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

1st Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
Date formed30 May 1990
Date dissolved24 August 1990
People and organisations
Head of stateFranjo Tuđman
Head of governmentStjepan Mesić
Deputy head of governmentBernardo Jurlina
Mate Babić
Milan Ramljak
No. of ministers26 (on 24 August 1990)
Total no. of members26 (including former members)
Member partiesCroatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Status in legislatureSingle-party majority
Opposition partyLeague of Communists of Croatia-Party of Democratic Changes
Opposition leaderIvica Račan
History
Election(s)1990 election
Legislature term(s)1990–1992
Predecessor13th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia
SuccessorCabinet 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.

NamePartyPortfolioPeriod
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
  1. "Prva vlada" (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Sastav 1. Vlade RH". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
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