Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia

Vice President of the Government of Croatia
Vice President of the Government of Croatia
Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske
	Coat of Arms of Croatia
	Incumbent; Ivan Anušić, Branko Bačić, Davor Božinović, Oleg Butković, Josip Dabro, Tomo Medved and Marko Primorac; since 17 January 2023, 19 July 2019, 15 July 2022, 8 May 2020 and 29 April 2022
Appointer	Prime Minister of Croatia
Term length	At the pleasure of the Prime Minister and the parliamentary majority
Inaugural holder	Bernardo Jurlina, Mate Babić and Milan Ramljak
Formation	31 May 1990
Website	www.vlada.hr

The deputy prime minister of Croatia (officially the Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian: Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske) is the official deputy of the Prime Minister of Croatia. Article 109 of the Constitution of Croatia 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 Parliament. 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. 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 cabinet (in office since 23 July 2020) has five Deputy Prime Ministers: Davor Božinović (since 2019), Tomo Medved (since 2020), Anja Šimpraga (since 2022), Oleg Butković (since 2022), and Branko Bačić (since 2023). They are all member of the Croatian Democratic Union, except Šimpraga, who is member of the Independent Democratic Serb Party.

List of deputy prime ministers

Parties

  Croatian Democratic Union (43)
  Social Democratic Party (7)
  Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (4)
  Croatian Social Liberal Party (3)
  Croatian Peasant Party (2)
  The Bridge (2)
  Independent Democratic Serb Party (2)
  Independent (2)
  Homeland Movement (1)

Note

Denotes Deputy Prime Ministers who served as Prime Minister before or after holding the deputy prime ministership

Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić (1990)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Bernardo Jurlina (1949–)	31 May 1990	24 August 1990	Croatian Democratic Union
Mate Babić (1939–2017)	31 May 1990	24 August 1990	Croatian Democratic Union
Milan Ramljak (1938–2018)	31 May 1990	24 August 1990	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Josip Manolić (1990–1991)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Bernardo Jurlina (1949–)	24 August 1990	4 March 1991	Croatian Democratic Union
Mate Babić (1939–2017)	24 August 1990	8 November 1990	Croatian Democratic Union
Milan Ramljak (1938–2018)	24 August 1990	17 July 1991	Croatian Democratic Union
Franjo Gregurić (1939–)	8 November 1990	17 July 1991	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Franjo Gregurić (1991–1992)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Milan Ramljak (1938–2018)	17 July 1991	12 August 1992	Croatian Democratic Union
Mate Granić (1947–)	31 July 1991	12 August 1992	Croatian Democratic Union
Zdravko Tomac (1937–2020)	31 July 1991	26 June 1992	Social Democratic Party
Jurica Pavelić (1947–)	15 November 1991	12 August 1992	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Hrvoje Šarinić (1992–1993)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Mate Granić (1947–)	12 August 1992	3 April 1993	Croatian Democratic Union
Vladimir Šeks (1943–)	12 August 1992	3 April 1993	Croatian Democratic Union
Darko Čargonja (1965–)	12 August 1992	29 December 1992	Croatian Democratic Union
Ivan Milas (1939–2011)	27 August 1992	3 April 1993	Croatian Democratic Union
Mladen Vedriš (1950–)	29 December 1992	3 April 1993	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Nikica Valentić (1993–1995)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Mate Granić (1947–)	3 April 1993	7 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union
Vladimir Šeks (1943–)	3 April 1993	20 September 1994	Croatian Democratic Union
Borislav Škegro (1955–)	3 April 1993	7 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union
Ivica Kostović (1943–)	12 October 1993	7 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union
Jure Radić (1953–2016)	18 October 1994	7 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union
Bosiljko Mišetić (1945–)	11 May 1995	7 November 1995	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša (1995–2000)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Borislav Škegro (1955–)	7 November 1995	27 January 2000	Croatian Democratic Union
Ivica Kostović (1943–)	7 November 1995	14 October 1998	Croatian Democratic Union
Jure Radić (1953–2016)	7 November 1995	27 January 2000	Croatian Democratic Union
Ljerka Mintas-Hodak (1952–)	7 November 1995	27 January 2000	Croatian Democratic Union
Milan Ramljak (1938–2018)	14 May 1998	13 April 1999	Croatian Democratic Union

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

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Goran Granić (1950–)	27 January 2000	21 March 2002	Croatian Social Liberal Party
Željka Antunović (1955–)	27 January 2000	23 December 2003	Social Democratic Party
Slavko Linić (1949–)	27 January 2000	23 December 2003	Social Democratic Party
Dražen Budiša (1948–)	21 March 2002	30 July 2002	Croatian Social Liberal Party
Goran Granić (1950–)	30 July 2002	23 December 2003	Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Ante Simonić (1949–)	30 July 2002	23 December 2003	Croatian Peasant Party

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

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Jadranka Kosor (1953–)	23 December 2003	6 July 2009	Croatian Democratic Union
Andrija Hebrang (1946–)	23 December 2003	15 February 2005	Croatian Democratic Union
Damir Polančec (1967–)	17 February 2005	6 July 2009	Croatian Democratic Union
Đurđa Adlešič (1960–)	12 January 2008	6 July 2009	Croatian Social Liberal Party
Slobodan Uzelac (1947–)	12 January 2008	6 July 2009	Independent Democratic Serb Party

Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Damir Polančec (1967–)	6 July 2009	30 October 2009	Croatian Democratic Union
Đurđa Adlešič (1960–)	6 July 2009	12 October 2010	Croatian Social Liberal Party
Slobodan Uzelac (1947–)	6 July 2009	23 December 2011	Independent Democratic Serb Party
Božidar Pankretić (1964–)	6 July 2009	23 December 2011	Croatian Peasant Party
Ivan Šuker (1957–2023)	19 November 2009	29 December 2010	Croatian Democratic Union
Darko Milinović (1963–)	19 November 2009	23 December 2011	Croatian Democratic Union
Domagoj Ivan Milošević (1970–)	29 December 2010	23 December 2011	Croatian Democratic Union
Petar Čobanković (1957–)	29 December 2010	23 December 2011	Croatian Democratic Union
Gordan Jandroković (1967–)	29 December 2010	23 December 2011	Croatian Democratic Union

Cabinet of Zoran Milanović (2011–2016)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Radimir Čačić (1949–)	23 December 2011	14 November 2012	Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Neven Mimica (1953–)	23 December 2011	1 July 2013^[1]	Social Democratic Party
Branko Grčić (1964–)	23 December 2011	22 January 2016	Social Democratic Party
Milanka Opačić (1968–)	23 December 2011	22 January 2016	Social Democratic Party
Vesna Pusić (1953–)	16 November 2012	22 January 2016	Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats
Ranko Ostojić (1962–)	15 July 2013	22 January 2016	Social Democratic Party

Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković (2016)

	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
		Tomislav Karamarko (1959–)	22 January 2016	15 June 2016	Croatian Democratic Union
		Božo Petrov (1979–)	22 January 2016	19 October 2016	Bridge of Independent Lists

First, second and third cabinet of Andrej Plenković (2016–present)

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party
Ivan Kovačić (1974–)	19 October 2016	28 April 2017	Bridge of Independent Lists
Davor Ivo Stier (1959–)	19 October 2016	19 June 2017	Croatian Democratic Union
Damir Krstičević (1969–)	19 October 2016	8 May 2020	Croatian Democratic Union
Martina Dalić (1967–)	19 October 2016	14 May 2018	Croatian Democratic Union
Predrag Štromar (1969–)	9 June 2017	23 July 2020	Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats
Marija Pejčinović Burić (1963–)	19 June 2017	19 July 2019	Croatian Democratic Union
Tomislav Tolušić (1979–)	25 May 2018	17 July 2019	Croatian Democratic Union
Zdravko Marić (1977–)	19 July 2019	5 July 2022	Independent
Davor Božinović (1961–)	19 July 2019	Incumbent	Croatian Democratic Union
Tomo Medved (1968–)	23 July 2020	Incumbent	Croatian Democratic Union
Boris Milošević (1974–)	23 July 2020	29 April 2022	Independent Democratic Serb Party
Anja Šimpraga (1987–)	29 April 2022	17 May 1024	Independent Democratic Serb Party
Oleg Butković (1979–)	15 July 2022	Incumbent	Croatian Democratic Union
Branko Bačić (1959–)	17 January 2023	Incumbent	Croatian Democratic Union
Ivan Anušić (1973–)	17 May 2024	Incumbent	Croatian Democratic Union
Marko Primorac (1984–)	17 May 2024	Incumbent	Independent
Josip Dabro (1983–)	17 May 2024	Incumbent	Homeland Movement

References

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