Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković
| Orešković cabinet | |
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 13th cabinet of Croatia |
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| Date formed | 22 January 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 19 October 2016 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Tihomir Orešković |
| Deputy head of government |
Tomislav Karamarko (Jan-Jun 2016) Božo Petrov (Jan-Oct 2016) |
| Head of state | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) |
3 |
| Total no. of ministers | 24 |
| Member parties |
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) Bridge of Independent Lists (MOST) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party |
| Opposition leader | Zoran Milanović |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2015 election |
| Legislature term(s) | 2015-2016 |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Zoran Milanović |
| Successor | Cabinet of Andrej Plenković |
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Tihomir Orešković was the government cabinet of Croatia from 22 January until 19 October 2016. It was the 13th cabinet of Croatia, formed following the November 2015 election. The negotiation process leading to its formation was the longest in Croatian history, totaling at a record 76 days. On 16 June 2016, Orešković's government lost a motion of no confidence in the Parliament with 125 MPs voting for, 15 against and 2 abstaining. As a result the Orešković cabinet served in an acting capacity until a new government took office after the 2016 election.
It was the first Croatian cabinet to be headed by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as well as having the largest number on non-partisan ministers (6). The remaining cabinet members came from two parties: the Croatian Democratic Union and Bridge of Independent Lists.
The Orešković cabinet was dubbed "Tim's Team" by the Croatian media.
The first change in the cabinet occurred just 6 days into its term when Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mijo Crnoja resigned on 28 January 2016 over a controversy involving him listing an abandoned wooden structure in Samobor as his place of residence. After holding lengthy meetings behind closed doors during a period of several days, the Prime Minister and his two Deputies agreed to lend their support to Crnoja's case and his claimed innocence in the affair, however Crnoja himself tended his resignation stating that he did not wish to be a burden on the new government. He became the only member of Orešković's cabinet to have never attended a cabinet meeting, and made history as the shortest-ever serving member of a post-independence cabinet in Croatia. After his resignation, Vesna Nađ who had served as Deputy Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the Cabinet of Zoran Milanović became interim minister, creating the situation where a member of the opposition centre-left Social Democratic Party held office in a government led by the centre-right. Furthermore, the ministerial post remained vacant for almost two months due to the coalition parties failing to agree on a mutual candidate. At the end of a lengthy negotiation process they finally agreed on Tomo Medved of the HDZ as Crnoja's successor and the new minister.
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