| President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia | |
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| Predsjednik Vlade Republike Hrvatske | |
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| Government of Croatia Office of the President of the Government | |
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| Type | Head of Government |
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| Reports to | Croatian Parliament |
| Seat | Banski Dvori, Trg sv. Marka 2, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Nominator | President of Croatia |
| Appointer | Croatian Parliament |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the parliamentary majority. Parliamentary elections must be held no later than 60 days after the expiration of a full parliamentary term of 4 years, but an incumbent prime minister shall remain in office in a caretaker capacity until a new government is confirmed in Parliament and sworn in by its speaker. |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Croatia |
| Inaugural holder | Stjepan Mesić (after adoption of constitutional Amendment LXXIII)[2] Josip Manolić (under current Constitution) |
| Formation | 25 July 1990 (by constitutional Amendment LXXIII)[3] 22 December 1990 (under current Constitution) |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister (position held by one or more members of the government) |
| Salary | €55752 yearly[4] |
| Website | vlada |
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The prime minister of Croatia, officially the president of the government of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Predsjednik / Predsjednica Vlade Republike Hrvatske), is Croatia's head of government, and is de facto the most powerful and influential state officeholder in the Croatian system of government. Following the first-time establishment of the office in 1945, the 1990–2000 semi-presidential period is the only exception where the president of Croatia held de facto executive authority. In the formal Croatian order of precedence, however, the position of prime minister is the third highest state office, after the president of the Republic and the speaker of the Parliament.
The Constitution of Croatia prescribes that "Parliament supervises the Government" (Article 81) and that "the President of the Republic ensures the regular and balanced functioning and stability of government" (as a whole; Article 94), while the Government is introduced in Article 108.[5] Since 2000, the prime minister has had various added constitutional powers and is mentioned before the Government itself in the text of the Constitution, in Articles 87, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104.[5] The current prime minister of Croatia is Andrej Plenković. The Government of Croatia meets in Banski dvori, a historical building located on the west side of St. Mark's Square in Zagreb.
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- ^ Thomas, Mark. "Croatian political salaries - how much do Croatia's leading political figures earn - The Dubrovnik Times". www.thedubrovniktimes.com.
- ^ a b "The Constitution of the Republic of Croatia (consolidated text)". Croatian Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2011.