Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (23 December 2011):

• Božidar Pankretić, the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development switched posts with Petar Čobanković, the former Minister of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management.
• Tomislav Ivić was appointed new Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity, to fill in the vacant seat after former minister Jadranka Kosor became Prime Minister.
• Bianca Matković was appointed Minister without portfolio.
• New Ministry for Public Administration was formed, with Davorin Mlakar appointed minister.
• Former Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac, who also stepped down the day after Sanader's resignation, was replaced by Radovan Fuchs only days before the Kosor cabinet was officially announced.
• Although initially retained as Minister of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Damir Polančec resigned three months later on 30 October 2009[5] and was replaced by Đuro Popijač in November.
• Bianca Matković, who was appointed Minister without portfolio in Kosor's cabinet, was relieved from her post in March 2010. Since no one was appointed to replace her, her post was also terminated.
• In May 2010 Ivan Šimonović was appointed United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights.[6] Following the appointment, Šimonović was replaced by Dražen Bošnjaković on 7 July 2010.[7] Bošnjaković previously held the post of state secretary with the Ministry of Justice.
• In July 2010 the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) decided to leave the ruling coalition. As a result of this, Đurđa Adlešič stepped down from her post of Deputy Prime Minister.
• In December 2010 the government underwent a major reconstruction, which came into effect after the new appointments were approved in a parliament session held on 29 December:[8]
  • Ivan Šuker (HDZ) was replaced by Martina Dalić (HDZ) as Minister of Finance
  • Branko Vukelić (HDZ) was replaced by Davor Božinović (HDZ) as Minister of Defence
  • Marina Matulović-Dropulić (HDZ) was replaced by Branko Bačić (HDZ) as Minister of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction
  • Božo Biškupić (HDZ) was replaced by Jasen Mesić (HDZ) as Minister of Culture
  • In addition, three new Deputy Prime Ministers were appointed - Domagoj Milošević was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of major investment projects, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Petar Čobanković was named Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the economy, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordan Jandroković was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.

• Some periods in the table below start before 6 July 2009 because some ministers also served in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II (12 January 2008 – 6 July 2009) and Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008).
• In December 2010 the cabinet had six Deputy Prime Ministers: for Domagoj Ivan Milošević and Slobodan Uzelac these were their only posts in the cabinet, while Darko Milinović, Božidar Pankretić, Petar Čobanković and Gordan Jandroković served as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios.[9]
• In the following table former members of the cabinet are listed in italic script and current Deputy Prime Ministers are indicated by "(d)".

nb 2. ^ Tomislav Karamarko was originally appointed as a non-party minister in October 2008, but then joined HDZ while in office in September 2011.[11]

Standing in opinion polls

Cabinet's approval ratings

Date	Event	Approval (%)	Disapproval (%)	Neutral (%)
27 February 2010[12]	After dealing with corruption and Sanader	54	32	15
30 June 2010[13]	Labour Union referendum	24	60	16
24 February 2011[14]	High unemployment	16	74	10
3 February 2010	Highest approval	57[15]	30	14
4 March 2011	Lowest approval	13.7[16]	74.8	N/A

Approval ratings of the government (IpsosPuls Feb 2010-Feb 2011)

References

1. Dimitrijević Hrnjkaš, Katarina (6 July 2009). "Kosor: Oporavak gospodarstva i nastavak pregovora s EU prioriteti nove vlade". Vjesnik (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
2. Nezirović, Vanja (1 July 2009). "Sanader dao ostavku na mjesto premijera i predsjednika stranke". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
3. "Slobodna Dalmacija - Imamo premijerku! Sabor dao povjerenje Vladi Jadranke Kosor". 6 July 2009.
4. "Povjerenje premijerki Jadranki Kosor | DW | 28.10.2010".
5. Šupe, Tea (30 October 2009). "Damir Polančec podnio ostavku" (in Croatian). Javno.hr. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
6. "Secretary-General Appoints Ivan Šimonovic of Croatia Assistant Secretary-General in New York Human Rights Office" (Press release). United Nations. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
7. Malenica, Anita (7 July 2010). "Dražen Bošnjaković postao novi ministar pravosuđa". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 July 2010.
8. "Parliament approves new ministers and deputy prime ministers". Government of Croatia. 29 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
9. "About Croatian Government". Government of the Republic of Croatia. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
10. "Ministar Đuro Popijač od danas član vladajućeg HDZ-a". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 October 2010.
11. "Kosor: Dođite u moj stan i popišite sve moje slike i tepihe!" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
12. U ovom trenutku Kosor se 'dobro prodaje', Nova TV
13. Pesimizam i nepovjerenje: Kosor snažno gubi popularnost!, Nova TV
14. Može li gore - pesimizam Hrvata na vrhuncu!, Nova TV
15. Kosoričina Vlada 30 posto popularnija od Sanaderove, tportal.hr
16. Vladin rejting nikad lošiji – podržava je samo 13,7% građana, Večernji list

External links

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