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Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor

Kosor Cabinet
11th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
Date formed	6 July 2009
Date dissolved	23 December 2011
People and organisations
Head of state	Stjepan Mesić (2009–2010) Ivo Josipović (2010–2011)
Head of government	Jadranka Kosor
Deputy head of government	Đurđa Adlešić (2008–2010) Slobodan Uzelac (2008–2011) Darko Milinović (2008–2011) Gordan Jandroković (2008–2011) Petar Čobanković (2009–2011) Božidar Pankretić (2009–2011) Domagoj Ivan Milošević (2010–2011)
No. of ministers	19 (on 23 December 2011)
Ministers removed	8
Total no. of members	27 (including former members)
Member parties	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party Independent Democratic Serb Party
Status in legislature	Minority coalition government
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Zoran Milanović
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Legislature terms	2008–2011
Predecessor	Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II
Successor	Cabinet of Zoran Milanović

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The Eleventh Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Jedanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. It was announced on 6 July 2009^[1] and its term ended on 23 December 2011. The cabinet came into existence after Prime Minister Ivo Sanader abruptly resigned on 1 July 2009, designating Kosor as his successor and making her the first woman to serve as Prime Minister since Croatia gained independence in 1991.^[2] It was succeeded by the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović following the centre-left Kukuriku coalition's success in the 2011 parliamentary elections.

The cabinet represented parties from the ruling coalition formed following the 2007 parliamentary elections:

• Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
• Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS)
• Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)

Motions of confidence[edit]

Vote on the confirmation of the 11th Government of the Republic of Croatia
Ballot		6 July 2009
	Absentees	25 / 153
Required majority		77 Yes votes out of 153 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	83 / 153	Y
	No	45 / 153
	Abstentions	0 / 153
Sources:[3]

Vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor
Ballot		28 October 2010
	Absentees	11 / 153
Required majority		77 Yes votes, Abstentions or Absentees out of 153 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	62 / 153
	No	79 / 153	N
	Abstentions	1 / 153
Sources:[4]

Party breakdown[edit]

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (23 December 2011):

Changes from the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II[edit]

• Božidar Pankretić, the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development switched posts with Petar Čobanković, the former Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.
• Tomislav Ivić was appointed new Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity, to fill in the vacant seat after former minister Jadranka Kosor became Prime Minister.
• Bianca Matković was appointed Minister without portfolio.
• New Ministry for Public Administration was formed, with Davorin Mlakar appointed minister.
• Former Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac, who also stepped down the day after Sanader's resignation, was replaced by Radovan Fuchs only days before the Kosor cabinet was officially announced.
• Although initially retained as Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Damir Polančec resigned three months later on 30 October 2009^[5] and was replaced by Đuro Popijač in November.
• Bianca Matković, who was appointed Minister without portfolio in Kosor's cabinet, was relieved from her post in March 2010. Since no one was appointed to replace her, her post was also terminated.
• In May 2010 Ivan Šimonović was appointed United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.^[6] Following the appointment, Šimonović was replaced by Dražen Bošnjaković on 7 July 2010.^[7] Bošnjaković previously held the post of state secretary with the Ministry of Justice.
• In July 2010 the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) decided to leave the ruling coalition. As a result of this, Đurđa Adlešič stepped down from her post of Deputy Prime Minister.
• In December 2010 the government underwent a major reconstruction, which came into effect after the new appointments were approved in a parliament session held on 29 December:^[8]
  • Ivan Šuker (HDZ) was replaced by Martina Dalić (HDZ) as Minister of Finance
  • Branko Vukelić (HDZ) was replaced by Davor Božinović (HDZ) as Minister of Defence
  • Marina Matulović-Dropulić (HDZ) was replaced by Branko Bačić (HDZ) as Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction
  • Božo Biškupić (HDZ) was replaced by Jasen Mesić (HDZ) as Minister of Culture
  • In addition, three new Deputy Prime Ministers were appointed - Domagoj Milošević was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of major investment projects, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Petar Čobanković was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the economy, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Jandroković was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.

List of ministers and portfolios[edit]

• Some periods in the table below start before 6 July 2009 because some ministers also served in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II (12 January 2008 – 6 July 2009) and Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008).
• In December 2010 the cabinet had six Deputy Prime Ministers: for Domagoj Ivan Milošević and Slobodan Uzelac these were their only posts in the cabinet, while Darko Milinović, Božidar Pankretić, Petar Čobanković and Gordan Jandroković served as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios.^[9]
• In the following table former members of the cabinet are listed in italic script and current Deputy Prime Ministers are indicated by "(d)".

Notes[edit]

nb 1. ^ Đuro Popijač was originally appointed as a non-party minister in November 2009, but then joined HDZ while in office in August 2010.^[10]

nb 2. ^ Tomislav Karamarko was originally appointed as a non-party minister in October 2008, but then joined HDZ while in office in September 2011.^[11]

Standing in opinion polls[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website of the Croatian Government
• Chronology of Croatian cabinets at Hidra.hr (in Croatian)