Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić
The First Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: 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 (Croatian: Četrnaesto Izvršno vijeće Sabora Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske)) was the Croatian Government announced on 30 May 1990 after the first multi-party elections ended 45 years of Communist Party rule, but while Croatia still remained a federal unit within SFR Yugoslavia. The prime minister (formally still President of the Executive Council of SR Croatia) was Stjepan Mesić of the Croatian Democratic Union. The cabinet was reformed on 24 August 1990 when Stjepan Mesić left Zagreb to assume the Croatian seat at the Yugoslav collective presidency following armed insurrection by ethnic Serbs.[1][2][3][4]
Mesić Cabinet | |
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1st Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia | |
Date formed | 30 May 1990 |
Date dissolved | 24 August 1990 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Franjo Tuđman |
Head of government | Stjepan Mesić |
Deputy head of government | Bernardo Jurlina Mate Babić Milan Ramljak |
No. of ministers | 26 (on 24 August 1990) |
Total no. of members | 26 (including former members) |
Member parties | Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) |
Status in legislature | Single-party majority |
Opposition party | League of Communists of Croatia-Party of Democratic Changes |
Opposition leader | Ivica Račan |
History | |
Election(s) | 1990 election |
Legislature term(s) | 1990–1992 |
Predecessor | 13th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia |
Successor | Cabinet of Josip Manolić |
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Party breakdown
Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (24 August 1990):
- Note: Government secretary attended cabinet meeting and was non-partisan
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List of ministers and portfolios
Some periods in the table end after the cabinet's reorganization, when the minister listed continued in the post in the subsequent cabinet of Josip Manolić.
Name | Party | Portfolio | Period |
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Stjepan Mesić | HDZ | Prime Minister | 30 May – 24 August 1990 |
Bernardo Jurlina | HDZ | Deputy Prime Minister | 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991 |
Mate Babić | HDZ | Deputy Prime Minister | 31 May – 8 November 1990 |
Milan Ramljak | HDZ | Deputy Prime Minister | 31 May 1990 – 12 August 1992 |
Stjepan Zdunić | HDZ | Minister of Social Planning | 31 May – 10 October 1990 |
Božo Udovičić | HDZ | Minister of Energy and Industry | 31 May 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Marijan Hanžeković | HDZ | Minister of Finance | 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Milan Hrnjak | HDZ | Minister of Construction, Housing-Communal Works, and Protection of Human Environment | 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991 |
Milovan Šibl | HDZ | Minister of Information | 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991 |
Zdravko Mršić | HDZ | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 31 May – 8 November 1990 |
Petar Kriste | HDZ | Minister of Defence | 31 May – 24 August 1990 |
Ivan Tarnaj | HDZ | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources | 31 May 1990 – 12 August 1992 |
Davorin Rudolf | HDZ | Minister of Maritime Affairs | 25 July – 24 August 1990 |
Branko Babac | HDZ | Minister of Justice and Administration | 28 June 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Josip Božičević | HDZ | Minister of Transportation | 25 July 1990 – 12 August 1992 |
Vlatko Pavletić | HDZ | Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | 31 May 1990 – 15 April 1992 |
Marin Črnja | HDZ | Minister of Labour, Veterans and Disabled Issues | 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991 |
Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović | HDZ | Minister of Tourism | 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Josip Boljkovac | HDZ | Minister of the Interior | 31 May 1990 – 2 July 1991 |
Andrija Hebrang | HDZ | Minister of Health | 30 May 1990 – 12 August 1992 |
Osman Muftić | HDZ | Minister of Science, Technology and Informatics | 30 May 1990 – 31 July 1991 |
Branko Bergman | HDZ | Minister of Water Resources | 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Zvonimir Medvedović | HDZ | Minister without portfolio | 30 May – 25 July 1990 |
Minister of Commercial Exchange | 25 July – 24 August 1990 | ||
Dragutin Kalogjera | HDZ | Minister without portfolio | 31 May – 4 October 1990 |
Gojko Šušak | HDZ | Minister of Croatian Expatriates | 31 May 1990 – 17 July 1991 |
Vjenceslav Cvitan | Government secretary | 30 May 1990 – 30 June 1991 |
References
- "Prva vlada" (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- "Kronologija Vlade" [Chronology of the Government] (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation and Referral Agency - HIDRA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- "Prethodne vlade RH" [Previous governments of the Republic of Croatia] (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
- "Sastav 1. Vlade RH". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
External links
- Official website of the Croatian Government