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|image = TihomirOreskovic.jpg
|image = TihomirOreskovic.jpg
|image_size = 150px
|image_size = 150px
|date_formed = 22 July 2016
|date_formed = 22 January 2016
|date_dissolved = 19 October 2016
|date_dissolved = 19 October 2016
|government_head = [[Tihomir Orešković (politician)|Tihomir Orešković]]
|government_head = [[Tihomir Orešković]]
|government_head_history =
|government_head_history =
|state_head = [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]]
|state_head = [[Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović]]
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|opposition_party = [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]]
|opposition_party = [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]]
|opposition_leader = [[Zoran Milanović]]
|opposition_leader = [[Zoran Milanović]]
|deputy_government_head = [[Tomislav Karamarko]] (July–Sept 2016)<br />[[Božo Petrov]] (Sept–Oct 2016)
|deputy_government_head = [[Tomislav Karamarko]] (Jan–Jun 2016)<br />[[Božo Petrov]] (Jan–Oct 2016)
|incoming_formation =
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = [[Cabinet of Zoran Milanović]]
|previous = [[Cabinet of Zoran Milanović]]
|successor = [[Cabinet of Andrej Plenković]]
|successor = [[Cabinet of Andrej Plenković I]]
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{{Politics of Croatia}}
{{Politics of Croatia}}


The '''Thirteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia''' ({{lang-hr|Trinaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske}}) was the [[Croatian Government]] cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] [[Tihomir Orešković (politician)|Tihomir Orešković]]. It was the government cabinet of [[Croatia]] between 22 July until 19 October 2016. It was formed following the [[2015 Croatian parliamentary election|2015 election]]. The negotiation process leading to its formation was the longest in Croatian history, totaling at a record 76 days. On 16 September 2016, Orešković's government lost a motion of no confidence in the Parliament with 125 MPs voting for, 15 against and 2 abstaining. As a result, the Orešković cabinet served in an acting capacity until a [[Cabinet of Andrej Plenković|new government]] took office after the [[2016 Croatian parliamentary election|2016 election]].
The '''Thirteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia''' ({{lang-hr|Trinaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske}}) was the [[Croatian Government]] cabinet led by [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]] [[Tihomir Orešković]]. It was the government cabinet of [[Croatia]] between 22 January until 19 October 2016. It was formed following the [[2015 Croatian parliamentary election|2015 election]]. The negotiation process leading to its formation was the longest in Croatian history, totaling at a record 76 days. On 16 June 2016, Orešković's government lost a motion of no confidence in the Parliament with 125 MPs voting for, 15 against and 2 abstaining. As a result, the Orešković cabinet served in an acting capacity until a [[Cabinet of Andrej Plenković|new government]] took office after the [[2016 Croatian parliamentary election|2016 election]].


It was the first Croatian cabinet to be headed by a [[non-partisan]] [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]], as well as having the largest number on non-partisan ministers (6). The remaining cabinet members came from two parties: the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] and [[Bridge of Independent Lists]].
It was the first Croatian cabinet to be headed by a [[non-partisan]] [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]], as well as having the largest number on non-partisan ministers (5). The remaining cabinet members came from two parties: the [[Croatian Democratic Union]] and [[Bridge of Independent Lists]].


The Orešković cabinet was dubbed "''Tim's Team''" by the Croatian media.<ref>{{cite web|author=Vijesti.hr |url=http://www.vijesti.rtl.hr/novosti/hrvatska/1907685/oreskovic-predstavio-novu-vladu-ovo-je-tims-team-zdravi-miks-starih-i-novih/ |title=Orešković predstavio novu Vladu: 'Ovo je Tim's team! Zdravi miks starih i novih' — Vijesti.hr |publisher=Vijesti.rtl.hr |date=2016-01-21 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>
The Orešković cabinet was dubbed "''Tim's Team''" by the Croatian media.<ref>{{cite web|author=Vijesti.hr |url=http://www.vijesti.rtl.hr/novosti/hrvatska/1907685/oreskovic-predstavio-novu-vladu-ovo-je-tims-team-zdravi-miks-starih-i-novih/ |title=Orešković predstavio novu Vladu: 'Ovo je Tim's team! Zdravi miks starih i novih' — Vijesti.hr |publisher=Vijesti.rtl.hr |date=2016-01-21 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://net.hr/danas/hrvatska/blizi-se-potvrdivanje-vlade-zastupnicima-se-obraca-mandatar-oreskovic/|title = Sabor dao povjerenje Tihomiru Oreškoviću, s 83 glasa za, 5 suzdržanih i 61 protiv|date = 14 May 2021}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vijesti.hrt.hr/339565/sabor-o-opozivu-premijera-tihomira-oreskovica|title = Vijesti, najnovije vijesti iz Hrvatske i svijeta}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
The first change in the cabinet's make-up occurred just 6 days into its term when [[Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Veterans' Affairs]] [[Mijo Crnoja]] resigned on 28 January 2016 over a controversy involving him listing an abandoned wooden structure in [[Samobor]] as his place of residence while in reality living in Zagreb. He had done so in order to pay a lower surtax. After holding lengthy meetings behind closed doors during a period of several days, the Prime Minister and his two Deputies agreed to lend their support to Crnoja's case and his claimed innocence in the affair, however Crnoja himself tended his resignation stating that he did not wish to be a burden on the new government. He became the only member of Orešković's cabinet to have never attended a cabinet meeting and also made history as the shortest-ever serving member of a post-independence cabinet in Croatia.<ref name="JL">{{cite web |
The first change in the cabinet's make-up occurred just 6 days into its term when [[Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Veterans' Affairs]] [[Mijo Crnoja]] resigned on 28 January 2016 over a controversy involving him listing an abandoned wooden structure in [[Samobor]] as his place of residence while in reality living in Zagreb. He had done so in order to pay a lower surtax. After holding lengthy meetings behind closed doors during a period of several days, the Prime Minister and his two Deputies agreed to lend their support to Crnoja's case and his claimed innocence in the affair, however Crnoja himself tended his resignation stating that he did not wish to be a burden on the new government. He became the only member of Orešković's cabinet to have never attended a cabinet meeting and also made history as the shortest-ever serving member of a post-independence cabinet in Croatia.<ref name="JL">{{cite web |
url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/premijer-tihomir-oreskovic-nakon-dvodnevnog-vijecanja-odlucio-mijo-crnoja-vise-nije-ministar-branitelja-/1508795/ | title=CRNOJA VIŠE NIJE MINISTAR 'Podnio sam ostavku, ne želim biti uteg Vladi' PREMIJER 'Ovo je prebitan resor, naći ćemo novog čovjeka uskoro' | date=28 January 2016 | work=[[Jutarnji list]] | language=hr | accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref> After his resignation, [[Vesna Nađ]], who had served as Deputy Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the [[Cabinet of Zoran Milanović]], became interim minister, creating the situation where a member of the opposition centre-left [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]] held office in a government led by the centre-right.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24sata.hr/politika/ministarstvo-branitelja-sada-je-u-rukama-vesne-na-iz-sdp-a-458707 |title='Ministarstvo branitelja sada je u rukama Vesne Nađ iz SDP-a' &#124; 24sata |publisher=24sata.hr |date=2016-01-28 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref> Furthermore, the ministerial post remained vacant for almost two months due to the coalition parties failing to agree on a mutual candidate. At the end of a lengthy negotiation process they finally agreed on [[Tomo Medved]] of the HDZ as Crnoja's successor and the new minister.
url=http://www.jutarnji.hr/premijer-tihomir-oreskovic-nakon-dvodnevnog-vijecanja-odlucio-mijo-crnoja-vise-nije-ministar-branitelja-/1508795/ | title=CRNOJA VIŠE NIJE MINISTAR 'Podnio sam ostavku, ne želim biti uteg Vladi' PREMIJER 'Ovo je prebitan resor, naći ćemo novog čovjeka uskoro' | date=28 January 2016 | work=[[Jutarnji list]] | language=hr | accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref> After his resignation, [[Vesna Nađ]], who had served as Deputy Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the [[Cabinet of Zoran Milanović]], became interim minister, creating the situation where a member of the opposition centre-left [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]] held office in a government led by the centre-right.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24sata.hr/politika/ministarstvo-branitelja-sada-je-u-rukama-vesne-na-iz-sdp-a-458707 |title='Ministarstvo branitelja sada je u rukama Vesne Nađ iz SDP-a' &#124; 24sata |publisher=24sata.hr |date=2016-01-28 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref> Furthermore, the ministerial post remained vacant for almost two months due to the coalition parties failing to agree on a mutual candidate. At the end of a lengthy negotiation process they finally agreed on [[Tomo Medved]] of the HDZ as Crnoja's successor and the new minister.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


The first 100 days the cabinet had been marked by constant disagreements and feuds within the ruling [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]]-[[Bridge of Independent Lists|MOST]] coalition. Namely, many of the smaller parties of the [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]] had expressed dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness of the government, as well as the mutual blocking mechanism present between members of the Patriotic Coalition and MOST, and the increasing rivalry between the chairmen of these parties, [[Tomislav Karamarko]] and [[Božo Petrov]]. In this way MOST had been accused of presenting an ″opposition within the government″ and was seen as slow to make decisions on mutual proposals because of its inability to reach a consensus among its own members. The pace of promised reforms was also stained and slowed by the feud within the ruling coalition, as well as the Prime Minister's seemingly subordinate status and lack of political authority in comparison to Tomislav Karamarko and to a lesser extent Božo Petrov. In addition, the government had managed to present only a handful of bills to [[Parliament of Croatia|Parliament]], due to an inability to reach the required quorum for three weeks, mostly owing to lack of accord between the coalition parties.
The first 100 days the cabinet had been marked by constant disagreements and feuds within the ruling [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]]-[[Bridge of Independent Lists|MOST]] coalition. Namely, many of the smaller parties of the [[Patriotic Coalition (Croatia)|Patriotic Coalition]] had expressed dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness of the government, as well as the mutual blocking mechanism present between members of the Patriotic Coalition and MOST, and the increasing rivalry between the chairmen of these parties, [[Tomislav Karamarko]] and [[Božo Petrov]]. In this way MOST had been accused of presenting an ″opposition within the government″ and was seen as slow to make decisions on mutual proposals because of its inability to reach a consensus among its own members. The pace of promised reforms was also stained and slowed by the feud within the ruling coalition, as well as the Prime Minister's seemingly subordinate status and lack of political authority in comparison to Tomislav Karamarko and to a lesser extent Božo Petrov. In addition, the government had managed to present only a handful of bills to [[Parliament of Croatia|Parliament]], due to an inability to reach the required quorum for three weeks, mostly owing to lack of accord between the coalition parties.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


On 18 May 2016, the opposition [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]] initiated a [[motion of no confidence]] in [[Tomislav Karamarko]] after the ''[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]'' weekly magazine published secret contracts revealing the business-related cooperation of his wife Ana Šarić and Josip Petrović, the special adviser and lobbyist of the [[MOL Group]], a Hungarian oil corporation that gained control of Croatia's national oil company, [[INA (company)|INA]], through a corruption scandal involving former Prime Minister [[Ivo Sanader]] in 2009. MOST leader and Deputy Prime Minister Božo Petrov stated on 26 May 2016 that his party would vote in favor of Karamarko's removal from office, thereby raising the possibility of the government falling and this resulting in early elections or the installment of a new parliamentary majority by the opposition. The motion of no confidence in Karamarko was scheduled to take place on June 16, but he instead chose to resign the day before it could occur, following the verdict of the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest, which stipulated that Karamarko had indeed been in a conflict of interest when he had, during a meeting of the government cabinet, expressed the opinion that Croatia should exit an arbitration process with MOL. Instead, an HDZ-backed motion of no confidence in the very Prime Minister the party had installed with MOST was held on 16 June 2016, leading to the fall of the entire cabinet by a successful vote of 125 in favor, out of a total of 142 MPs taking part.
On 18 May 2016, the opposition [[Social Democratic Party of Croatia|Social Democratic Party]] initiated a [[motion of no confidence]] in [[Tomislav Karamarko]] after the ''[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]'' weekly magazine published secret contracts revealing the business-related cooperation of his wife Ana Šarić and Josip Petrović, the special adviser and lobbyist of the [[MOL Group]], a Hungarian oil corporation that gained control of Croatia's national oil company, [[INA (company)|INA]], through a corruption scandal involving former Prime Minister [[Ivo Sanader]] in 2009. MOST leader and Deputy Prime Minister Božo Petrov stated on 26 May 2016 that his party would vote in favor of Karamarko's removal from office, thereby raising the possibility of the government falling and this resulting in early elections or the installment of a new parliamentary majority by the opposition. The motion of no confidence in Karamarko was scheduled to take place on June 16, but he instead chose to resign the day before it could occur, following the verdict of the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest, which stipulated that Karamarko had indeed been in a conflict of interest when he had, during a meeting of the government cabinet, expressed the opinion that Croatia should exit an arbitration process with MOL. Instead, an HDZ-backed motion of no confidence in the very Prime Minister the party had installed with MOST was held on 16 June 2016, leading to the fall of the entire cabinet by a successful vote of 125 in favor, out of a total of 142 MPs taking part.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}


==Status in the [[Croatian Parliament|Sabor]]==
==Status in the [[Croatian Parliament|Sabor]]==
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| colspan="10" |↓
|- style="color:white;"
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}}; width:33.11%;" | 50
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}; width:33.11%;" | 50
| style="background:{{Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color}}; width:9.27%;" | 14
| style="background:{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}; width:9.27%;" | 14
| style="background:{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}; width:57.62%;" | 87
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width:57.62%;" | 87
|-
|-
| {{color|{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}}|Croatian Democratic Union}}
| {{color|{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}|Croatian Democratic Union}}
| {{color|{{Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color}}|Bridge of Independent Lists}}
| {{color|{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}|Bridge of Independent Lists}}
| {{color|{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}|Non-cabinet parties and independent lists}}
| {{color|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|Non-cabinet parties and independent lists}}
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* [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
* [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: {{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}}; padding-right: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold; color:white; width: 230px;">12</div>
| <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: {{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}; padding-right: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold; color:white; width: 265px;">13</div>
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* [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
* [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
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| <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}; padding-right: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold; color:white; width: 100px;">6</div>
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* [[Bridge of Independent Lists]]
* [[Bridge of Independent Lists]]
| <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: {{Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color}}; padding-right: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold; color:white; width: 38px;">2</div>
| <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; background: {{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}}; padding-right: 3px; text-align: right; font-size: 95%; font-weight: bold; color:white; width: 40px;">2</div>
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== List of Ministers ==
== List of ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: center;" | Portfolio
! style="text-align: center;" | Portfolio
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| [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]]
| [[Prime Minister of Croatia|Prime Minister]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Tihomir Orešković]]
| [[Tihomir Orešković]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Foreign and European Affairs]]
| [[Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Foreign and European Affairs]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Miro Kovač]]
| [[Miro Kovač]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Social Politics and Youth (Croatia)|Minister of Social Politics and Youth]]
| [[Ministry of Social Politics and Youth (Croatia)|Minister of Social Politics and Youth]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Bernardica Juretić]]
| [[Bernardica Juretić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
| 19 October 2016
| 19 October 2016
| [[Croatian Democratic Union|HDZ]]
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (Croatia)|Minister of Regional Development and EU funds]]
| [[Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (Croatia)|Minister of Regional Development and EU funds]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Tomislav Tolušić]]
| [[Tomislav Tolušić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)|Minister of the Interior]]
| [[Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)|Minister of the Interior]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Vlaho Orepić]]
| [[Vlaho Orepić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Finance (Croatia)|Minister of Finance]]
| [[Ministry of Finance (Croatia)|Minister of Finance]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Zdravko Marić]]
| [[Zdravko Marić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Minister of Defence]]
| [[Ministry of Defence (Croatia)|Minister of Defence]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Josip Buljević]]
| [[Josip Buljević]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Health (Croatia)|Minister of Health]]
| [[Ministry of Health (Croatia)|Minister of Health]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Dario Nakić]]
| [[Dario Nakić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Justice (Croatia)|Minister of Justice]]
| [[Ministry of Justice (Croatia)|Minister of Justice]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Ante Šprlje]]
| [[Ante Šprlje]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Public Administration (Croatia)|Minister of Public Administration]]
| [[Ministry of Public Administration (Croatia)|Minister of Public Administration]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović]]
| [[Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Economy (Croatia)|Minister of Economy]]
| [[Ministry of Economy (Croatia)|Minister of Economy]]
| style="background:{{Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}};"|
| [[Tomislav Panenić]]
| [[Tomislav Panenić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts (Croatia)|Minister of Entrepreneurship and Crafts]]
| [[Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts (Croatia)|Minister of Entrepreneurship and Crafts]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Darko Horvat (politician)|Darko Horvat]]
| [[Darko Horvat (politician)|Darko Horvat]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Labour and Pension System (Croatia)|Minister of Labour and Pension System]]
| [[Ministry of Labour and Pension System (Croatia)|Minister of Labour and Pension System]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Nada Šikić]]
| [[Nada Šikić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia)|Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure]]
| [[Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia)|Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Oleg Butković]]
| [[Oleg Butković]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia)|Minister of Science, Education and Sport]]
| [[Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (Croatia)|Minister of Science, Education and Sport]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Predrag Šustar]]
| [[Predrag Šustar]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Agriculture (Croatia)|Minister of Agriculture]]
| [[Ministry of Agriculture (Croatia)|Minister of Agriculture]]
| style="background:{{Independent/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Independent}};"|
| [[Davor Romić]]
| [[Davor Romić]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Tourism (Croatia)|Minister of Tourism]]
| [[Ministry of Tourism (Croatia)|Minister of Tourism]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Anton Kliman]]
| [[Anton Kliman]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection (Croatia)|Minister of Environmental and Nature Protection]]
| [[Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection (Croatia)|Minister of Environmental and Nature Protection]]
| style="background:{{Bridge of Independent Lists/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Bridge of Independent Lists}};"|
| [[Slaven Dobrović]]
| [[Slaven Dobrović]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning (Croatia)|Minister of Construction and Physical Planning]]
| [[Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning (Croatia)|Minister of Construction and Physical Planning]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Lovro Kuščević]]
| [[Lovro Kuščević]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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|-
|-
| [[Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Veterans' Affairs]]
| [[Ministry of Veterans' Affairs (Croatia)|Minister of Veterans' Affairs]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Tomo Medved]]
| [[Tomo Medved]]
| 21 March 2016
| 21 March 2016
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|-
| [[Ministry of Culture (Croatia)|Minister of Culture]]
| [[Ministry of Culture (Croatia)|Minister of Culture]]
| style="background:{{Croatian Democratic Union/meta/color}};"|
| style="background:{{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}};"|
| [[Zlatko Hasanbegović]]
| [[Zlatko Hasanbegović]]
| 22 January 2016
| 22 January 2016
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Orešković cabinet

13th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
2016
Date formed22 January 2016
Date dissolved19 October 2016
People and organisations
Head of stateKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Head of governmentTihomir Orešković
Deputy head of governmentTomislav Karamarko (Jan–Jun 2016)
Božo Petrov (Jan–Oct 2016)
No. of ministers21 (on 19 October 2016)
Ministers removed3
Total no. of members24 (including former members)
Member partiesCroatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST)
Status in legislatureMinority coalition government
Opposition partySocial Democratic Party
Opposition leaderZoran Milanović
History
Election2015 election
Legislature terms2015–2016
PredecessorCabinet of Zoran Milanović
SuccessorCabinet of Andrej Plenković I
Politics of Croatia
Coat of arms
Constitution
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
Political parties in Sabor
Elections and referendums
Recent elections

Recent referendums

Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

The Thirteenth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Trinaesta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the Croatian Government cabinet led by Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković. It was the government cabinet of Croatia between 22 January until 19 October 2016. It was formed following the 2015 election. The negotiation process leading to its formation was the longest in Croatian history, totaling at a record 76 days. On 16 June 2016, Orešković's government lost a motion of no confidence in the Parliament with 125 MPs voting for, 15 against and 2 abstaining. As a result, the Orešković cabinet served in an acting capacity until a new government took office after the 2016 election.

It was the first Croatian cabinet to be headed by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as well as having the largest number on non-partisan ministers (5). The remaining cabinet members came from two parties: the Croatian Democratic Union and Bridge of Independent Lists.

The Orešković cabinet was dubbed "Tim's Team" by the Croatian media.[1]

Motions of confidence

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Vote on the confirmation of the 13th Government of the Republic of Croatia
Ballot 22 January 2016
Absentees
2 / 151
Required majority 76 Yes votes out of 151 votes
(Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
Yes
83 / 151
 checkY
No
61 / 151
Abstentions
5 / 151
Sources:[2]
Vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković
Ballot 16 June 2016
Absentees
9 / 151
Required majority 76 Yes votes, Abstentions or Absentees out of 151 votes
(Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
Yes
125 / 151
 checkY
No
15 / 151
Abstentions
2 / 151
Sources:[3]

History

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The first change in the cabinet's make-up occurred just 6 days into its term when Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mijo Crnoja resigned on 28 January 2016 over a controversy involving him listing an abandoned wooden structure in Samobor as his place of residence while in reality living in Zagreb. He had done so in order to pay a lower surtax. After holding lengthy meetings behind closed doors during a period of several days, the Prime Minister and his two Deputies agreed to lend their support to Crnoja's case and his claimed innocence in the affair, however Crnoja himself tended his resignation stating that he did not wish to be a burden on the new government. He became the only member of Orešković's cabinet to have never attended a cabinet meeting and also made history as the shortest-ever serving member of a post-independence cabinet in Croatia.[4] After his resignation, Vesna Nađ, who had served as Deputy Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović, became interim minister, creating the situation where a member of the opposition centre-left Social Democratic Party held office in a government led by the centre-right.[5] Furthermore, the ministerial post remained vacant for almost two months due to the coalition parties failing to agree on a mutual candidate. At the end of a lengthy negotiation process they finally agreed on Tomo Medved of the HDZ as Crnoja's successor and the new minister.[citation needed]

The first 100 days the cabinet had been marked by constant disagreements and feuds within the ruling Patriotic Coalition-MOST coalition. Namely, many of the smaller parties of the Patriotic Coalition had expressed dissatisfaction with the ineffectiveness of the government, as well as the mutual blocking mechanism present between members of the Patriotic Coalition and MOST, and the increasing rivalry between the chairmen of these parties, Tomislav Karamarko and Božo Petrov. In this way MOST had been accused of presenting an ″opposition within the government″ and was seen as slow to make decisions on mutual proposals because of its inability to reach a consensus among its own members. The pace of promised reforms was also stained and slowed by the feud within the ruling coalition, as well as the Prime Minister's seemingly subordinate status and lack of political authority in comparison to Tomislav Karamarko and to a lesser extent Božo Petrov. In addition, the government had managed to present only a handful of bills to Parliament, due to an inability to reach the required quorum for three weeks, mostly owing to lack of accord between the coalition parties.[citation needed]

On 18 May 2016, the opposition Social Democratic Party initiated a motion of no confidence in Tomislav Karamarko after the Nacional weekly magazine published secret contracts revealing the business-related cooperation of his wife Ana Šarić and Josip Petrović, the special adviser and lobbyist of the MOL Group, a Hungarian oil corporation that gained control of Croatia's national oil company, INA, through a corruption scandal involving former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader in 2009. MOST leader and Deputy Prime Minister Božo Petrov stated on 26 May 2016 that his party would vote in favor of Karamarko's removal from office, thereby raising the possibility of the government falling and this resulting in early elections or the installment of a new parliamentary majority by the opposition. The motion of no confidence in Karamarko was scheduled to take place on June 16, but he instead chose to resign the day before it could occur, following the verdict of the Commission for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest, which stipulated that Karamarko had indeed been in a conflict of interest when he had, during a meeting of the government cabinet, expressed the opinion that Croatia should exit an arbitration process with MOL. Instead, an HDZ-backed motion of no confidence in the very Prime Minister the party had installed with MOST was held on 16 June 2016, leading to the fall of the entire cabinet by a successful vote of 125 in favor, out of a total of 142 MPs taking part.[citation needed]

Status in the Sabor

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The cabinet was a minority government for the entire duration of its term, with the two parties holding representation in the cabinet - the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and Bridge of Independent Lists (Most) - together initially having 64 Members of Parliament (out of 151 in total) and thus being short of an overall majority of 76 MPs by 12 seats. The government thus relied on outside parliamentary support to achieve such a majority. It was provided primarily by the HDZ's junior partners in the Patriotic Coalition (HSP-AS, HSLS, HSS, HRAST, HDS and BUZ), but also by a number of independents, national minority Members of Parliament and those representing other smaller parties (HDSSB, BM 365 and NS-R).

Parliamentary seats held by parties in government only (22 January 2016):

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50 14 87
Croatian Democratic Union Bridge of Independent Lists Non-cabinet parties and independent lists

Party breakdown

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Party breakdown of cabinet ministers:

13
6
2

List of ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Ministers
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Miro Kovač 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Social Politics and Youth Bernardica Juretić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Regional Development and EU funds Tomislav Tolušić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of the Interior Vlaho Orepić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Minister of Defence Josip Buljević 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Health Dario Nakić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Justice Ante Šprlje 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Minister of Public Administration Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Minister of Economy Tomislav Panenić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 MOST
Minister of Entrepreneurship and Crafts Darko Horvat 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Labour and Pension System Nada Šikić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Science, Education and Sport Predrag Šustar 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Agriculture Davor Romić 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 Independent
Minister of Tourism Anton Kliman 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Environmental and Nature Protection Slaven Dobrović 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 MOST
Minister of Construction and Physical Planning Lovro Kuščević 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Veterans' Affairs Tomo Medved 21 March 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ
Minister of Culture Zlatko Hasanbegović 22 January 2016 19 October 2016 HDZ

Former members

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Minister Party Portfolio Period Days in office
Mijo Crnoja HDZ Minister of Veterans' Affairs 22 January 2016 – 28 January 2016[4] 6
Tomislav Karamarko HDZ First Deputy Prime Minister 22 January 2016 – 15 June 2016 146
Božo Petrov Most Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia 22 January 2016 – 13 October 2016 265

References

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  1. ^ Vijesti.hr (2016-01-21). "Orešković predstavio novu Vladu: 'Ovo je Tim's team! Zdravi miks starih i novih' — Vijesti.hr". Vijesti.rtl.hr. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ^ "Sabor dao povjerenje Tihomiru Oreškoviću, s 83 glasa za, 5 suzdržanih i 61 protiv". 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Vijesti, najnovije vijesti iz Hrvatske i svijeta".
  4. ^ a b "CRNOJA VIŠE NIJE MINISTAR 'Podnio sam ostavku, ne želim biti uteg Vladi' PREMIJER 'Ovo je prebitan resor, naći ćemo novog čovjeka uskoro'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ^ "'Ministarstvo branitelja sada je u rukama Vesne Nađ iz SDP-a' | 24sata". 24sata.hr. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
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