title: Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy
text: # Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy
  
  The Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy of the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Ministarstvo demografije, obitelji, mladih i socijalne politike) is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which performs administrative and professional tasks related to the social welfare institutions, the care and protection of people and families, youth, persons with disabilities, victims of trafficking, refugees, asylum seekers and professional activities related to foster care and adoption.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  ### Ministers of Labour and Social Welfare (1990–2003)
  
  | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Marin Črnja | HDZ | 31 May 1990 | 4 March 1991 | 277 |
  | Bernardo Jurlina | HDZ | 4 March 1991 | 15 April 1992 | 408 |
  | Josip Juras | HDZ | 15 April 1992 | 12 October 1993 | 545 |
  | Ivan Parać | HDZ | 12 October 1993 | 27 January 1995 | 472 |
  | Joso Škara | HDZ | 27 January 1995 | 27 January 2000 | 1,826 |
  | Davorko Vidović | SDP | 27 January 2000 | 23 December 2003 | 1,426 |
  
  From 23 December 2003 to 23 December 2011 the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare was split and divided between two ministries. The social welfare portfolio was merged with Ministry of Health and labour portfolio was merged with Ministry of Economy.
  
  After 23 December 2011 there are two ministries, one for Labour and one for Social Policies.
  
  ### Ministers of Social Politics and Youth (2011–2016)
  
  | Minister | Party | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Milanka Opačić | | SDP | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 1,491 |
  | Bernardica Juretić | | Ind. | 22 January 2016 | 19 October 2016 | 271 |
  
  ### Ministry of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Politicy (2016–)
  
  | Minister | Party | Party | Term start | Term end | Days in office |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nada Murganić | | HDZ | 19 October 2016 | 17 July 2019 | 1,001 |
  | Vesna Bedeković | | HDZ | 22 July 2019 | Incumbent | 1,466 |
  