Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II

The Tenth Government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Deseta Vlada Republike Hrvatske) was the second of two Croatian Government cabinets led by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. It was announced on 12 January 2008 and its term ended on 6 July 2009, when Jadranka Kosor formed the 11th cabinet following Sanader's surprise resignation. Cabinet members represented parties of the ruling coalition which was formed following the 2007 parliamentary elections:

• Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS)
• Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS)
• Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)

Second Sanader Cabinet
10th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
Date formed	12 January 2008
Date dissolved	6 July 2009
People and organisations
Head of state	Stjepan Mesić
Head of government	Ivo Sanader
Deputy head of government	Đurđa Adlešič, Slobodan Uzelac, Damir Polančec and Jadranka Kosor
No. of ministers	18 (on 6 July 2009)
Ministers removed	3
Total no. of members	21 (including former members)
Member parties	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party Independent Democratic Serb Party
Status in legislature	Majority coalition government
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Zoran Milanović
History
Election(s)	25 November 2007
Legislature term(s)	2008–2011
Predecessor	Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I
Successor	Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor

It was the first Croatian cabinet since the first multi-party elections in 1990 to have a party representing the Serb minority in Croatia (SDSS) as its member, with Slobodan Uzelac holding office as of one of the Deputy Prime Ministers. This was mainly due to the fact that this cabinet was heavily dependent on the support of the 8 national minority representatives in the Croatian Parliament, so as to be able to command a parliamentary majority.

Motions of confidence

Vote on the confirmation of the 10th Government of the Republic of Croatia
Ballot		12 January 2008
	Absentees	9 / 153
Required majority		77 Yes votes out of 153 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	82 / 153	Y
	No	62 / 153
	Abstentions	0 / 153
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Party breakdown

Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (6 July 2009):

Croatian Democratic Union	11
Croatian Peasant Party	2
Croatian Social Liberal Party	1
Independent Democratic Serb Party	1

Changes from the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I

• In order to accommodate coalition partners, the number of Deputy Prime ministers grew to four from two in the previous cabinet (with two posts held by HDZ members Kosor and Polančec and the additional two by Adlešič of HSLS and Uzelac of SDSS).
• The Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Water Management was split into the Ministry of Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management was established (headed by Petar Čobanković (HDZ) who also headed the old ministry), and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (which was taken over by Božidar Pankretić of HSS). The latter ministry was formed mainly to accommodate HSS demands which ran on a platform seeking to stimulate re-development of rural areas.
• After five years, Ministry of Tourism was separated from what was earlier Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development and Damir Bajs (HSS) was appointed new Minister of Tourism. The Ministry of Tourism had earlier existed from 1990 to 1992 under PMs Mesić, Manolić and Gregurić and from 1993 to 2003 under Valentić, Mateša and Račan.

List of ministers and portfolios

Some periods in the table below start before 12 January 2008 because the minister also served in the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader I (23 December 2003 – 12 January 2008) and extend beyond 6 July 2009 in case of ministers who continued to hold posts in the following Cabinet of Jadranka Kosor. The cabinet had four Deputy Prime Ministers: for Đurđa Adlešič and Slobodan Uzelac these were their only posts in the cabinet, while Jadranka Kosor and Damir Polančec served as both Deputy Prime Ministers and ministers of their respective portfolios.

Minister	Party		Portfolio	Term start	Term end
Ivo Sanader		HDZ	Prime Minister	23 December 2003	6 July 2009
Đurđa Adlešič (D)		HSLS	Deputy Prime Minister	12 January 2008	12 October 2010
Slobodan Uzelac (D)		SDSS	Deputy Prime Minister	12 January 2008	23 December 2011
Božo Biškupić		HDZ	Culture	23 December 2003	29 December 2010
Petar Čobanković		HDZ	Regional Development, Forestry and Water Management	12 January 2008	6 July 2009
Gordan Jandroković		HDZ	Foreign Affairs and European Integration	12 January 2008	23 December 2011
Božidar Kalmeta		HDZ	Sea, Transport and Infrastructure	23 December 2003	23 December 2011
Jadranka Kosor (D)		HDZ	Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity	23 December 2003	6 July 2009
Ana Lovrin		HDZ	Justice	10 February 2006	10 October 2008
Marina Matulović-Dropulić		HDZ	Environmental Protection, Spatial Planning and Construction	23 December 2003	29 December 2010
Darko Milinović		HDZ	Health and Social Welfare	12 January 2008	23 December 2011
Damir Polančec (D)		HDZ	Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship	12 January 2008	30 October 2009
Dragan Primorac		HDZ	Science, Education and Sports	23 December 2003	2 July 2009
Berislav Rončević		HDZ	Interior	12 January 2008	10 October 2008
Ivan Šuker		HDZ	Finance	23 December 2003	29 December 2010
Branko Vukelić		HDZ	Defence	12 January 2008	29 December 2010
Damir Bajs		HSS	Tourism	12 January 2008	23 December 2011
Božidar Pankretić		HSS	Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development	12 January 2008	6 July 2009

Changes

Date	Gain		Loss		Note
10 October 2008		Non-party		HDZ	Interior minister Berislav Rončević (HDZ), and Justice minister Ana Lovrin (HDZ), are replaced by non-party appointees Tomislav Karamarko and Ivan Šimonović respectively.
2 July 2009		HDZ		HDZ	Education minister Dragan Primorac (HDZ) was replaced by Radovan Fuchs (HDZ).

External links

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