Cabinet of Zlatko Mateša

Mateša Cabinet
6th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
Date formed	7 November 1995
Date dissolved	27 January 2000
People and organisations
Head of state	Franjo Tuđman (1995–99) Vlatko Pavletić (Acting) (1999–2000)
Head of government	Zlatko Mateša
Deputy head of government	Ivica Kostović (1995–98) Borislav Škegro Jure Radić Mate Granić Ljerka Mintas-Hodak
No. of ministers	20 (on 27 January 2000)
Ministers removed	22
Total no. of members	42 (including former members)
Member parties	Croatian Democratic Union
Status in legislature	Single-party majority
Opposition party	Croatian Social Liberal Party
Opposition leader	Dražen Budiša
History
Election	1995 election
Legislature terms	1995–1999
Predecessor	Cabinet of Nikica Valentić
Successor	Cabinet of Ivica Račan I

The Sixth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Šesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Zlatko Mateša. Its members took office on 7 November 1995 by decree of President Franjo Tuđman. The cabinet was confirmed by a parliamentary vote on 28 November 1995, with 77 out of 127 Members of Parliament voting in favor. It was formed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union, and its term ended on 27 January 2000 after the 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, with the appointment of Ivica Račan as Prime Minister. This was the first peacetime government of independent Croatia, as the Croatian War of Independence officially ended with the Erdut Agreement just days after the cabinet was appointed by the President.^[1][2][3][4]

Motions of confidence

Vote on the confirmation of the 6th Government of the Republic of Croatia
Ballot		28 November 1995
	Absentees	6 / 127
Required majority		64 Yes votes out of 127 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	77 / 127	Y
	No	5 / 127
	Abstentions	39 / 127
Sources:[5]

List of ministers and portfolios

Some periods in the table start before the cabinet's inauguration, when the minister listed was appointed to the post in the preceding Cabinet of Nikica Valentić. The subsequent Cabinet of Ivica Račan I, formed by a broad coalition of parties that defeated the Croatian Democratic Union in the 2000 parliamentary election, kept only a single official from this cabinet, the Government secretary Jagoda Premužić.

Minister	Party	Portfolio	Period
Zlatko Mateša	HDZ	Prime Minister	7 November 1995 – 27 January 2000
Božo Prka	HDZ	Minister of Finance	7 July 1994 – 11 September 1997
Borislav Škegro	HDZ		11 September 1997 – 27 January 2000
		Deputy Prime Minister	3 April 1993 – 27 January 2000
Davor Štern	HDZ	Minister of Economy	7 November 1995 – 14 April 1997
Nenad Porges	HDZ		15 April 1997 – 27 January 2000
Božo Biškupić	HDZ	Minister of Culture	7 November 1995 – 27 January 2000
Gojko Šušak	HDZ	Minister of Defence	18 September 1991 – 3 May 1998
Pavao Miljavac	HDZ		14 October 1998 – 27 January 2000
Andrija Hebrang	HDZ	Minister of Defence	14 May 1998 – 12 October 1998
		Minister of Health	12 October 1993 – 14 May 1998
Željko Reiner	HDZ	Minister of Health	14 May 1998 – 27 January 2000
Matej Janković	HDZ	Minister of Agriculture and Forest Management	7 November 1995 – 16 December 1996
Zlatko Dominiković	HDZ		16 December 1996 – 22 February 1999
Ivan Đurkić	HDZ		22 February 1999 – 27 January 2000
Juraj Njavro	HDZ	Minister without portfolio	12 October 1993 – 19 December 1997
		Minister of Veterans' Affairs	19 December 1997 – 27 January 2000
Mate Granić	HDZ	Deputy Prime Minister	31 July 1991 – 27 January 2000
		Minister of Foreign Affairs	28 May 1993 – 27 January 2000
Ivica Mudrinić	HDZ	Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communications	12 August 1992 – 5 February 1996
Željko Lužavec	HDZ		5 February 1996 – 4 August 1999
Ivan Pavlović	HDZ		16 August 1999 – 27 January 2000
Niko Bulić	HDZ	Minister of Tourism	20 May 1993 – 11 September 1997
Sergej Morsan	HDZ		9 November 1997 – 15 April 1999
Ivan Herak	HDZ		15 April 1999 – 27 January 2000
Miroslav Šeparović	HDZ	Minister of Justice	18 May 1995 – 20 April 1998
Milan Ramljak^[a]	HDZ		14 May 1998 – 13 April 1999
Zvonimir Šeparović	HDZ		15 April 1999 – 27 January 2000
Ljilja Vokić	HDZ	Minister of Education and Sports	18 October 1994 – 4 March 1998
Božidar Pugelnik	HDZ		4 March 1998 – 5 October 1999
Nensi Ivanišević	HDZ		5 October 1999 – 27 January 2000
Ivan Jarnjak	HDZ	Minister of the Interior	15 April 1992 – 16 December 1996
Ivan Penić	HDZ		16 December 1996 – 27 January 2000
Davorin Mlakar	HDZ	Minister of Public Administration	2 March 1994 – 4 March 1998
Marijan Ramušćak	HDZ		4 March 1998 – 17 February 1999
Marijan Petrović	HDZ	Minister without portfolio	11 May 1995 – 13 November 1996
		Minister for Return and Immigration	13 November 1996 – 1 June 1999
Jure Radić	HDZ	Deputy Prime Minister	18 October 1994 – 27 January 2000
		Minister for Development and Reconstruction	18 October 1994 – 18 May 1999
		Minister for Development, Immigration and Reconstruction	18 May 1999 – 27 January 2000
Marina Matulović-Dropulić	HDZ	Minister of Physical Planning, Construction and Housing	27 January 1995 – 16 December 1996
Marko Širac	HDZ		16 December 1996 – 27 January 2000
Ivan Penić	HDZ	Minister of Privatisation and Property Management	27 January 1995 – 16 December 1996
Milan Kovač	HDZ		16 December 1996 – 1 April 1999
		Minister for Special Relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina	15 April 1999 – 27 January 2000
Ivica Kostović	HDZ	Deputy Prime Minister	12 October 1993 – 14 October 1998
		Minister of Science and Technology	7 November 1995 – 14 October 1998
Milena Žic-Fuchs	Non-party		22 February 1999 – 27 January 2000
Joso Škara	HDZ	Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	27 January 1995 – 27 January 2000
Ljerka Mintas-Hodak	HDZ	Deputy Prime Minister	7 November 1995 – 27 January 2000
		Minister of European Integration	4 March 1998 – 27 January 2000
Branko Močibob	HDZ	Minister without portfolio	7 November 1995 – 15 May 1997
Jagoda Premužić	Non-party	Government secretary	3 March 1994 –

^a Also Deputy Prime Minister during the dates indicated.

References

1. "Šesta vlada" (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation Referral Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
2. "Kronologija Vlade" [Chronology of the Government] (in Croatian). Croatian Information-Documentation and Referral Agency - HIDRA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
3. "Prethodne vlade RH" [Previous governments of the Republic of Croatia] (in Croatian). Government of Croatia. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
4. Sastav 6. Vlade RH Archived December 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Zapisnik prve sjednice Zastupničkog doma Sabora Republike Hrvatske održane 28. I 29. XI. 1995. Sabor (in Croatian)

External links

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