Cabinet of Andrej Plenković I facts for kids

Quick facts for kids First Plenković cabinet
14th Cabinet of the Republic of Croatia
2016–2020
Date formed	19 October 2016 (2016-10-19)
Date dissolved	23 July 2020 (2020-07-23)
People and organisations
Head of state	Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2016–2020) Zoran Milanović (2020)
Head of government	Andrej Plenković
Deputy head of government	Davor Božinović Damir Krstičević Zdravko Marić Predrag Štromar
No. of ministers	20
Total no. of members	34 (including former members)
Member parties	Croatian Democratic Union Croatian People's Party (since June 2017) with support from SDSS, HDS, HSLS, HDSSB, BM 365 and NS-R Former parties: Bridge of Independent Lists (junior coalition partner until April 2017) Hrast (providing parliamentary support until April 2018)
Status in legislature	Minority coalition government
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Zoran Milanović (2016) Davor Bernardić (2016–2020) Zlatko Komadina (Acting; 2020)
History
Election(s)	2016 election
Legislature term(s)	2016–2020
Predecessor	Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković
Successor	Cabinet of Andrej Plenković II

The First Plenković cabinet was the 14th government of Croatia. A cabinet is a group of top government officials, like ministers, who help the Prime Minister run the country. This cabinet was formed on October 19, 2016, after the election that year. It was led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. This government worked until July 23, 2020, when a new government, also led by Plenković, took over.

How the Government Was Formed

When Andrej Plenković became Prime Minister, he chose some ministers who had already served in the previous government. Eight ministers from the earlier cabinet stayed on. For example, Zdravko Marić continued as the Minister of Finance. Tomo Medved also stayed as the Minister of Croatian Veterans.

At first, this government was a partnership, or coalition, between two main political parties: the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and Bridge of Independent Lists (Most). The Croatian Parliament approved this new government on October 19, 2016. Most members of Parliament, 91 out of 151, voted for it.

However, in April 2017, the two parties had disagreements about a big business issue. This led to the coalition breaking apart. Prime Minister Plenković removed four ministers who belonged to the Most party.

Later, on June 9, 2017, the HDZ party formed a new coalition with another party called the Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats (HNS). This meant some changes to the cabinet, called a reshuffle. The HNS party was given two ministries. Even though only 5 out of 9 HNS members of Parliament agreed to this new partnership, the new cabinet was approved by 78 out of 151 members of Parliament.

After this change, some ministers got new jobs. For example, Lovro Kuščević moved from being Minister of Construction to Minister of Public Administration.

In November 2017, a survey showed that many people in Croatia felt the country was going in the wrong direction. About 74% of people thought this, while 20% thought things were going well. This showed that many people were not happy with the government's policies at that time.

Votes of Confidence

A "vote of confidence" is when the Parliament votes to show if they support the government or not. If the government doesn't get enough support, it might have to resign.

Vote on Government Confirmation

This table shows how the Parliament voted to approve the 14th Government of Croatia on October 19, 2016.

Vote on the confirmation of the 14th Government of the Republic of Croatia
Ballot		19 October 2016
	Absentees	12 / 151
Required majority		76 Yes votes out of 151 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	91 / 151	Y
	No	45 / 151
	Abstentions	3 / 151
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Vote of No Confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković

This table shows a vote that happened on November 11, 2017. This was a vote to see if Parliament still had confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković. If a majority had voted "Yes" to no confidence, he might have had to step down.

Vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
Ballot		11 November 2017
	Absentees	14 / 151
Required majority		76 Yes votes, Abstentions or Absentees out of 151 votes (Absolute majority of the total number of Members of Parliament)
	Yes	59 / 151
	No	78 / 151	N
	Abstentions	0 / 151
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Party Breakdown

This shows which political parties the cabinet ministers belonged to.

List of Ministers

This table lists the people who were ministers in the First Plenković cabinet. A "portfolio" is the specific area of government a minister is in charge of, like finance or health.

Former Members

This section lists ministers who were part of the cabinet but later left their positions during the First Plenković government's term.