Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Ministers of the
Republic of Croatia/ Republika Hrvatska (Female
Suffrage 1945) Part of Austro-Hungarian Empire 1526-1918, Declared
independence 1918 and later became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, the Later Yugoslavia, before becoming independent 1992
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1945-53 Finance
Minister Anka Berus
1953-60s
Member of the
Executive Council of
Yugoslavia
Involved in the resistance movement, Member of the Croatian Assembly and
Federal Parliament and lived (1903-80).
1947-49
Minister for Communal Affairs Dina Zlatic
(b. 1914)
After
1957 Member of the Executive Council and Mayor of Zagreb Soka Krajačić
(b. 1917)
After
1957 Member of the Executive Council Anica Magašić
(b.1914)
1958-62
Member of the Executive Council Beška Frntić
(b. 1913)
1960's
Secretary of Croatian Secretatriat for finance Radojka Katić
1960''s Member
of the Executive Council
Later MP in Croatia and Yugoslavia and
Member of the Federal Executive council (Yugoslav minister
without portfolio) 1963-67. She lived (1922-2012) (Also
see Yugoslavia)
1963-65
Secretary for Education Milka Planinc
1967-71 President of
Assembly
1971-82 Leader of the
Communist Party in Croatia
In 1957 Secretary of
Treönjevka People’s Assembly, 1961-63 Secretary of Cultural Affairs of the City
of Zagreb, 1982-86 Premier Minister of Yugoslavia.
She lived
(1924-2010).
1963-65
Secretary for Health and Social Care Dušnka Grubor
Circa 1970
Undersecretary for Health and Social Care
(b. 1917)
Circa
1960's Secretary for Education and Culture Mirjana Krstinić
Prior to that, she
was Undersecretary for Education and Culture. Member of the Federal Executive
Committee. (b. 1925-)
1965-69-?
Member of the Executive Council Milka Kufrin
(b. 1921)
(see Yuguslavia)
1967-69 President of the Executive Committee Savka Dabčević-Kúčar
1969-70 Leader of
Communist Party in Croatia
Dismissed as
CP-leader by Marshal Tito because he considered her views as too liberal, 1970-71
Co-Leader of the Croatian Spring- movement, since 1990 Chairperson of the
Democratic Party and Presidential Candidate in 1992. She lived (1923-2009)
1968-7?
Undersecretary for Education, Culture and physical culture Narcisa Ćemalović
(b. 1923)
Circa
1970-? Member of Executive Council Agata Pavlinić
(b. 1926)
1991-92
Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
1992-94 Minister of
Education, Culture and Sport Vesna Girardi Jurkić
Ambassador
to UNESCO in 1995.
1993
Deputy Premier Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication Ljerka Mintas-Hodak
1995-2000 Deputy
Premier Minister in charge of Social Affairs
1995-99 Minister in
Charge of Internal Policy, Public Services and Social Sector
1998-2000 Minister of
European Integration
Advisor in
the President’s Office 1990, Head of Croatian Office with the European
Union Monitoring Mission in Zagreb 1991-92, Advisor to the Premier Minister in
charge Maritime Affairs 1995 and Vice-Chairperson of the HDZ-Party, the ruling party
1991-2000. (b. 1952-)
1994-95 and 1997-98 Minister of Education and Sport Ljilja Vokić
1994-
Government Secretary Jagoda Premužić
Deputy Secretary
General of the Executive Council of the Parliament 1989-94, and Deputy
Government Secretary in 1994. (b. 1954-)
1995-96
Minister of Ecology, Urban Development, Construction and Housing
2003-10 Minister of Environment, Physical Planning and Construction Marina Martulović-Dropulić
Vice-President of the
Executive Council of the City Assembly 1990, Deputy Mayor of Zagreb 1993 and
Appointed Mayor of Zagreb 1996 by President Tuzman
and remained in office until 2000 even though the
opposition parties had the majority in the City Council.
Circa
1998-2000 Deputy Minister of Justice Snježana Bagić
1999-2000 Deputy
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
Vera Babić
2004-11 State Secretary of Economy, Labour and
Entrepreneurship
She was Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Circa
1998-99 and 2000-03
Circa
1998-2000 Deputy Minister of Tourism Vinka Cetinski
1999-2000
Minister of Science and Technology Milena Žic-Fuchs, PhD
(b. 1954-)
1999-2000 Minister of Education and Sports Nansi Ivanišević
2000-03 Deputy Premier Minister (Social Affairs) Dr. Željka Antunović
2002-03 Minister of Defence
Deputy President of Social Democratic Party of Croatia
(SDP) since 2000, Acting Leader April-June 2007 and candidate for the
leadership, Vice-President of the Sabor since 2008. (b. 1955-).
2000-02 Minister of Health Ana Stravljević Rukavina
2000-03 Minister of Tourism Pava Župan Rusković
2000-03 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affaris Vesna Cvjetković-Kurelec, Ph.d
2000-03 Deputy Minister of Culture Biserka Cvjetičanin, Ph.d
2000-03 Deputy Minister of European Integration Mirjana Mladineo
Also Head of the Office for European Integration
with Suzi Matic Kovacevic as Deputy Head. Ambassador to the European Union
2003-05 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2005.
2000-03 Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Dubravka Jurlina-Alibegović
2000-03 Spokesperson of the Government Aleksandra Kolarić
Journalist (b. 1966-)
2001-03 Minister of Justice, Administration and Local Self-Government Ingrid
Antičević-Marinović
2001 Assistant Minister of
Foreign Affairs Đurđa Adlešić
2008-10 Deputy Prime Minister in charge of
Interior Policy
Djurda Adelesic is former Mayor of Bjelovar,
Vice-President of the Social Liberal
Party, HSLS 2000-06 and then
Leader of a new party formed as a merger between the Croatian
Social-Liberal Party and Liberal Party - also named HSLS until 2010. Around
2000 and 2001-08 President of the Parliamentary Committee on National
Security, Vice-President of the Sabor
2004-08 and Presidential Candidate in 2005. (b. 1960-).
2003-09 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Family, Veteran Affairs and
Inter-Generation Solidarity Jadranka Kosor
2008-09 In charge of Foreign Policy and Human Rights
2009-11 Prime Minister
Vice-President of the Sabor 1995-2000 and from 2011, Deputy Chairperson of HDZ 1995-97 and
2003-09 and Chairperson 2009-12.
Presidential Candidate in 2005. Became Prime Minister
after the resignation of her predesessor. Vice-President of the Sabor in 2011. (b.
1953-).
2003-08 Minister of European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
2005-08 Foreign Minister
2015- President of the
Republic
English and Spanish languages professor and former adviser in the Foreign
Ministry. (b. 1968-).
2003-06 Minister of Justice Vesna Škare-Ožbolt
Former Advisor of the late President Tudjman. From 2003 Leader of Head of
Democratic Center (splitters from HDZ), which was not represented in the
parliament from 2007. Presidential Candidate in 2009. (b. 1961-).
2003-08 State Secretary of Finance Martina Dalić
2010-11 Finance Minister
2016- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy,
Small and Medium Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Assistant Minister of Finance 1999-2000. Bank Director until 2010. (b. 1967-)
2003-08 State Secretary and Head of the Prime Minister's Office Bianca Matković
2008-09 State Secretary of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
2009-10 Minister without portfolio in charge of European integration
2004-08 State Secretary of Environmental Protection,
Physical Planning and Construction Višnja Jelić Mück
2004-08 State Secretary of European
Integration Marija Pejčinović Burić
2004-11 State Secretary of the Economy, Labour and
Entrepreneurship Tajana Kesić Šapić
2006-08 Minister of Justice Ana Lovrin
MP from the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and former Deputy Mayor and Mayor of
Zadar.
2008-11 State Secretary of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Maja Vrtarić
2008-11 State Secretary of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction Josipa Blažević-Perušić
2008-11 State Secretary of Health and Social Welfare Dorica Nikolić
2008-11 State Secretary of Science, Education and Sports Zrinka Kovačević
2008-11 State Secretary of Culture Nina Obuljen
2010-11
Secretary of the Government Jagoda Premužić
2011-1616 Vice-Prime Minister and Minister
of Social Welfare and Youth
Milanka Opačić
Vice-President
of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia and MP from 1992. (b. 1962-)
2011-16 Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Vesna Pusić
2012-16 Deputy
Prime Minister
Chairperson
of Croatian of Narodna
Stranka 2000-05 and of the
Narodna Stranka-Liberalni
Demokrati
2005-08
and Party President from 2013,
Vice-President of the Sabor
2003-04 and 2016 and Presidential Candidate in 2009. (b.
1953-)
2011-16 Minister of Environmental Protection and Nature Mirela Holy
2011-16 Minister of Culture Andrea Zlatar-Violić
2011-16 Deputy Minister of Agriculture Snježana Španjo
2011-16 Deputy Minister of Construction and Physical Planning Anka Mrak Taritaš
2011-16 Deputy Minister of Science, Education and Sports Marija Lugarić
2012- Deputy Minister of Public
Administration Jagoda Botički
Reappointed by the new government in 2016.
2016 Minister of Social Politics and
Youth Bernardica Juretić
2016 Minister of Public Administration Dubravka
Jurlina Alibegović
2016 Minister of Labour and Pension System Nada Šikić
2016- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Martina Dalić
2016- Minister of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy Nada Murganić
2016- Minister of Regional
Development and EU Funds Gabrijela Žalac
2016- Minister of Culture Nina Obuljen
2016- Deputy Minister of Culture Iva Hraste Sočo
2016- Deputy Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Zdravka Bušić
2016- Deputy Minister for Justice Barica
Novosel
2016- Deputy Minister for
Regional Development and EU Funds Sonja Bošnjak
2016- Deputy Minister for Culture Ana Lederer