The Fourteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Četrnaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet formed on 19 October 2016, following the 2016 election.[1] It was led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. The cabinet was dissolved on 23 July 2020 and was succeeded by a new government presided over by Plenković.
First Plenković cabinet | |
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 14th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia | |
| 2016–2020 | |
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| Date formed | 19 October 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 23 July 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2016–2020) Zoran Milanović (2020) |
| Head of government | Andrej Plenković |
| Deputy head of government | Davor Božinović Damir Krstičević Zdravko Marić Predrag Štromar |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Ministers removed | 16 |
| Total no. of members | 34 (including former members) |
| Member parties | Croatian Democratic Union Croatian People's Party (since June 2017) with support from SDSS, HDS, HSLS, HDSSB, BM 365 and NS-R Former parties: Bridge of Independent Lists (junior coalition partner until April 2017) Hrast (providing parliamentary support until April 2018) |
| Status in legislature | Minority coalition government |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party |
| Opposition leader | Zoran Milanović (2016) Davor Bernardić (2016–2020) Zlatko Komadina (Acting; 2020) |
| History | |
| Election | 2016 election |
| Legislature terms | 2016–2020 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković |
| Successor | Cabinet of Andrej Plenković II |
Overview
editWhen naming the members of his own cabinet Plenković chose to retain eight ministers from the then outgoing Orešković cabinet:
- Zdravko Marić remained Minister of Finance
- Vlaho Orepić remained Minister of the Interior (until 27 April 2017)
- Ante Šprlje remained Minister of Justice (until 27 April 2017)
- Tomislav Tolušić became Minister of Agriculture after serving as Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds under Orešković
- Lovro Kuščević remained Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning (until 9 June 2017)
- Slaven Dobrović remained Minister of Environment, while getting the addition of Energy to his ministerial portfolio (until 27 April 2017)
- Oleg Butković remained Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure
- Tomo Medved remained Minister of Croatian Veterans, which was renamed from the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs in the previous cabinet
Following the reshuffle of 9 June 2017, two ministers from the previous make-up were given new portfolios:
- Lovro Kuščević, previously serving as Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning became Minister of Public Administration
- Tomislav Ćorić, previously serving as Minister of Labour and Pension System became Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy.
According to a regular monthly survey of political preferences conducted by Ipsos agency in November 2017, 74% of respondents thought Croatia was moving in a wrong direction, while 20% though opposite. The level of pessimism was highest since the approval of Plenković's cabinet a year earlier. According to the same survey, Government's policies were not supported by 62% of respondents, opposite to 29% who thought differently.[2]
Motions of confidence
edit| Vote on the confirmation of the 14th Government of the Republic of Croatia | |||
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| Ballot | 19 October 2016 | ||
| Absentees | 12 / 151
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| Required majority | 76 Yes votes out of 151 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament) | ||
| Yes | 91 / 151
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| No | 45 / 151
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| Abstentions | 3 / 151
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| Vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković | |||
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| Ballot | 11 November 2017 | ||
| Absentees | 14 / 151
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| Required majority | 76 Yes votes, Abstentions or Absentees out of 151 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament) | ||
| Yes | 59 / 151
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| No | 78 / 151
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| Abstentions | 0 / 151
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| Sources:[4] | |||
Party breakdown
editParty breakdown of cabinet ministers:
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List of ministers
editFormer members
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pretužni Orešković predao vlast Plenkoviću: "Hrvatska ima sjajnu budućnosti" - Vijesti - Index.hr". index.hr. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ^ "NOVI CROBAROMETAR HDZ i dalje nezaustavljivo pada, vladi ne vjeruje gotovo nitko, Živi zid sve jači".
- ^ "Novi list".
- ^ "Novi list".
- ^ "Vlada Republike Hrvatske - Članovi Vlade".