# Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia

The deputy prime minister of Croatia (officially the Vice President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian: Potpredsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske) is the official deputy of the Prime Minister of Croatia. Article 109 of the Constitution of Croatia states that the cabinet is to be made up of the Prime Minister, one or more deputy prime ministers and other cabinet ministers. According to convention, if the governing parliamentary majority is a coalition of parties, all junior partners in the coalition will usually be given one deputy prime minister in the cabinet, with their rank usually being determined by the number of MPs the party has in Parliament. The deputy prime ministers are permitted to simultaneously hold a ministerial portfolio while in office, but may also serve without holding such a portfolio.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia is not the constitutional successor of the Prime Minister and will not automatically assume the post of Prime Minister in the event of a vacancy. However, the Deputy Prime Minister may chair cabinet meetings in the event of the Prime Minister becoming temporarily incapacitated or otherwise unable to chair the meetings of his or her government cabinet.

## History of the office

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia was established on 31 May 1990, during the government of Stjepan Mesić. It was initially held by three people: Bernardo Jurlina, Mate Babić and Milan Ramljak. Since then 47 individuals have held the office, usually holding it simultaneously with several other people (e.g. the government of Jadranka Kosor at one point had six Deputy Prime Ministers). In addition, Deputy Prime Ministers may choose to combine their post with another government portfolio.
The current cabinet (in office since 23 July 2020) has five Deputy Prime Ministers: Davor Božinović (since 2019), Tomo Medved (since 2020), Anja Šimpraga (since 2022), Oleg Butković (since 2022), and Branko Bačić (since 2023). They are all member of the Croatian Democratic Union, except Šimpraga, who is member of the Independent Democratic Serb Party.

## List of deputy prime ministers
### Parties

Croatian Democratic Union (43)  Social Democratic Party (7)  Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (4)  Croatian Social Liberal Party (3)  Croatian Peasant Party (2)  The Bridge (2)  Independent Democratic Serb Party (2)  Independent (2)  Homeland Movement (1)

### Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić (1990)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Bernardo Jurlina (1949–) | 31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Mate Babić (1939–2017) | 31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Milan Ramljak (1938–2018) | 31 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Josip Manolić (1990–1991)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Bernardo Jurlina (1949–) | 24 August 1990 | 4 March 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Mate Babić (1939–2017) | 24 August 1990 | 8 November 1990 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Milan Ramljak (1938–2018) | 24 August 1990 | 17 July 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Franjo Gregurić (1939–) | 8 November 1990 | 17 July 1991 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Franjo Gregurić (1991–1992)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Milan Ramljak (1938–2018) | 17 July 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Mate Granić (1947–) | 31 July 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Zdravko Tomac (1937–2020) | 31 July 1991 | 26 June 1992 | Social Democratic Party |
| Jurica Pavelić (1947–) | 15 November 1991 | 12 August 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Hrvoje Šarinić (1992–1993)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Mate Granić (1947–) | 12 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Vladimir Šeks (1943–) | 12 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Darko Čargonja (1965–) | 12 August 1992 | 29 December 1992 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Ivan Milas (1939–2011) | 27 August 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Mladen Vedriš (1950–) | 29 December 1992 | 3 April 1993 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Nikica Valentić (1993–1995)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Mate Granić (1947–) | 3 April 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Vladimir Šeks (1943–) | 3 April 1993 | 20 September 1994 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Borislav Škegro (1955–) | 3 April 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Ivica Kostović (1943–) | 12 October 1993 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Jure Radić (1953–2016) | 18 October 1994 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Bosiljko Mišetić (1945–) | 11 May 1995 | 7 November 1995 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša (1995–2000)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Borislav Škegro (1955–) | 7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Ivica Kostović (1943–) | 7 November 1995 | 14 October 1998 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Jure Radić (1953–2016) | 7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Ljerka Mintas-Hodak (1952–) | 7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Milan Ramljak (1938–2018) | 14 May 1998 | 13 April 1999 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### First and Second cabinet of Ivica Račan (2000–2003)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Goran Granić (1950–) | 27 January 2000 | 21 March 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Željka Antunović (1955–) | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party |
| Slavko Linić (1949–) | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | Social Democratic Party |
| Dražen Budiša (1948–) | 21 March 2002 | 30 July 2002 | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Goran Granić (1950–) | 30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats |
| Ante Simonić (1949–) | 30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | Croatian Peasant Party |

### First and Second cabinet of Ivo Sanader (2003–2009)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Jadranka Kosor (1953–) | 23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Andrija Hebrang (1946–) | 23 December 2003 | 15 February 2005 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Damir Polančec (1967–) | 17 February 2005 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Đurđa Adlešič (1960–) | 12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Slobodan Uzelac (1947–) | 12 January 2008 | 6 July 2009 | Independent Democratic Serb Party |

### Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor (2009–2011)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Damir Polančec (1967–) | 6 July 2009 | 30 October 2009 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Đurđa Adlešič (1960–) | 6 July 2009 | 12 October 2010 | Croatian Social Liberal Party |
| Slobodan Uzelac (1947–) | 6 July 2009 | 23 December 2011 | Independent Democratic Serb Party |
| Božidar Pankretić (1964–) | 6 July 2009 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Peasant Party |
| Ivan Šuker (1957–2023) | 19 November 2009 | 29 December 2010 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Darko Milinović (1963–) | 19 November 2009 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Domagoj Ivan Milošević (1970–) | 29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Petar Čobanković (1957–) | 29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Gordan Jandroković (1967–) | 29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | Croatian Democratic Union |

### Cabinet of Zoran Milanović (2011–2016)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Radimir Čačić (1949–) | 23 December 2011 | 14 November 2012 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats |
| Neven Mimica (1953–) | 23 December 2011 | 1 July 2013 | Social Democratic Party |
| Branko Grčić (1964–) | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | Social Democratic Party |
| Milanka Opačić (1968–) | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | Social Democratic Party |
| Vesna Pusić (1953–) | 16 November 2012 | 22 January 2016 | Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats |
| Ranko Ostojić (1962–) | 15 July 2013 | 22 January 2016 | Social Democratic Party |

### Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković (2016)

| Picture | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| | Tomislav Karamarko (1959–) | 22 January 2016 | 15 June 2016 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| | Božo Petrov (1979–) | 22 January 2016 | 19 October 2016 | Bridge of Independent Lists |

### First, second and third cabinet of Andrej Plenković (2016–present)

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Term of Office | Political Party |
| Ivan Kovačić (1974–) | 19 October 2016 | 28 April 2017 | Bridge of Independent Lists |
| Davor Ivo Stier (1959–) | 19 October 2016 | 19 June 2017 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Damir Krstičević (1969–) | 19 October 2016 | 8 May 2020 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Martina Dalić (1967–) | 19 October 2016 | 14 May 2018 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Predrag Štromar (1969–) | 9 June 2017 | 23 July 2020 | Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats |
| Marija Pejčinović Burić (1963–) | 19 June 2017 | 19 July 2019 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Tomislav Tolušić (1979–) | 25 May 2018 | 17 July 2019 | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Zdravko Marić (1977–) | 19 July 2019 | 5 July 2022 | Independent |
| Davor Božinović (1961–) | 19 July 2019 | Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Tomo Medved (1968–) | 23 July 2020 | Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Boris Milošević (1974–) | 23 July 2020 | 29 April 2022 | Independent Democratic Serb Party |
| Anja Šimpraga (1987–) | 29 April 2022 | 17 May 2024 | Independent Democratic Serb Party |
| Oleg Butković (1979–) | 15 July 2022 | Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Branko Bačić (1959–) | 17 January 2023 | Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Josip Dabro (1983–) | 17 May 2024 | 18 January 2025 | Homeland Movement |
| Ivan Anušić (1973–) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Marko Primorac (1984–) | 17 May 2024 | Incumbent | Independent |