Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)
| Ministarstvo branitelja Republike Hrvatske | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Employees | 200 (2015)[1] |
| Annual budget |
 [2] HRK 984 million (2015)[3] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website |
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Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatian: Ministarstvo branitelja) is a ministry of the Croatian Government which is split into several directorates:
- Directorate for Family
- This directorate is further split up into departments for family, children and youth and people with disabilities.
- Directorate for War Veterans
- This directorate deals with laws relating to Croatian veterans of the nation's Homeland War. These relate to the veterans' rights and their state of health, among other things. The directorate also operates services such as a phone-in line for veterans and scholarships for their children.
- Directorate for Intergenerational Solidarity
- This directorate safeguards the rights of citizens over 65 years of age.
- Directorate for the Imprisoned and Missing
- This directorate's purpose is to find the imprisoned and missing from the Homeland War, as well as to exhume and identify the remains of victims of the war.
The current Minister of Veterans' affairs is Tomo Medved of the Croatian Democratic Union.
List of ministers
| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Njavro, JurajJuraj Njavro | HDZ | 19 December 1997 | 27 January 2000 | 769 | |
| Pančić, IvicaIvica Pančić | SDP | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | 1,426 | |
| Kosor, JadrankaJadranka Kosor[nb 1] | HDZ | 23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | 2,022 | |
| Ivić, TomislavTomislav Ivić[nb 1] | HDZ | 6 July 2009 | 23 December 2011 | 900 | |
| Matić, PredragPredrag Matić | Non-party | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 1,491 | |
| Crnoja, MijoMijo Crnoja | HDZ | 22 January 2016 | 28 January 2016 | 6 | |
| Nađ, VesnaVesna Nađ (acting) | SDP | 28 January 2016 | 21 March 2016 | 53 | |
| Medved, TomoTomo Medved | HDZ | 21 March 2016 | Incumbent | 4 | |
Notes
- nb 1. ^ Served as Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity
References
- ↑ Blažević, Robert (2015): Upravna znanost, p. 284. ISBN 9789538034039
"...(on day 19. February 2015)." - ↑ http://www.mfin.hr/hr/drzavni-proracun-2014-godina
- ↑ http://www.mfin.hr/hr/drzavni-proracun-2015-godina
External links
- Official website (Croatian)
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