The Tenth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Deseta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the second of two Croatian Government cabinets led by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. It was announced on 12 January 2008 and its term ended on 6 July 2009, when Jadranka Kosor formed the 11th cabinet following Sanader's surprise resignation. Cabinet members represented parties of the ruling coalition which was formed following the 2007 parliamentary elections:
Second Sanader Cabinet | |
---|---|
10th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia | |
Date formed | 12 January 2008 |
Date dissolved | 6 July 2009 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Stjepan Mesić |
Head of government | Ivo Sanader |
Deputy head of government | Đurđa Adlešič, Slobodan Uzelac, Damir Polančec and Jadranka Kosor |
No. of ministers | 18 (on 6 July 2009) |
Ministers removed | 3 |
Total no. of members | 21 (including former members) |
Member parties | Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party Independent Democratic Serb Party |
Status in legislature | Majority coalition government |
Opposition party | Social Democratic Party |
Opposition leader | Zoran Milanović |
History | |
Election | 25 November 2007 |
Legislature terms | 2008–2011 |
Predecessor | Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I |
Successor | Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor |
It was the first Croatian cabinet since the first multi-party elections in 1990 to have a party representing the Serb minority in Croatia (SDSS) as its member, with Slobodan Uzelac holding office as of one of the Deputy Prime Ministers. This was mainly due to the fact that this cabinet was heavily dependent on the support of the 8 national minority representatives in the Croatian Parliament, so as to be able to command a parliamentary majority.
Vote on the confirmation of the 10th Government of the Republic of Croatia | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ballot | 12 January 2008 | ||
Absentees | 9 / 153
|
||
Required majority | 77 Yes votes out of 153 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament) | ||
Yes | 82 / 153
|
||
No | 62 / 153
|
||
Abstentions | 0 / 153
|
||
Sources:[1] |
Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (6 July 2009):
11
| |
2
| |
1
| |
1
|
Some periods in the table below start before 12 January 2008 because the minister also served in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008) and extend beyond 6 July 2009 in case of ministers who continued to hold posts in the following Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor. The cabinet had four Deputy Prime Ministers: for Đurđa Adlešič and Slobodan Uzelac these were their only posts in the cabinet, while Jadranka Kosor and Damir Polančec served as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios.
Minister | Party | Portfolio | Term start | Term end | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivo Sanader | HDZ | Prime Minister | 23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | |
Đurđa Adlešič (D) | HSLS | Deputy Prime Minister | 12 January 2008 | 12 October 2010 | |
Slobodan Uzelac (D) | SDSS | Deputy Prime Minister | 12 January 2008 | 23 December 2011 | |
Božo Biškupić | HDZ | Culture | 23 December 2003 | 29 December 2010 | |
Petar Čobanković | HDZ | Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management | 12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 | |
Gordan Jandroković | HDZ | Foreign Affairs and European Integration | 12 January 2008 | 23 December 2011 | |
Božidar Kalmeta | HDZ | Sea, Transport and Infrastructure | 23 December 2003 | 23 December 2011 | |
Jadranka Kosor (D) | HDZ | Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity | 23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | |
Ana Lovrin | HDZ | Justice | 10 February 2006 | 10 October 2008 | |
Marina Matulović-Dropulić | HDZ | Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction | 23 December 2003 | 29 December 2010 | |
Darko Milinović | HDZ | Health and Social Welfare | 12 January 2008 | 23 December 2011 | |
Damir Polančec (D) | HDZ | Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship | 12 January 2008 | 30 October 2009 | |
Dragan Primorac | HDZ | Science, Education and Sports | 23 December 2003 | 2 July 2009 | |
Berislav Rončević | HDZ | Interior | 12 January 2008 | 10 October 2008 | |
Ivan Šuker | HDZ | Finance | 23 December 2003 | 29 December 2010 | |
Branko Vukelić | HDZ | Defence | 12 January 2008 | 29 December 2010 | |
Damir Bajs | HSS | Tourism | 12 January 2008 | 23 December 2011 | |
Božidar Pankretić | HSS | Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development | 12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 |
Date | Gain | Loss | Note | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 October 2008 | Non-party | HDZ | Interior minister Berislav Rončević (HDZ), and Justice minister Ana Lovrin (HDZ), are replaced by non-party appointees Tomislav Karamarko and Ivan Šimonović respectively. | ||
2 July 2009 | HDZ | HDZ | Education minister Dragan Primorac (HDZ) was replaced by Radovan Fuchs (HDZ). |