Date dissolved 30 July 2002 | Head of government Ivica Račan | |
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Date formed 27 January 2000 (Presidential decree)
2 February 2000 (Vote of confidence) Deputy head of government Željka Antunović, Slavko Linić,
Goran Granić (2000–02), and
Dražen Budiša (2002) Head of state Vlatko Pavletić (Acting) (2000)
Zlatko Tomčić (Acting) (2000)
Stjepan Mesić (2000-2002) No. of ministers 22 (in and attending cabinet) | ||
The first Cabinet of Prime Minister Ivica Račan was the Croatian Government cabinet appointed on 27 January 2000 by decree of Acting President of the Republic and Speaker of Parliament, Vlatko Pavletić. The cabinet was confirmed by a parliamentary vote of confidence in the Chamber of Representatives on 2 February 2000, with 122 of 151 Members of Parliament voting for, 1 against and 1 abstaining. It was the 7th cabinet of Croatia, and its term ended on 30 July 2002, when it was reconstructed and replaced by Cabinet of Ivica Račan II. The cabinet was formed following the 2000 parliamentary elections, in which the centre-right party Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was defeated by a broad coalition of several centre-left parties. This marked an end to HDZ's dominance in Croatian politics since the first multi-party election in 1990. However, the period under Prime Minister Račan was marred with constant disagreements among coalition members, which later led to some parties leaving the ruling coalition. This ultimately paved the way for HDZ's return to power in the 2003 parliamentary elections.
Parties included in the original coalition and their quotas:
Party breakdown
Party breakdown of cabinet ministers (30 July 2002):