Cabinet of Stjepan Mesić
Introduction The '''First Government of the Republic of Croatia''' () (from the date of formation until 25 July 1990 it was legally referred to as the '''14th Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Croatia''' ()) was the Croatian Government announced on 30 May 1990 after the first multi-party elections ended 45 years of Communist Party rule, but while Croatia still remained a federal unit within SFR Yugoslavia. The prime minister (formally still President of the Executive Council of SR Croatia) was Stjepan Mesić of the Croatian Democratic Union. The cabinet was reformed on 24 August 1990 when Stjepan Mesić left Zagreb to assume the Croatian seat at the Yugoslav collective presidency following armed insurrection by ethnic Serbs.
Party breakdown Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (24 August 1990):*Note: Government secretary attended cabinet meeting and was non-partisan* Croatian Democratic Union 25
List of ministers and portfolios Some periods in the table end after the cabinet's reorganization, when the minister listed continued in the post in the subsequent cabinet of Josip Manolić. Name Party  Portfolio  PeriodStjepan Mesić HDZPrime Minister 30 May – 24 August 1990Bernardo Jurlina HDZDeputy Prime Minister 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991Mate Babić HDZDeputy Prime Minister 31 May – 8 November 1990Milan RamljakHDZDeputy Prime Minister 31 May 1990 – 12 August 1992Stjepan Zdunić HDZMinister of Social Planning 31 May – 10 October 1990Božo Udovičić HDZMinister of Energy and Industry 31 May 1990 – 17 July 1991Marijan Hanžeković HDZMinister of Finance 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991Milan Hrnjak HDZMinister of Construction, Housing-Communal Works, and Protection of Human Environment  31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991Milovan Šibl HDZMinister of Information 31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991Zdravko Mršić HDZMinister of Foreign Affairs 31 May – 8 November 1990Petar Kriste HDZMinister of Defence 31 May – 24 August 1990Ivan Tarnaj HDZMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources  31 May 1990 – 12 August 1992Davorin Rudolf HDZMinister of Maritime Affairs 25 July – 24 August 1990Branko Babac HDZMinister of Justice and Administration  28 June 1990 – 17 July 1991Josip Božičević HDZMinister of Transportation 25 July 1990 – 12 August 1992Vlatko Pavletić HDZMinister of Education, Culture and Sport 31 May 1990 – 15 April 1992Marin Črnja HDZMinister of Labour, Veterans and Disabled Issues  31 May 1990 – 4 March 1991Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović HDZMinister of Tourism 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991Josip BoljkovacHDZMinister of the Interior 31 May 1990 – 2 July 1991Andrija Hebrang HDZMinister of Health 30 May 1990 – 12 August 1992Osman Muftić HDZMinister of Science, Technology and Informatics  30 May 1990 – 31 July 1991Branko Bergman HDZMinister of Water Resources 25 July 1990 – 17 July 1991Zvonimir Medvedović HDZMinister without portfolio 30 May – 25 July 1990Minister of Commercial Exchange 25 July – 24 August 1990Dragutin Kalogjera HDZMinister without portfolio 31 May – 4 October 1990Gojko Šušak HDZMinister of Croatian Expatriates 31 May 1990 – 17 July 1991Vjenceslav Cvitan Government secretary 30 May 1990 – 30 June 1991
References
External links * Official website of the Croatian Government