Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor
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The first Cabinet of Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor
was announced on 6 July, 2009. It is the 11th cabinet of Croatia, and came into existence after Prime Minister Ivo Sanader
had abruptly resigned on 1 July 2009 and named Kosor as his successor. Cabinet members represent parties of the ruling coalition which was formed following the 2007 parliamentary elections
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Changes from the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II
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|Minister of the Interior
|10 October 2008 –
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|Damir Polančec
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|rowspan="2"|Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
|12 January 2008 – 30 October 2009
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|Đuro Popijač
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Jadranka Kosor
Jadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka...
was announced on 6 July, 2009. It is the 11th cabinet of Croatia, and came into existence after Prime Minister Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader
Ivo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
had abruptly resigned on 1 July 2009 and named Kosor as his successor. Cabinet members represent parties of the ruling coalition which was formed following the 2007 parliamentary elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 2007
Parliamentary elections to the Croatian Parliament were held on 25 November 2007 in Croatia and on 24 November and 25 November 2007 abroad. The campaign officially started on 3 November...
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- Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
(HDZ) - Croatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS) - Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS)
- Croatian Peasant PartyCroatian Peasant PartyThe Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
(HSS)
Changes from the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader IICabinet of Ivo Sanader IIThe second Cabinet of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was announced on 12 January 2008. It was the 10th cabinet of Croatia, and its term ended on 6 July 2009 when Jadranka Kosor formed the 11th cabinet...
- Božidar Pankretić, the former former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development switched posts with Petar Čobanković, the former Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.
- Tomislav Ivić was appointed new Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity, to fill in the vacant seat after former minister Jadranka Kosor became Prime Minister.
- Bianca Matković was appointed Minister without portfolioMinister without PortfolioA minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...
. - New Ministry for Public Administration was formed, with Davorin Mlakar appointed minister.
- Former Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan PrimoracDragan PrimoracDragan Primorac is a university professor, pediatrician, geneticist and forensic science expert who became a politician as a member of Croatian Government, serving as the Minister of Science, Education and Sports between 2003 and 2009. He completed his first term without any party affiliation...
, who also stepped down the day after Sanader's resignation, was replaced by Radovan Fuchs only days before the Kosor cabinet was officially announced. - Although initially retained as Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Damir PolančecDamir PolančecDamir Polančec is a Croatian politician. Polančec served as the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship in the Croatian Government of Ivo Sanader and later Jadranka Kosor between 2003 and 2009.On October 30, 2009, Polančec resigned citing a need to avoid damaging...
resigned three months later on 30 October 2009 and was replaced by Đuro Popijač in November. - Bianca Matković, who was appointed Minister without portofolio in Kosor's cabinet, was relieved from her post in March 2010. Since no one was appointed to replace her, her post was also terminated.
- In May 2010 Ivan ŠimonovićIvan ŠimonovicIvan Šimonović is a Croatian diplomat, politician and law scholar. He was in October 2008 appointed Justice Minister of Croatia. On May 3, 2010, Šimonović was appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights.-Biography:...
was appointed United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights. Following the appointment, Šimonović was replaced by Dražen BošnjakovićDražen BošnjakovićDražen Bošnjaković is a Croatian politician and minister of justice of Republic of Croatia.-Biography:Bošnjaković was born in Vukovar in 1961. He lived in Ilok until his eighteen. He was a good student, and after finishing the high school he went in Zagreb and studied on Law faculty...
on 7 July 2010. Bošnjaković previously held the post of state secretary with the Ministry of Justice. - In July 2010 the Croatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS) decided to leave the ruling coalition. As a result of this, Đurđa Adlešič stepped down from her post of Deputy Prime Minister. - In December 2010 the government underwent a major reconstruction, which came into effect after the new appointments were approved in a parliament session held on 29 December:
- Ivan ŠukerIvan ŠukerIvan Šuker is a Croatian politician and economist. He served as Minister of Finance from 23 December 2003 to 27 December 2010, and also as member of the Croatian Democratic Union.He currently resides in Velika Gorica.-Education:...
(HDZ) was replaced by Martina DalićMartina DalićMartina Dalić is a Croatian economist and finance official currently serving as Croatia's Minister of Finance having been appointed to the office on 29 December 2010...
(HDZ) as Minister of Finance - Branko VukelićBranko VukelicBranko Vukelić is a Croatian politician and former Minister of Defence, and member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Vukelić graduated from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, in 1981, and is married with one child....
(HDZ) was replaced by Davor BožinovićDavor BožinovićDavor Božinović is a Croatian diplomat and current Minister of Defence.Davor Božinović graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb; earned Master's and Doctor's Degrees. He served as Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004...
(HDZ) as Minister of Defence - Marina Matulović-DropulićMarina Matulovic-DropulicMarina Matulović-Dropulić is a Croatian politician, member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Matulović-Dropulić served as the mayor of Zagreb in two mandates - first an appointment for a couple of months in 1996 during the Zagreb Crisis, and again after the 1997 elections, until 2000.In the 2000...
(HDZ) was replaced by Branko Bačić (HDZ) as Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction - Božo BiškupićBožo BiškupićBožo Biškupić is a Croatian politician and lawyer, currently serving his third term as Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government .-Overview:Biškupić graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law, and later earned a master's...
(HDZ) was replaced by Jasen MesićJasen MesićJasen Mesić is the current Croatian Minister of Culture and a prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union in Zagreb.Mesić was born in Zagreb...
(HDZ) as Minister of Culture - In addition, three new Deputy Prime Ministers were appointed - Domagoj Milošević was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of major investment projects, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Petar ČobankovićPetar ČobankovićPetar Čobanković is Croatian politician and Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.Čobanković finished elementary and high school in Ilok, after that he attended Faculty of Agriculture at University of Zagreb wher he got B.Sc. degree of agriculture. From 2000 until 2001 he...
was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the economy, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan JandrokovićGordan JandrokovicGordan Jandroković is a Croatian diplomat and politician. Currently, he is the foreign minister of Croatia.Jandroković was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1991, and obtained a diploma from the Faculty of Political Sciences in...
was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
List of ministers and portfolios
- Some periods in the table below start before 6 July 2009 because the minister also served in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader IICabinet of Ivo Sanader IIThe second Cabinet of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader was announced on 12 January 2008. It was the 10th cabinet of Croatia, and its term ended on 6 July 2009 when Jadranka Kosor formed the 11th cabinet...
(12 January 2008 – 6 July 2009) and Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008). - As of December 2010 the cabinet has six Deputy Prime Ministers: for Domagoj Ivan Milošević and Slobodan Uzelac these are their only posts in the cabinet, while Darko Milinović, Božidar Pankretić, Petar Čobanković and Gordan Jandroković serve as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios.
- In the following table former members of the cabinet are listed in italic script and current Deputy Prime Ministers are indicated by "(d)".
| Minister | Party | Portfolio | Period |
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| Jadranka Kosor Jadranka Kosor Jadranka Kosor is a Croatian politician and former journalist. She is the current Prime Minister of Croatia, having taken office on July 6, 2009, following the sudden resignation of her predecessor Ivo Sanader. She is Croatia's first female Prime Minister since independence.-Early life:Jadranka... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Prime Minister | 6 July 2009 – |
| Đurđa Adlešič | HSLS Croatian Social Liberal Party Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was... |
Deputy Prime Minister | 12 January 2008 – 12 October 2010 |
| Slobodan Uzelac Slobodan Uzelac Slobodan Uzelac, Ph.D., is the current Vice Prime Minister of Croatia for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return. He is the member of Serbian minority in Croatia.... (d) |
SDSS | Deputy Prime Minister | 12 January 2008 – |
| Domagoj Ivan Milošević (d) | Non-party | Deputy Prime Minister | 29 December 2010 – |
| Božidar Pankretić (d) | HSS Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of... |
Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management | 6 July 2009 – |
| Darko Milinović Darko Milinović Darko Milinović is a Croatian politician currently serving as Minister of Health and Social Welfare in the Government of Croatia... (d) |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Croatia) The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of health care and welfare.-List of ministers:... |
12 January 2008 – |
| Ivan Šuker Ivan Šuker Ivan Šuker is a Croatian politician and economist. He served as Minister of Finance from 23 December 2003 to 27 December 2010, and also as member of the Croatian Democratic Union.He currently resides in Velika Gorica.-Education:... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance (Croatia) The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state finances and the budget.- List Ministers :- External links :*... |
23 December 2003 – 29 December 2010 |
| Martina Dalić Martina Dalić Martina Dalić is a Croatian economist and finance official currently serving as Croatia's Minister of Finance having been appointed to the office on 29 December 2010... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
29 December 2010 – | |
| Damir Bajs Damir Bajs Damir Bajs is the Croatia's Minister of Tourism.- References :... |
HSS Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of... |
Minister of Tourism Ministry of Tourism (Croatia) The Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the development of tourism.-List of ministers:-External links:*... |
12 January 2008 – |
| Božo Biškupić Božo Biškupić Božo Biškupić is a Croatian politician and lawyer, currently serving his third term as Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government .-Overview:Biškupić graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law, and later earned a master's... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Culture Ministry of Culture (Croatia) The Ministry of Culture is a ministry of the Croatian government, whose work is aimed at preserving the cultural and natural heritage and overseeing its development... |
23 December 2003 – 29 December 2010 |
| Jasen Mesić Jasen Mesić Jasen Mesić is the current Croatian Minister of Culture and a prominent member of the Croatian Democratic Union in Zagreb.Mesić was born in Zagreb... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
29 December 2010 – | |
| Petar Čobanković Petar Čobanković Petar Čobanković is Croatian politician and Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.Čobanković finished elementary and high school in Ilok, after that he attended Faculty of Agriculture at University of Zagreb wher he got B.Sc. degree of agriculture. From 2000 until 2001 he... (d) |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development | 6 July 2009 – |
| Tomislav Ivić | HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity | 6 July 2009 – |
| Gordan Jandroković Gordan Jandrokovic Gordan Jandroković is a Croatian diplomat and politician. Currently, he is the foreign minister of Croatia.Jandroković was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1991, and obtained a diploma from the Faculty of Political Sciences in... (d) |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of foreign relations and admission into the European Union.-Foreign affairs ministers:... |
12 January 2008 – |
| Božidar Kalmeta Božidar Kalmeta Božidar Kalmeta is a Croatian politician, currently serving as Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure in the Croatian Government .-Early life:He graduated in 1982 from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Agronomy.From 1982 to 1993 he... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia) The Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia is a ministry in the Government of Croatia.-Role:The Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure deals with administrative and other tasks related to the following:... |
23 December 2003 – |
| Bianca Matković | HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Without portfolio | 6 July 2009 – 24 March 2010 |
| Davorin Mlakar | HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Public Administration | 6 July 2009 – |
| Branko Vukelić Branko Vukelic Branko Vukelić is a Croatian politician and former Minister of Defence, and member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Vukelić graduated from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, in 1981, and is married with one child.... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Defence Ministry of Defence (Croatia) The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. The ministry was established in 1990.-Ministers:-References:... |
12 January 2008 – 29 December 2010 |
| Davor Božinović Davor Božinović Davor Božinović is a Croatian diplomat and current Minister of Defence.Davor Božinović graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb; earned Master's and Doctor's Degrees. He served as Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Serbia and Montenegro from 2002 to 2004... |
Non-party | 29 December 2010 – | |
| Ivan Šimonović Ivan Šimonovic Ivan Šimonović is a Croatian diplomat, politician and law scholar. He was in October 2008 appointed Justice Minister of Croatia. On May 3, 2010, Šimonović was appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General for human rights.-Biography:... |
Non-party | Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice (Croatia) The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of prosecuting government cases and the administration of institutions falling within the scope of the judiciary system .... |
10 October 2008 – 7 July 2010 |
| Dražen Bošnjaković Dražen Bošnjaković Dražen Bošnjaković is a Croatian politician and minister of justice of Republic of Croatia.-Biography:Bošnjaković was born in Vukovar in 1961. He lived in Ilok until his eighteen. He was a good student, and after finishing the high school he went in Zagreb and studied on Law faculty... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
7 July 2010 – | |
| Marina Matulović-Dropulić Marina Matulovic-Dropulic Marina Matulović-Dropulić is a Croatian politician, member of the Croatian Democratic Union.Matulović-Dropulić served as the mayor of Zagreb in two mandates - first an appointment for a couple of months in 1996 during the Zagreb Crisis, and again after the 1997 elections, until 2000.In the 2000... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction (Croatia) The Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of environmental protection and construction.... |
23 December 2003 – 29 December 2010 |
| Branko Bačić | HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
29 December 2010 – | |
| Radovan Fuchs Radovan Fuchs Radovan Fuchs is a Croatian scientist and the current Minister of Science, Education and Sport in the Croatian Government.... |
HDZ Croatian Democratic Union The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003... |
Minister of Science, Education and Sports Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia) The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of primary, secondary and tertiary education, research institutions and sports.-List of ministers:... |
2 July 2009 – |
| Tomislav Karamarko Tomislav Karamarko Tomislav Karamarko is a Croatian politician, and the current Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Croatia.... |
|Minister of the Interior
Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)
The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles...
|10 October 2008 –
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|Damir Polančec
Damir Polančec
Damir Polančec is a Croatian politician. Polančec served as the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship in the Croatian Government of Ivo Sanader and later Jadranka Kosor between 2003 and 2009.On October 30, 2009, Polančec resigned citing a need to avoid damaging...
|HDZ
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
|rowspan="2"|Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship (Croatia)
The Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the development of the economy, investments and labour regulation.-List of ministers:-Origins:...
|12 January 2008 – 30 October 2009
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|Đuro Popijač
|HDZ
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
|19 November 2009 –
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Standing in opinion polls
| Date | Event | Approval (%) | Disapproval (%) | Neutral (%) |
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| 27 Feb 2010 | After dealing with corruption and Sanader | 54 | 32 | 15 |
| 30 June 2010 | Labour Union referendum | 24 | 60 | 16 |
| 24 February 2011 | High unemployment | 16 | 74 | 10 |
| 3 February 2010 | Highest approval | 57 | 30 | 14 |
| 4 March 2011 | Lowest approval | 13.7 | 74.8 | N/A |
External links
- Official website of the Croatian Government
- Chronology of Croatian cabinets at Hidra.hr