| Ministry of Croatian Veterans Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja | |
|---|---|
 Location of Headquarters | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | 19 December 1997 |
| Type | Ministry in the Government of Croatia |
| Jurisdiction |  Croatia |
| Headquarters | Trg Nevenke Topalušić 1, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Employees | 285 (2025)[1] |
| Budget | €234.6 million (2025)[2] |
| Website | branitelji.gov.hr |
| Minister | |
| Currently | Tomo Medved since 21 March 2016 |
The Ministry of Croatian Veterans (Croatian: Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja, MHB) is a Ministry of the Croatian Government which is split into several directorates:
- Directorate for Family
- This directorate is further split up into departments for family, children and youth and people with disabilities.
- Directorate for War Veterans
- This directorate deals with laws relating to Croatian veterans of the nation's Homeland War. These relate to the veterans' rights and their state of health, among other things. The directorate also operates services such as a phone-in line for veterans and scholarships for their children.
- Directorate for Intergenerational Solidarity
- This directorate safeguards the rights of citizens over 65 years of age.
- Directorate for the Imprisoned and Missing
- This directorate's purpose is to find the imprisoned and missing from the Homeland War, as well as to exhume and identify the remains of victims of the war.
The current Minister of Croatian Veterans' affairs is Tomo Medved of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
List of ministers
[edit]| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juraj Njavro | HDZ | 19 December 1997 | 27 January 2000 | 769 | |
| 2 | Ivica Pančić | SDP | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | 1,426 | |
| 3 | Jadranka Kosor[nb 1] | HDZ | 23 December 2003 | 6 July 2009 | 2,022 | |
| 4 | Tomislav Ivić[nb 1] | HDZ | 6 July 2009 | 23 December 2011 | 900 | |
| 5 | Predrag Matić | Ind. | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 1,491 | |
| 6 | Mijo Crnoja | HDZ | 22 January 2016 | 28 January 2016 | 6 | |
| — | Vesna Nađ (acting) | SDP | 28 January 2016 | 21 March 2016 | 53 | |
| 7 | Tomo Medved | HDZ | 21 March 2016 | Incumbent | 3,626 | |
Notes
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nb 1. ^ Served as Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity
References
[edit]- ^ "Plan zapošljavanja u državnoj službi za 2025. godinu" (in Croatian). Vlada Republike Hrvatske. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Izmjene i dopune Državnog proračuna Republike Hrvatske za 2025. godinu". Narodne novine (in Croatian) (134). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026. Razdjel 041: Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Croatian)
