Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia
| Vice President of the Government of Croatia
Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske | |
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| Appointer |
Tihomir Orešković, as Prime Minister of Croatia |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Bernardo Jurlina, Mate Babić and Milan Ramljak |
| Formation | 31 May 1990 |
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, officially the Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Croatia. Conventionally all of the junior partners in the coalition, get one deputy, they are ranked according to the size of their respective parties.
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, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time (in the government of Jadranka Kosor there were six Deputy Prime Ministers at one point). Also, Deputy Prime Ministers may or may not combine the post with another government portfolio.
The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Tomislav Karamarko and Božo Petrov (since 22 January 2016).
List of Deputy Prime Ministers
- Parties
Croatian Democratic Union (25) Social Democratic Party (6) Croatian Social Liberal Party (3) Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (3) Croatian Peasant Party (2) Independent Democratic Serb Party (1) Bridge of Independent Lists (1)
| Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of Office | Political Party | ||
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Bernardo Jurlina (1949– ) |
31 May 1990 | 4 March 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Mate Babić (1939– ) |
31 May 1990 | 8 November 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Milan Ramljak (1938– ) |
31 May 1990 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Franjo Gregurić (1939– ) |
8 November 1990 | 17 July 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Mate Granić (1947– ) |
31 July 1991 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Zdravko Tomac (1937– ) |
31 July 1991 | 26 June 1992 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Jurica Pavelić (1947– ) |
15 November 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Vladimir Šeks (1943– ) |
12 August 1992 | 20 September 1994 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Darko Čargonja (1965– ) |
12 August 1992 | 29 December 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Ivan Milas (1939–2011) |
27 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Mladen Vedriš (1950– ) |
29 December 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Borislav Škegro (1955– ) |
3 April 1993 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Ivica Kostović (1943– ) |
12 October 1993 | 14 October 1998 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Jure Radić (1953– ) |
18 October 1994 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Bosiljko Mišetić (1945– ) |
11 May 1995 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Ljerka Mintas-Hodak (1952– ) |
7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Milan Ramljak (1938– ) |
14 May 1998 | 13 April 1999 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Goran Granić (1950– ) |
27 January 2000 | 21 March 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
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Željka Antunović (1955– ) |
27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Slavko Linić (1949– ) |
27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Dražen Budiša (1948– ) |
21 March 2002 | 30 July 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
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Goran Granić (1950– ) |
30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | |
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Ante Simonić (1949– ) |
30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian Peasant Party | |
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Jadranka Kosor (1953– ) |
23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Andrija Hebrang (1946– ) |
23 December 2003 | 15 February 2005 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Damir Polančec (1967– ) |
17 February 2005 | 30 October 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Đurđa Adlešič (1960– ) |
12 January 2008 | 12 October 2010 | Croatian Social Liberal Party | |
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Slobodan Uzelac (1947– ) |
12 January 2008 | 23 December 2011 | Independent Democratic Serb Party | |
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Božidar Pankretić (1964– ) |
6 July 2009 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Peasant Party | |
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Ivan Šuker (1957– ) |
19 November 2009 | 29 December 2010 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Darko Milinović (1963– ) |
19 November 2009 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Domagoj Ivan Milošević (1970– ) |
29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Petar Čobanković (1957– ) |
29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Gordan Jandroković (1967– ) |
29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Radimir Čačić (1949– ) |
23 December 2011 | 14 November 2012 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | |
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Neven Mimica (1953– ) |
23 December 2011 | 1 July 2013[1] | Social Democratic Party | |
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Branko Grčić (1964– ) |
23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Milanka Opačić (1968– ) |
23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Vesna Pusić (1953– ) |
16 November 2012 | 22 January 2016 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats | |
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Tomislav Karamarko (1959– ) |
22 January 2016 | Present | Croatian Democratic Union | |
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Božo Petrov (1979– ) |
22 January 2016 | Present | Bridge of Independent Lists | |
See also
References
- ↑ Resigned to become European Commissioner for Consumer Protection in the European Commission, the first Croatian European Commissioner since the country's accession to the European Union.
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