The Twelfth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Dvanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the

Croatian Government The Government of Croatia ( hr, Vlada Hrvatske), formally the Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Vlada Republike Hrvatske), commonly abbreviated to Croatian Government ( hr, hrvatska Vlada), is the main executive branch of government ...

cabinet led by

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Zoran Milanović Zoran Milanović (; born 30 October 1966) is a Croatian politician serving as President of Croatia since 19 February 2020. Prior to assuming the presidency, he was prime minister from 2011 to 2016 and president of the Social Democratic Party f ...

. It was in office from 23 December 2011 until 22 January 2016. It was formed following the November 2011 election won by the centre-left

Kukuriku coalition The Restart Coalition ( hr, Restart koalicija) is a centre-left political alliance in Croatia. The coalition was formed in 2010 as the Kukuriku Coalition (''Kukuriku koalicija''). This somewhat facetious name meaning 'cock-a-doodle-doo', taken fr ...

. By taking office at the age of 45, Zoran Milanović became the second-youngest Prime Minister since Croatia's independence. In addition, his cabinet was also the youngest cabinet in the same period, with an average age of 48. It was surpassed by the succeeding cabinet of

Tihomir Orešković Tihomir "Tim" Orešković (; born 1 January 1966) is a Croatian Canadian businessman who was Prime Minister of Croatia from January to October 2016. Born in Zagreb, Orešković emigrated to Canada at a young age and spent most of his life there. ...

, with an average age of 46. Cabinet members came from three out of the four parties of the winning coalition, leaving only the single-issue

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(HSU) without representation: * Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) *

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(HNS) *

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(IDS) The Milanović cabinet endured a major change when the first deputy prime minister

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resigned in November 2012 following his vehicular manslaughter conviction in Hungary. Also, Milanović's government underwent the most cabinet changes of any Croatian government to date. Namely, nine ministers in total were replaced before the cabinet's term of office expired in January 2016.

Motions of confidence

Changes from the preceding cabinet

The number of ministries rose to 20, up from 16 in the preceding centre-right

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. None of the previous ministers have retained their position, and several ministries were renamed or had their portfolios reorganized: *The former Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship (MINGORP) was renamed Ministry of Economy, headed by

. Labour and entrepreneurship portfolios were taken over by two other newly established ministries. *The Ministry of Labour and Pension System was created, taking over the labour portfolio from MINGORP. *The Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts was created, taking over the entrepreneurship portfolio from MINGORP. *The former Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MZSS) was renamed Ministry of Health, dropping the social welfare portfolio. *The former Ministry of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity (MOBMS) was renamed Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, dropping the veterans' affairs portfolio and taking over the social welfare portfolio from the former MZSS. *The Ministry for Veterans' Affairs was created, taking over the portfolio from the former MOMBS. *The former Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction (MZOPU) was split into two new ministries - the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nature and the Ministry of Construction. *The former Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MVPEI) was renamed Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. *The former Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development was renamed Ministry of Agriculture. *The former Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management was renamed Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds Management. *In addition, the number of Deputy Prime Ministers fell from six under

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to four, and the number of Deputy PM's holding no other office in the cabinet was reduced from three to just one. Only two cabinet members have previously held senior executive posts - from 2000 to 2003

Slavko Linić Slavko Linić (born 19 September 1949) is a Croatian politician and economist. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics on the University of Rijeka. From 1990 to 2000, he was the Mayor of Rijeka. From 2000 to 2003 he served as Deputy Prime M ...

held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and

was Minister of Public Works, Construction and Reconstruction, both under Prime Minister Ivica Račan.

Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

List of Ministers

History

* In December 2011, the Cabinet had one First Deputy Prime Minister (

) and three Deputy Prime Ministers: for

Neven Mimica Neven Mimica (; born 12 October 1953) is a Croatian politician and diplomat who has been serving as European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development in the Juncker Commission since 1 November 2014. He was previously the Europe ...

this is his only post in the Cabinet, while Radimir Čačić,

Branko Grčić Branko Grčić (born 16 April 1964) is a Croatian politician and economist. In 1987 he graduated on the Faculty of Economics in the University of Split. He got his master's degree in economics in 1990 and received a Doctorate on the same universi ...

and Milanka Opačić serve as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios. * In November 2012,

Vesna Pusić Vesna Pusić (; born 25 March 1953) is a Croatian sociologist and politician who served as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the centre-left cabinet of Zoran Milanović. She was Croatia's second female ...

replaced Čačić as the First Deputy Prime Minister.

Ministers

Former members

References

External links

Official website
of the

Chronology of Croatian cabinets
at Hidra.hr {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabinet of Zoran Milanovic Milanovic, Zoran 2011 establishments in Croatia Cabinets established in 2011 2016 disestablishments in Croatia Cabinets disestablished in 2016