Head of state
Verified
Names and titles are verified on the government's list of members (titles translated from Croatian); party affiliations and start dates come from Wikipedia.
- Head of state
- Zoran MilanovićPresident
- Head of government
- Andrej PlenkovićPrime Minister · since 19 Oct 2016
- System
- Parliamentary republicCapital: Zagreb
- UN e-government rank
- 32 of 193EGDI 2024
Croatia is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is President Zoran Milanović[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, in office since 17 May 2024[5][6]. Govpedia records 19 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Region
- Southeast Europe
- Area
- 56,594 km²
- Language
- Croatian
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- People
- Croatian
- Borders
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
- Calling code
- +385
- Internet domain
- .hr
Leadership
Who leads the state
Head of government
VerifiedIn government: HDZ and Homeland Movement (DP), minority coalition supported by smaller parties and minority representatives
Executive
Third Plenković Cabinet (16th Government of the Republic of Croatia)
19 of 19 verified on official pages
Cabinet seats by party
HDZ and Homeland Movement (DP), minority coalition supported by smaller parties and minority representatives[7]
- HDZ16
- DP3
Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[8]
2024
0.882rank 32 of 193
- Online services0.873
- Human capital0.854
- Telecom infrastructure0.918
Record of changes
Timeline
20 Feb 2026
Alen Ružić (HDZ) becomes Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, succeeding Marin Piletić.[7]
Sourced29 Jan 2026
Tomislav Ćorić (HDZ) becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, succeeding Marko Primorac.[7]
Sourced15 Jul 2025
Nataša Mikuš Žigman (HDZ) becomes Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds, succeeding Šime Erlić.[7]
Sourced11 Feb 2025
David Vlajčić (DP) becomes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, succeeding Josip Dabro.[7]
Sourced
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]President of the Republic of Croatia
Office of the President of the Republic of CroatiaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [4]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [5]Članovi Vlade
Government of the Republic of CroatiaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]Andrej Plenković
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Cabinet of Andrej Plenković III
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026