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Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Croatia
Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske
The Ministry of Defence headquarters
Agency overview
FormedMay 1990
Jurisdiction Government of Croatia
Headquarters Zagreb, Croatia
Annual budget HRK 5.075 billion (2019) [1]
Minister responsible
Child agency
Website morh.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: [2]

  • 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

Minister of Defence Naval Flag

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 [hr]
Kriste, Petar Petar Kriste [ hr]
(born 1936)		30 May 199024 August 199086 days HDZ Mesić
2
Martin Špegelj
Špegelj, Martin Martin Špegelj
(1927–2014)		24 August 19902 July 1991312 days HDZ Manolić
3
Šime Đodan
Đodan, Šime Šime Đodan
(1927–2007)		2 July 199117 July 199115 days HDZ Manolić
4
Luka Bebić
Bebić, Luka Luka Bebić
(born 1937)		17 July 199118 September 199163 days HDZ Gregurić
5
Gojko Šušak
Šušak, Gojko Gojko Šušak
(1945–1998)		18 September 19913 May 1998 †6 years, 227 days HDZ Gregurić
Šarinić
Valentić
Mateša
6
Andrija Hebrang
Hebrang, Andrija Andrija Hebrang
(born 1946)		14 May 199812 October 1998162 days HDZ Mateša
7
Pavao Miljavac
Miljavac, Pavao Pavao Miljavac
(1953–2022)		14 October 199827 January 20001 year, 107 days HDZ Mateša
8
Jozo Radoš
Radoš, Jozo Jozo Radoš
(born 1956)		28 January 20005 July 20022 years, 158 days HSLS Račan I
9
Željka Antunović*
Antunović, Željka Željka Antunović*
(born 1955)		30 July 200223 December 20031 year, 146 days SDP Račan II
10
Berislav Rončević
Rončević, Berislav Berislav Rončević
(born 1960)		23 December 200312 January 20084 years, 20 days HDZ Sanader I
11
Branko Vukelić
Vukelić, Branko Branko Vukelić
(1958–2013)		12 January 200829 December 20102 years, 351 days HDZ Sanader II
Kosor
12
Davor Božinović
Božinović, Davor Davor Božinović
(born 1961)		29 December 201023 December 2011359 days HDZ Kosor
13
Ante Kotromanović
Kotromanović, Ante Ante Kotromanović
(born 1968)		23 December 201122 January 20164 years, 30 days SDP Milanović
14
Josip Buljević [hr]
Buljević, Josip Josip Buljević [ hr]
(born 1971)		22 January 201619 October 2016271 days HDZ Orešković
15
Damir Krstičević*
Krstičević, Damir Damir Krstičević*
(born 1969)		19 October 20168 May 20203 years, 202 days HDZ Plenković I
16
Mario Banožić
Banožić, Mario Mario Banožić
(born 1979)		23 July 202011 November 20233 years, 111 days HDZ Plenković II

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

(**) Incumbent's time in office last updated: 27 April 2024.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Naslovna".
  2. ^ http://www.morh.hr/en/o-nama/ustroj-ministarstva/structure-of-the-ministry-of-defence.html

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