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(Redirected from Croatian Ministry of Defence) Croatian government ministry responsible for military and national defense matters
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia
Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske
The Ministry of Defence headquarters
Minister of Defence naval flag
Agency overview
FormedMay 1990
JurisdictionGovernment of Croatia
HeadquartersZagreb, Croatia
Annual budgetHRK 5.075 billion (2019)
Minister responsible
Child agency
Websitemorh.hr

The ministry of Defence, of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske or MORH) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of the nation's military. It is Croatia's ministry of defence. The ministry was established in 1990.

Structure

Elements in the ministry's structure are:

  • Defence Minister and Deputy Minister
  • Minister's Cabinet
  • Chief Secretariat
    • Sector for Administrative and Legal Affairs
  • Croatian Armed Forces General Staff
  • Defence Inspectorate
  • Military Security and Intelligence Agency
  • Independent Sector for Public Procurement
  • Independent Department for Public Affairs and Publishing
  • Independent Section for Internal Auditing
  • Independent Department for Military Air Traffic
  • Independent Department for supporting Military Ordinary in Croatia
  • Defence Policy Directorate and the assigned Assistant Minister
    • Defence Policy Sector
    • International Defence Cooperation and Security Sector
  • Human Resources Directorate and the assigned Assistant Minister
    • Human Resources Management Sector
    • Human Resources Management Support Sector
  • Material Resources Directorate and the assigned Assistant Minister
    • Armament Sector
    • Property, Environmental Protection and Construction Sector
  • Information Systems, Finance and Budget Directorate and the assigned Assistant Minister
    • Sector for Information Communication Systems
    • Program Analysis, Finance and Budget Sector

List of ministers

Political parties:

  Croatian Democratic Union (13)
  Social Democratic Party (2)
  Croatian Social Liberal Party (1)

No. Portrait Minister of Defence Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1 Petar Kriste Kriste, PetarPetar Kriste [hr]
(born 1936)
30 May 199024 August 199086 daysHDZMesić
2 Martin ŠpegeljŠpegelj, MartinMartin Špegelj
(1927–2014)
24 August 19902 July 1991312 daysHDZManolić
3 Šime ĐodanĐodan, ŠimeŠime Đodan
(1927–2007)
2 July 199117 July 199115 daysHDZManolić
4 Luka BebićBebić, LukaLuka Bebić
(born 1937)
17 July 199118 September 199163 daysHDZGregurić
5 Gojko ŠušakŠušak, GojkoGojko Šušak
(1945–1998)
18 September 19913 May 1998 †6 years, 227 daysHDZGregurić
Šarinić
Valentić
Mateša
6 Andrija HebrangHebrang, AndrijaAndrija Hebrang
(born 1946)
14 May 199812 October 1998162 daysHDZMateša
7 Pavao MiljavacMiljavac, PavaoPavao Miljavac
(1953–2022)
14 October 199827 January 20001 year, 107 daysHDZMateša
8 Jozo RadošRadoš, JozoJozo Radoš
(born 1956)
28 January 20005 July 20022 years, 158 daysHSLSRačan I
9 Željka Antunović*Antunović, ŽeljkaŽeljka Antunović*
(born 1955)
30 July 200223 December 20031 year, 146 daysSDPRačan II
10 Berislav RončevićRončević, BerislavBerislav Rončević
(born 1960)
23 December 200312 January 20084 years, 20 daysHDZSanader I
11 Branko VukelićVukelić, BrankoBranko Vukelić
(1958–2013)
12 January 200829 December 20102 years, 351 daysHDZSanader II
Kosor
12 Davor BožinovićBožinović, DavorDavor Božinović
(born 1961)
29 December 201023 December 2011359 daysHDZKosor
13 Ante KotromanovićKotromanović, AnteAnte Kotromanović
(born 1968)
23 December 201122 January 20164 years, 30 daysSDPMilanović
14 Josip Buljević Buljević, JosipJosip Buljević [hr]
(born 1971)
22 January 201619 October 2016271 daysHDZOrešković
15 Damir Krstičević*Krstičević, DamirDamir Krstičević*
(born 1969)
19 October 20168 May 20203 years, 202 daysHDZPlenković I
16 Mario BanožićBanožić, MarioMario Banožić
(born 1979)
23 July 202011 November 20233 years, 111 daysHDZPlenković II
- Zdravko Jakop (acting)Jakop, ZdravkoZdravko Jakop (acting)
(born 1967)
11 November 202316 November 20235 daysIndependentPlenković II
17 Ivan AnušićAnušić, IvanIvan Anušić
(born 1973)
16 November 2023Incumbent1 year, 35 daysHDZPlenković II
Plenković III

(*) Ministers of Defence who held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia while in office.

(**) Incumbent's time in office last updated: 21 December 2024.

See also

References

  1. "Naslovna". Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. "Structure of the Ministry of Defence :: MORH - Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske - službeni web portal". www.morh.hr. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25.

External links

Government ministries of Croatia
Defence Ministers of Croatia
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