Government of the Independent State of Croatia
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Croatian State Government Hrvatska državna vlada | |
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 Flag of Ministers | |
| Date formed | 16 April 1941 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Tomislav II Ante Pavelić |
| Head of government | Ante Pavelić Nikola Mandić |
| Member party | Ustaše |
| Status in legislature | Totalitarian dictatorship |
The Croatian State Government (Croatian: Hrvatska državna vlada) was the government of the Independent State of Croatia from 16 April 1941 until 8 May 1945.
On 11 April 1941, after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik, Deputy Leader of the Ustaše issued an order in which all state questions would be dealt with by the Ban Government Department (Odjel Banske vlasti). One day later, he formed an interim government called the Croatian State Leadership (Croatian: Hrvatsko državno vodstvo).[1] Kvaternik appointed the members of the Croatian State Leadership until Pavelić formed the government. The chairman of the interim government was Mile Budak,[1] other members were Mirko Puk (Deputy Leader), Andrija Artuković, Branko Benzon, Jozo Dumandžić, Mladen Lorković, Ismet Muftić, Marko Veršić, Đuro Vranešić and Milovan Žanić.
Ante Pavelić arrived in Zagreb on 15 April 1941. He formally established the government the following day by declaring the Provision for the Appointment of the Croatian State Government, which he signed as Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia. By this Provision, Pavelić inaugurated the official name of the state and his function in it.
According to this provision, the State Government was the supreme state body that performed state administration. The State Government was responsible to the Poglavnik, who appointed members of the government, and he or the president or vice president led government sessions. State affairs were managed by the Government's Presidency or certain ministries.
After the war, Pavelić established the Croatian State Committee with Lovro Sušić, Mate Frković, and Božidar Kavran as its leaders.[2] In 1951, Pavelić filled Croatian State Government since some of earlier government members were arrested and executed. His new government acted as the government in exile. Džafer-beg Kulenović was named Minister-President.[3]
Government composition[edit]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | 27 June 1941 | 2 September 1943 | |
| 2 September 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister-Vice President | 16 April 1941 | 7 November 1941 | |
| 7 November 1941 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Deputy Leader of Ustaše | 16 April 1941 | 30 April 1943 | |
| 30 April 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Government Secretary | 11 October 1942 | 11 October 1943 | |
| 11 October 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister-President of the Legislative Committee | 16 April 1941 | 8 May 1945 | |
| Minister of Armed Forces | 10 April 1941 | 4 January 1943 | |
| 4 January 1943 | 2 September 1943 | ||
| 2 September 1943 | 29 January 1944 | ||
| 29 January 1944 | 30 August 1944 | ||
| 30 August 1944 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Foreign Minister | 16 April 1941 | 9 June 1941 | |
| 9 June 1941 | 23 April 1943 | ||
| 23 April 1943 | 5 November 1943 | ||
| 5 November 1943 | 28 April 1944 | ||
| 28 April 1944 | 5 May 1944 | ||
| 5 May 1944 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Interior | 16 April 1941 | 10 October 1942 | |
| 10 October 1942 | 29 April 1943 | ||
| 29 April 1943 | 11 October 1943 | ||
| 11 October 1943 | 30 August 1944 | ||
| 30 August 1944 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Justice and Religion | 16 April 1941 | 10 October 1942 | |
| 10 October 1942 | 1 April 1943 | ||
| 1 April 1943 | 25 August 1943 | ||
| 25 August 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Education | 16 April 1941 | 2 November 1941 | |
| 2 November 1941 | 10 October 1942 | ||
| 10 October 1942 | 11 October 1943 | ||
| 11 October 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Craftmanship and Trade | 16 April 1941 | 15 October 1941 | |
| 15 October 1941 | 10 October 1942 | ||
| 10 October 1942 | 1 February 1944 | ||
| 1 February 1944 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of People's Economy | 16 April 1941 | 30 June 1941 | |
| 11 October 1942 | 11 October 1943 | ||
| Minister of Rural Economy | 1 July 1941 | 10 October 1942 | |
| 11 October 1942 | 11 October 1943 | ||
| Minister of State Treasury | 1 July 1941 | 1 April 1943 | |
| 1 April 1943 | 10 October 1943 | ||
| 10 October 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Traffic and Public Works | 1 July 1941 | 11 October 1943 | |
| 11 October 1943 | 30 August 1944 | ||
| 30 August 1944 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Forestry and Mining | 16 April 1941 | 10 October 1943 | |
| 10 October 1943 | 8 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Delivery | 16 April 1941 | 1 July 1941 | |
| 1 July 1941 | 10 October 1942 | ||
| Minister of Health | 16 April 1941 | 10 October 1942 | |
| Minister of Health and Delivery | 10 October 1942 | 8 May 1945 | |
| Minister of Welfare for Perished Lands | 11 October 1943 | 5 May 1944 | |
| 5 May 1944 | 8 May 1944 | ||
| Minister for Liberated Areas | 11 October 1943 | 20 May 1944 |
Government in exile[edit]
The government in exile was announced by Ante Pavelić on 10 April 1951. It dissolved following Pavelić's death on 28 December 1959.[4]
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| Minister-President | Džafer-beg Kulenović |
| Minister-Vice President | Vjekoslav Vrančić |
| Minister of Interior | Andrija Artuković |
| Foreign Minister | Petar Pejačević |
| Minister of Education | Andrija Ilić |
| Minister of Armed Forces | Rafael Boban |
| Minister of Telecommunications and Post | Jozo Dumandžić |
| Minister of Forests and Mines | Ivica Frković |
| Minister without portfolio | Stjepan Hefer |
| Himlija Bešlagić | |
| Jozo Turina |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Sentenced to death by communist authorities and executed after World War II
- ^ a b c d e Emigrated to the United States; extradited to Yugoslavia and convicted of war crimes, later died in Yugoslav custody
- ^ a b c d e Executed by the Ustaše for involvement in the Lorković-Vokić plot
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Tomasevich 2001, p. 55.
- ^ Matković 2002, p. 97.
- ^ Matković 2002, p. 98.
- ^ Adriano & Cingolani 2018, p. 390.
General sources[edit]
- Matković, Hrvoje (2002). Povijest Nezavisne Države Hrvatske (in Croatian). Naklada Pavičić. ISBN 953-6308-39-8.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: Occupation and Collaboration. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3615-4.
- Adriano, Pino; Cingolani, Giorgo (2018). Nationalism and Terror: Ante Pavelić and Ustasha Terrorism from Fascism to the Cold War. Central European University Press. ISBN 978-9633862063.