2020 HDZ
    Labour and Pension System, Family and Social Policy
    		 Marin Piletić 29 April 2022 HDZ
    Regional Development and EU funds Šime Erlić 17 January 2023 HDZ
    Science and Education Radovan Fuchs 23 July 2020 HDZ
    Tourism and Sports
    		 Nikolina Brnjac 23 July 2020 HDZ

    Source:[47]

    History

    See also: Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and Politics of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
    Banski dvori
    in the background

    Short-lived Croatian Royal Council (1767–79), appointed by queen Maria Theresa, was a central authority administering economic, political and military matters in Kingdom of Croatia.[48] Ban's Council (Croatian: Bansko vijeće) of 1848–1850 was the first executive council established in Croatia. It acted as an administrative body governing Croatia (and Slavonia) within the Austrian Empire as a government, later to be replaced by the Ban's Government (1850–1854), Royal Lieutenancy for Croatia and Slavonia (1854–1861), and Royal Lieutenancy Council (1861–1868) in Zagreb (with Royal Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian Chancellery in Vienna, 1862–1868).[49]

    Following the

    parliamentary government, as its cabinet ministers and its head (Ban) were not appointed or confirmed by the Croatian Parliament (Sabor), but by Hungarian-Croatian government
    in Budapest.

    In the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Cvetković–Maček Agreement was made in 1939; it established the Banovina of Croatia and Ivan Šubašić was appointed as ban to head the Croatian government (Ban's Government, Croatian: Banska vlast).[53] Still, an effective government was not formed before the onset of World War II.[54]

    Banski dvori during the visit of Emperor Franz Joseph I in 1895
    .

    In June 1943, the

    Split
    .

    Sabor. During the Communist era, there were 14 governments of Croatia. From 1953 to 1990 the official name of the government was the Executive Council of the Sabor (Croatian: Izvršno vijeće Sabora).[56]

    Following the parliamentary elections and the adoption of the present Constitution of Croatia in 1990, the present form of government was begun. On 30 May 1990, Stjepan Mesić became the first person to hold the title of Prime Minister of Croatia, and Franjo Gregurić was the first prime minister of an independent Croatia, as he held the office on 8 October 1991 when the declaration of independence came into effect.[57][58]

    List

    See also: Prime Minister of Croatia and List of cabinets of Croatia

    Since 30 May 1990 (the first multi-party parliamentary election held following the 45-year Communist rule), the Republic of Croatia has had a total of fourteen governments headed by twelve different prime ministers. The prime minister in the first government after the first multi-party election was Stjepan Mesić, who would later go on to become the President of Croatia. That government was formed by the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), as were seven other governments of Croatia. Three governments have been formed by the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), and one was a national unity government (representing a wide coalition of political parties) formed during the Croatian War of Independence's peak, between July 1991 and August 1992, with Franjo Gregurić as the prime minister.[57]

    Assumed office Prime Minister (Leading) Party in Office Cabinet
    30 May 1990 Stjepan Mesić Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić
    24 August 1990 Josip Manolić Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Josip Manolić
    17 July 1991 Franjo Gregurić National unity government Cabinet of Franjo Gregurić
    12 August 1992 Hrvoje Šarinić Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Hrvoje Šarinić
    3 April 1993 Nikica Valentić Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Nikica Valentić
    7 November 1995 Zlatko Mateša Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša
    27 January 2000 Ivica Račan Social Democratic Party of Croatia Cabinet of Ivica Račan I
    30 July 2002 Ivica Račan Social Democratic Party of Croatia Cabinet of Ivica Račan II
    23 December 2003 Ivo Sanader Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I
    12 January 2008 Ivo Sanader Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II
    6 July 2009 Jadranka Kosor Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor
    23 December 2011 Zoran Milanović Social Democratic Party of Croatia Cabinet of Zoran Milanović
    22 January 2016 Tihomir Orešković Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković
    19 October 2016 Andrej Plenković Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Andrej Plenković I
    23 July 2020 Andrej Plenković Croatian Democratic Union Cabinet of Andrej Plenković II
    Sources: Croatian Government;[57] HIDRA.[59]

    See also

    Notes

    1. ^ These are supporting offices of (services for) the cabinet; each is run by a Head of the Office (Director).
    2. State Secretary
      .
    3. Director
      of the Office/Bureau/Directorate.
    4. ^ These are public sector organisations established for various tasks.

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