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The deputy prime minister of Croatia (officially the Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, hr, Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske) is the official
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of the
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. Article 109 of the
Constitution of Croatia The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Ustav Republike Hrvatske) is promulgated by the Croatian Parliament. History While it was part of the socialist Yugoslavia, the Socialist Republic of Croatia had its own Constitution under the ...
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
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. 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 Stjepan "Stipe" Mesić (; born 24 December 1934) is a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010. Before serving two five-year terms as president, he was prime minister of SR Croatia (1990) after the fir ...
. It was initially held by three people:
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, 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 Jadranka Kosor (; born 1 July 1953) is a Croatian politician and former journalist who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2009 to 2011, having taken office following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. Kosor was the fi ...
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
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(in office since 19 October 2016) has four Deputy Prime Ministers:
Damir Krstičević Damir Krstičević (; born 1 July 1969) is a Croatian general and politician who served as the Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 until his resignation in May 2020, which he tendered due to the deaths of two Croatian military ...
(since 2016),
Marija Pejčinović Burić Marija Pejčinović Burić (; born 9 April 1963) is a Croatian politician of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union party who served as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and First Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia from 2017 to 2019. Sh ...
(since 2017),
Predrag Štromar Predrag Štromar (; born 13 January 1969) is a Croatian politician who served as Minister of Construction and Physical Planning and Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Croatia from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as president of the Cro ...
(since 2017) and
Tomislav Tolušić Tomislav Tolušić (born 12 February 1979) is a Croatian politician who last worked as the 14th Minister of Agriculture since 19 October 2016 and Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy. He had previously served as Prefect of the Virovitica-Podra ...
(since 2018). Krstičević, Pejčinović Burić and Tolušić are members of the conservative
Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Croa ...
(HDZ) party, which is the larger partner in the ruling coalition, while Štromar is a member of the center-left
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(HNS), which is the junior partner. Previously
Ivan Kovačić Ivan Kovačić (born 25 April 1974) is a Croatian Politician. Since May 2020, Kovačić is the president of the newly formed Party with a First and Last Name (SSIP). See also * Cabinet of Andrej Plenković Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to ...
(
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),
Davor Ivo Stier Davor Ivo Stier (; born 6 January 1972) is a Croatian-Argentine politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Croatian Parliament in 2011–2013, a member of the European Parliament in 2013–2016, as well as the 13th Minister of Foreign and E ...
(
HDZ The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Cro ...
) and
Martina Dalić Martina Dalić (; ; born 12 November 1967) is a Croatian economist and finance official who was a Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and Minister of Economy, Small and Medium Entrepreneurship and Crafts in the Cabinet of Andrej Plenković. She was ...
(
HDZ The Croatian Democratic Union ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, lit=Croatian Democratic Community, HDZ) is the major conservative, centre-right political party in Croatia. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Cro ...
) also served as Deputy Prime Ministers in the Plenković cabinet at some point.


List of deputy prime ministers

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Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić (1990)


Cabinet of Josip Manolić The Second Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Druga Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Josip Manolić. It was announced on 24 August 1990, when the previous prime minister, Stjepan Mesić, ...
(1990–1991)


Cabinet of Franjo Gregurić The Third Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Treća Vlada Republike Hrvatske) or The Government of National Unity ( Croatian: ''Vlada nacionalnog jedinstva'') was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Franjo Gregurić. It ...
(1991–1992)


Cabinet of Hrvoje Šarinić The Fourth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Četvrta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Hrvoje Šarinić. It was announced on 12 August 1992 after the 1992 Croatian parliamentary electi ...
(1992–1993)


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 ...
(1993–1995)


Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša The Sixth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Šesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Zlatko Mateša. Its members took office on 7 November 1995 by decree of President Franjo Tuđman. The ...
(1995–2000)


First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
and Second cabinet of Ivica Račan (2000–2003)


First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
and Second cabinet of Ivo Sanader (2003–2009)


Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor The Eleventh Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Jedanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister of Croatia, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. It was announced on 6 July 2009 and its term ended ...
(2009–2011)


Cabinet of Zoran Milanović The Twelfth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Dvanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović. It was in office from 23 December 2011 until 22 January 2016. It was formed f ...
(2011–2016)


Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković The Thirteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Trinaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković. It was the government cabinet of Croatia between 22 January until 19 Oc ...
(2016)


First First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...
and Second cabinet of Andrej Plenković (2016–present)


See also

*
List of cabinets of Croatia This is a list of cabinets of Croatian government, the chief executive body of the Republic of Croatia. Note that between 1990 and 2000 Croatia had a semi-presidential system and members of government, including prime ministers, were all direc ...


References

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