The Sixth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Šesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the

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cabinet led by

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Zlatko Mateša Zlatko Mateša (; born 17 June 1949) is a Croatian politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 1995 to 2000. A member of the Croatian Democratic Union, Mateša is currently the president of the Croatian Olympic Committee and honorary ...

. Its members took office on 7 November 1995 by decree of President

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. The cabinet was confirmed by a parliamentary vote on 28 November 1995, with 77 out of 127 Members of Parliament voting in favor. It was formed by the ruling

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, and its term ended on 27 January 2000 after the 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, with the appointment of

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. This was the first peacetime government of independent Croatia, as the

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officially ended with the

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just days after the cabinet was appointed by the President.Sastav 6. Vlade RH

Motions of confidence

List of ministers and portfolios

Some periods in the table start before the cabinet's inauguration, when the minister listed was appointed to the post in the preceding

Cabinet of Nikica Valentić The Fifth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Peta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister of Croatia, Prime Minister Nikica Valentić. It was announced on 3 April 1993, being formed by the ruli ...

. The subsequent

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, formed by a broad coalition of parties that defeated the Croatian Democratic Union in the 2000 parliamentary election, kept only a single official from this cabinet, the Government secretary

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. Also Deputy Prime Minister during the dates indicated.

References

External links

Official website
of the

Chronology of Croatian cabinets
at Hidra.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabinet of Zlatko Matesa 1995 establishments in Croatia 2000 disestablishments in Croatia Cabinets disestablished in 2000 Cabinets established in 1995 Matesa