The Twelfth Government of the Republic of Croatia () was the

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cabinet led by

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Zoran Milanović Zoran Milanović (; born 30 October 1966) is a Croatia, Croatian politician and the incumbent president of Croatia. First elected in 2020, he was re-elected in 2025 with 74% voter support. Prior to assuming the presidency, he was the prime min ...

. 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. 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, 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: *

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(SDP) * Croatian People's Party (HNS) *

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(IDS) The Milanović cabinet endured a major change when the first deputy prime minister Radimir Čačić 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 Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor. None of the previous ministers 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 Radimir Čačić. 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

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 List ...

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 Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian ...

held the position of Deputy Prime Minister and Radimir Čačić was Minister of Public Works, Construction and Reconstruction, both under Prime Minister

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Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

List of ministers

History

* In December 2011, the Cabinet had one First Deputy Prime Minister ( Radimir Čačić) and three Deputy Prime Ministers: for Neven Mimica this was his only post in the Cabinet, while Radimir Čačić, Branko Grčić and Milanka Opačić served as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios. * In November 2012, Vesna Pusić 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