Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
Vice President of the Government of Croatia | |
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Potpredsjednik/ Potpredsjednica Vlade Republike Hrvatske | |
Incumbent Tomo Medved, Davor Božinović, Zdravko Marić and Boris Milošević since 23 July 2020 (Medved) 19 July 2019 (Božinović) 19 July 2019 (Marić) 23 July 2020 (Milošević) | |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Croatia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the Prime Minister and the parliamentary majority |
Inaugural holder | Bernardo Jurlina, Mate Babić and Milan Ramljak |
Formation | 31 May 1990 |
Website | www |
The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia (officially the Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Potpredsjednik/ Potpredsjednica Vlade Republike Hrvatske), is the official deputy of the Prime Minister of Croatia. Article 109 of the Constitution of Croatia states that the cabinet is to be made up of the Prime Minister, one or more Deputy Prime Ministers and other cabinet ministers. According to convention, if the governing parliamentary majority is a coalition of parties, all junior partners in the coalition will usually be given one Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet, with their rank usually being determined by the number of MPs the party has in Parliament. The Deputy Prime Ministers are permitted to simultaneously hold a ministerial portfolio while in office, but may also serve without holding such a portfolio.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia is not the constitutional successor of the Prime Minister and will not automatically assume the post of Prime Minister in the event of a vacancy. However, the Deputy Prime Minister may chair cabinet meetings in the event of the Prime Minister becoming temporarily incapacitated or otherwise unable to chair the meetings of his or her government cabinet.
History of the office
The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia was established on 31 May 1990, during the government of Stjepan Mesić. It was initially held by three people: Bernardo Jurlina, Mate Babić and Milan Ramljak. Since then 47 individuals have held the office, usually holding it simultaneously with several other people (e.g. the government of Jadranka Kosor at one point had six Deputy Prime Ministers). In addition, Deputy Prime Ministers may choose to combine their post with another government portfolio.
The current cabinet (in office since 19 October 2016) has four Deputy Prime Ministers: Damir Krstičević (since 2016), Marija Pejčinović Burić (since 2017), Predrag Štromar (since 2017) and Tomislav Tolušić (since 2018). Krstičević, Pejčinović Burić and Tolušić are members of the conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) party, which is the larger partner in the ruling coalition, while Štromar is a member of the center-left Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats (HNS), which is the junior partner. Previously Ivan Kovačić (Most), Davor Ivo Stier (HDZ) and Martina Dalić (HDZ) also served as Deputy Prime Ministers in the Plenković cabinet at some point.
List of Deputy Prime Ministers
- Parties
Croatian Democratic Union (30)
Social Democratic Party (7)
Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (4)
Croatian Social Liberal Party (3)
Croatian Peasant Party (2)
Bridge of Independent Lists (2)
Independent Democratic Serb Party (1)
Independent (1)
- Note
Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić (1990)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Bernardo Jurlina (1949–) |
31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mate Babić (1939–) |
31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Milan Ramljak (1938–) |
31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Cabinet of Josip Manolić (1990–1991)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Bernardo Jurlina (1949–) |
24 August 1990 | 4 March 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mate Babić (1939–) |
24 August 1990 | 8 November 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Milan Ramljak (1938–) |
24 August 1990 | 17 July 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Franjo Gregurić (1939–) |
8 November 1990 | 17 July 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Cabinet of Franjo Gregurić (1991–1992)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Milan Ramljak (1938–) |
17 July 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mate Granić (1947–) |
31 July 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color;" | | Zdravko Tomac (1937–) |
31 July 1991 | 26 June 1992 | Social Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Jurica Pavelić (1947–) |
15 November 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Cabinet of Hrvoje Šarinić (1992–1993)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mate Granić (1947–) |
12 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Vladimir Šeks (1943–) |
12 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Darko Čargonja (1965–) |
12 August 1992 | 29 December 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Ivan Milas (1939–2011) |
27 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mladen Vedriš (1950–) |
29 December 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Cabinet of Nikica Valentić (1993–1995)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Mate Granić (1947–) |
3 April 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Vladimir Šeks (1943–) |
3 April 1993 | 20 September 1994 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Borislav Škegro (1955–) |
3 April 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Ivica Kostović (1943–) |
12 October 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Jure Radić (1953–) |
18 October 1994 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Bosiljko Mišetić (1945–) |
11 May 1995 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |
Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša (1995–2000)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Borislav Škegro (1955–) |
7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Ivica Kostović (1943–) |
7 November 1995 | 14 October 1998 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Jure Radić (1953–) |
7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Ljerka Mintas-Hodak (1952–) |
7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Milan Ramljak (1938–) |
14 May 1998 | 13 April 1999 | Croatian Democratic Union |
First and Second cabinet of Ivica Račan (2000–2003)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Social Liberal Party/meta/color;" | | Goran Granić (1950–) |
27 January 2000 | 21 March 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color;" | | Željka Antunović (1955–) |
27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Croatia/meta/color;" | | Slavko Linić (1949–) |
27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Social Liberal Party/meta/color;" | | Dražen Budiša (1948–) |
21 March 2002 | 30 July 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
style="background:Template:Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats/meta/color;" | | Goran Granić (1950–) |
30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Peasant Party/meta/color;" | | Ante Simonić (1949–) |
30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian Peasant Party |
First and Second cabinet of Ivo Sanader (2003–2009)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Jadranka Kosor (1953–) |
23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Andrija Hebrang (1946–) |
23 December 2003 | 15 February 2005 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Damir Polančec (1967–) |
17 February 2005 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Croatian Social Liberal Party/meta/color;" | | Đurđa Adlešič (1960–) |
12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
style="background:Template:Independent Democratic Serb Party/meta/color;" | | Slobodan Uzelac (1947–) |
12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 | Independent Democratic Serb Party |
Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)
Cabinet of Zoran Milanović (2011–2016)
Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković (2016)
Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background:Template:Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color;" | | Tomislav Karamarko (1959–) |
22 January 2016 | 15 June 2016 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
style="background:Template:Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color;" | | Božo Petrov (1979–) |
22 January 2016 | 19 October 2016 | Bridge of Independent Lists |
First and Second cabinet of Andrej Plenković (2016–present)
See also
References
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