Ministry of Culture and Media (Croatia)
| Ministry of Culture and Media Ministarstvo kulture i medija | |
|---|---|
Ministry logo | |
Headquarters of the Ministry | |
Location of Headquarters | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | 31 May 1990 |
| Type | Ministry in the Government of Croatia |
| Jurisdiction | Croatia |
| Headquarters | Runjaninova 2, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Employees | 485 (2025 estimate)[1] |
| Budget | €642 million (2025 budget)[2] |
| Website | min-kulture.gov.hr |
| Minister | |
| Currently | Nina Obuljen Koržinek since 19 October 2016 |
The Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo kulture i medija) is a ministry of the Croatian government in charge of preserving the country's natural and cultural heritage and overseeing its development. The ministry in its present form was created in 1994 in the Cabinet of Nikica Valentić, as the culture portfolio had previously been part of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (1990–93) and the Ministry of Culture and Education (1993–94).
List of ministers
The following is the list of officials who held the post of culture ministers since 1990. Unless otherwise noted, the portfolio only included culture, and officials were titled Ministers of Culture.
| Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
Cabinet(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlatko Pavletić [nb 1] | HDZ | 31 May 1990 | 15 April 1992 | 685 | Mesić Manolić Gregurić | |
| Vesna Girardi-Jurkić [nb 2] | HDZ | 15 April 1992 | 18 October 1994 | 916 | Gregurić Šarinić Valentić | |
| Zlatko Vitez | HDZ | 18 October 1994 | 7 November 1995 | 385 | Valentić | |
| Božo Biškupić | HDZ | 7 November 1995 | 27 January 2000 | 1,542 | Mateša | |
| Antun Vujić | SDP | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | 1,426 | Račan I Račan II | |
| Božo Biškupić (2nd term) | HDZ | 23 December 2003 | 29 December 2010 | 2,563 | Sanader I Sanader II Kosor | |
| Jasen Mesić | HDZ | 29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | 359 | Kosor | |
| Andrea Zlatar-Violić | HNS | 23 December 2011 | 25 March 2015 | 1,188 | Milanović | |
| Berislav Šipuš | HNS | 25 March 2015 | 22 January 2016 | 273 | Milanović | |
| Zlatko Hasanbegović | HDZ | 22 January 2016 | 19 October 2016 | 271 | Orešković | |
| Nina Obuljen Koržinek [nb 3] | HDZ | 19 October 2016 | Incumbent | 3,438 | Plenković I Plenković II Plenković III | |
Notes
See also
- Vladimir Nazor Awards
- List of World Heritage Sites in Croatia
- Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia
- Register of Protected Natural Values of Croatia
References
- ^ "Plan zapošljavanja u Ministarstvu kulture i medija za 2025". MKIM. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Državni proračun Republike Hrvatske za 2025. godinu". Narodne novine (134). 30 October 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian and English)