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Ministry of the Interior (Croatia)

Coordinates: 45°47′59″N 15°57′50″E / 45.7998525°N 15.9638857°E / 45.7998525; 15.9638857
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Ministry of Interior of the
Republic of Croatia
Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova
Republike Hrvatske
Agency overview
Formed1990
JurisdictionGovernment of Croatia
HeadquartersUlica grada Vukovara 33, Zagreb
45°47′59″N 15°57′50″E / 45.7998525°N 15.9638857°E / 45.7998525; 15.9638857
Employees25,641 (2015)[1]
Annual budgetHRK 4.818 billion (2015)[2]
Minister responsible
Websitemup.gov.hr

The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske or MUP RH) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of state security among other roles. Croatian Police is a public service of the Ministry of the Interior.

List of ministers

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  Croatian Democratic Union (9)
  Social Democratic Party (2)
  The Bridge (1)
  Independent (1)

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Josip Boljkovac
Boljkovac, JosipJosip Boljkovac
(1920–2014)		30 May 19902 July 19911 year, 33 daysHDZMesić
Manolić
2
Onesin Cvitan
Cvitan, OnesinOnesin Cvitan
(born 1939)		2 July 199117 July 199115 daysHDZManolić
3
Ivan Vekić
Vekić, IvanIvan Vekić
(1938–2014)		17 July 199115 April 1992273 daysHDZGregurić
4
Ivan Jarnjak [hr]
Jarnjak, IvanIvan Jarnjak [hr]
(born 1941)		15 April 199216 December 19964 years, 245 daysHDZGregurić
Šarinić
Valentić
Mateša
5
Ivan Penić [hr]
Penić, IvanIvan Penić [hr]
(born 1954)		16 December 199627 January 20003 years, 42 daysHDZMateša
6
Šime Lučin
Lučin, ŠimeŠime Lučin
(born 1958)		27 January 200023 December 20033 years, 330 daysSDPRačan I–II
7
Marijan Mlinarić [hr]
Mlinarić, MarijanMarijan Mlinarić [hr]
(1943–2007)		23 December 200317 February 20051 year, 56 daysHDZSanader I
8
Ivica Kirin
Kirin, IvicaIvica Kirin
(born 1970)		17 February 200512 January 20082 years, 329 daysHDZSanader I
9
Berislav Rončević
Rončević, BerislavBerislav Rončević
(born 1960)		12 January 200810 October 2008272 daysHDZSanader II
10
Tomislav Karamarko[a]
Karamarko, TomislavTomislav Karamarko[a]
(born 1959)		10 October 200823 December 2011272 daysIndependent
HDZ		Sanader II
Kosor
11
Ranko Ostojić*
Ostojić, RankoRanko Ostojić*
(born 1962)		23 December 201122 January 20164 years, 30 daysSDPMilanović
12
Vlaho Orepić [hr]
Orepić, VlahoVlaho Orepić [hr]
(born 1968)		22 January 201627 April 20171 year, 95 daysMostOrešković
Plenković I
13
Davor Božinović*
Božinović, DavorDavor Božinović*
(born 1961)		9 June 2017Incumbent7 years, 167 daysHDZPlenković I–II

(*) Ministers of Internal Affairs who held the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia while in office.

Notes

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a. ^ Karamarko was appointed in the HDZ-dominated Sanader cabinet as a non-party minister. In 2009 he continued to serve in the Kosor cabinet and formally joined HDZ in September 2011.[3]

Role

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The Ministry of the Interior deals with administrative and other tasks related to the following:[4]

  • policing and criminal police activities that involve protection of life and personal security of people and property and the prevention and detection of crime;
  • tracing and capturing of perpetrators of criminal offences and their bringing before the competent authorities;
  • maintaining of public order and the protection of particular persons, citizens, facilities and premises;
  • conducting of technical crime investigations and expert analysis;
  • road traffic safety;
  • state border protection;
  • movement and stay of aliens and their admission;
  • travel documents for crossing the state border;
  • safeguarding at public gatherings;
  • nationality affairs;
  • issuing of identity cards and the registration of residence and sojourn;
  • issuing of driving licences and the registration of motor vehicles;
  • procurement, keeping and carrying of weapons and ammunition;
  • explosive devices and substances;
  • protection of the constitutional order;
  • special police force tasks and the supervision over security agencies.

The Ministry is also responsible for the following: keeping the records and statistics concerning the internal affairs, the internal affairs information system and the education and training of the Ministry's officers.

Organization

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Ministry headquarters in Zagreb
  • Minister's Cabinet (Kabinet ministra)
  • General Police Directorate (Ravnateljstvo policije)
  • Material and Financial Affairs Directorate (Uprava za materijalno financijske poslove)
  • Directorate for Development, Equipment and Support (Uprava za razvoj, opremanje i potporu)
  • Legal Affairs and Human Resources Directorate (Uprava za pravne poslove i ljudske potencijale)
  • Administrative and Inspection Affairs Directorate (Uprava za upravne i inspekcijske poslove)
  • European Integration and International Affairs Directorate (Uprava za europske integracije i međunarodne odnose)
  • Special Security Affairs Directorate (Uprava za posebne poslove sigurnosti)

General Police Directorate

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Main article: Law enforcement in Croatia

The General Police Directorate is in charge of the national police. There are twenty geographical commands,[5] and the national body is organised as follows:[6]

Police Directorate
  • Public Order Department
  • Command of Intervention Police
  • Department for Road Traffic Safety
  • Bomb Disposal Department
Criminal Police Directorate
  • General Crime Department
  • Anti-terrorism and War Crime Department
  • Organised Crime Department
  • Economic Crime and Corruption Department
  • Drugs Department
  • Special Criminal Investigations Department
  • Criminal Intelligence Analysis Department
  • Protection Unit
  • International Police Co-operation Department
Border Police Directorate
  • Neighbouring Countries Department
  • State Border Protection Department
  • Maritime and Airport Police Department
  • Illegal Migration Department
  • Centre for Training of Dog Handlers and Dog Dressure
  • Reception Centre for Foreigners
  • Mobile Unit for Static Border Control

The following units exists at the same level:

  • Operational Police Communication Centre
  • Forensic Centre
  • Police Academy

References

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  1. ^ Blažević, Robert (2015): Upravna znanost, p. 284. ISBN 9789538034039
    "...(on day 19. February 2015)."
  2. ^ "Državni proračun 2015. godina - Republika Hrvatska - Ministarstvo financija". Mfin.hr. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  3. ^ "Karamarko ušao u HDZ bez odobrenja Visokog časnog suda". Večernji list. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Ministry of the Interior". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.interpol.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.interpol.int. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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