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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 Prime Minister of Croatia. Article 109 of the
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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
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. It was initially held by three people: Bernardo Jurlina, 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 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 (since 2016),
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(since 2017), Predrag Štromar (since 2017) and Tomislav Tolušić (since 2018). Krstičević, Pejčinović Burić and Tolušić are members of the conservative
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(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
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( Most),
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( HDZ) and Martina Dalić ( HDZ) 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 The First Government of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Prva Vlada Republike Hrvatske) (from the date of formation until 25 July 1990 it was legally referred to as the 14th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia ( hr, Četrnaesto Iz ...
(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 Mesi ...
(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. ...
(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 elec ...
(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 Nikica Valentić. It was announced on 3 April 1993, being formed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Uni ...
(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. T ...
(1995–2000)


First and Second cabinet of Ivica Račan (2000–2003)


First and Second cabinet of Ivo Sanader (2003–2009)


Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)


Cabinet of Zoran Milanović (2011–2016)


Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković (2016)


First and Second cabinet of Andrej Plenković (2016–present)


See also

* List of cabinets of Croatia


References

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Deputy Prime Ministers A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...