Cabinet of Zoran Milanović
The Twelfth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Dvanaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanović. It was in office from 23 December 2011 until 22 January 2016. It was formed following the November 2011 election won by the centre-left Kukuriku coalition.
Milanović cabinet | |
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12th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia | |
| 2011–2016 | |
| Date formed | 23 December 2011 |
| Date dissolved | 22 January 2016 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Ivo Josipović (2011–2015) Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2015–2016) |
| Head of government | Zoran Milanović |
| Deputy head of government | Radimir Čačić (2011–2012) Vesna Pusić (2012–2016) |
| No. of ministers | 21 (on 22 January 2016) |
| Ministers removed | 9 |
| Total no. of members | 30 (including former members) |
| Member party | Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats (HNS) Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS) with support from HSU and SDSS |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition government |
| Opposition party | Croatian Democratic Union |
| Opposition leader | Jadranka Kosor (2011–2012) Tomislav Karamarko (2012–2016) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2011 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2011–2015 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor |
| Successor | Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković |
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By taking office at the age of 45, Zoran Milanović became the second-youngest Prime Minister since Croatia's independence. In addition, his cabinet was also the youngest cabinet in the same period, with an average age of 48. It was surpassed by the succeeding cabinet of Tihomir Orešković, with an average age of 46.
Cabinet members came from three out of the four parties of the winning coalition, leaving only the single-issue Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU) without representation:
- Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP)
- Croatian People's Party (HNS)
- Istrian Democratic Assembly (IDS)
The Milanović cabinet endured a major change when the first deputy prime minister Radimir Čačić resigned in November 2012 following his vehicular manslaughter conviction in Hungary. Also, Milanović's government underwent the most cabinet changes of any Croatian government to date. Namely, nine ministers in total were replaced before the cabinet's term of office expired in January 2016.