title: Ministry of Justice and Public Administration (Croatia)
text: # Ministry of Justice and Public Administration (Croatia)
  
  The Ministry of Justice and Public Administration of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo pravosuđa i uprave) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of prosecuting government cases and the administration of institutions falling within the scope of the judiciary system (courts, prisons, etc.), and in charge of the system and organization of state administration and local and regional governments, political and electoral system, personal status of citizens and other activities within its jurisdiction.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  ### Ministers of Justice (1990–2020)
  
  | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Branko Babac | HDZ | 28 June 1990 | 17 July 1991 | 384 |
  | Bosiljko Mišetić | HDZ | 2 Aug 1991 | 14 May 1992 | 286 |
  | Ivan Milas | HDZ | 8 June 1992 | 12 August 1992 | 65 |
  | Ivica Crnić | HDZ | 12 August 1992 | 18 May 1995 | 1,009 |
  | Miroslav Šeparović | HDZ | 18 May 1995 | 20 April 1998 | 1,068 |
  | Milan Ramljak | HDZ | 14 May 1998 | 13 Apr 1999 | 334 |
  | Zvonimir Šeparović | HDZ | 15 April 1999 | 27 January 2000 | 287 |
  | Stjepan Ivanišević | SDP | 27 January 2000 | 27 September 2001 | 609 |
  | Ingrid Antičević-Marinović | SDP | 28 September 2001 | 23 December 2003 | 816 |
  | Vesna Škare-Ožbolt | DC | 23 December 2003 | 9 February 2006 | 779 |
  | Ana Lovrin | HDZ | 10 February 2006 | 10 October 2008 | 973 |
  | Ivan Šimonović | Ind. | 10 October 2008 | 7 July 2010 | 635 |
  | Dražen Bošnjaković | HDZ | 7 July 2010 | 23 December 2011 | 534 |
  | Orsat Miljenić | SDP | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 1,491 |
  | Ante Šprlje | MOST | 22 January 2016 | 27 April 2017 | 462 |
  | Kristian Turkalj (acting) | HDZ | 28 April 2017 | 9 June 2017 | 42 |
  | Dražen Bošnjaković (2nd term) | HDZ | 9 June 2017 | 23 July 2020 | 1,140 |
  
  ### Ministers of Justice and Public Administration (2020–present)
  
  | Minister | Party | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ivan Malenica | | HDZ | 24 July 2020 | Incumbent | 1,097 |
  