Office of the President of Croatia

Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
Agency overview
Formed 19 January 1991
Headquarters Pantovčak 241, Zagreb
Employees 170 (2008)
Annual budget 54 million kuna (2009)
Agency executive Joško Klisović, Chief of Staff
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Office of the President

The Office of the President of the Republic (Croatian: Ured Predsjednika Republike) consists of the support staff of the President of Croatia, as well as various advisors to the president. As of 2008, the office employed 170 people. The Office of the President was created by a presidential decree by Franjo Tuđman in January 1991. The Office is headed by a Chief of Staff appointed by the president. Structure of the office is determined through regulatory documents formulated by the president, however the Constitutional Court of Croatia recently demanded the Parliament of Croatia to enact legislation which would regulate functioning of the office. The office of the president is headquartered in Presidential Palace in Zagreb.

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See also: President of Croatia

The Office of the President of the Republic consists of the immediate staff of the President of Croatia, as well as support staff reporting to the president. As of May 2008, the office employed 170 staff with the maximum staffing level set at 191 by the Regulation on Internal Organisation of the Office of the President of Croatia.[1] In 2009 government budget, the office was allocated 54 million kuna (c. 7.3 million euro).[2]

The Office of the President was created by a presidential decree by Franjo Tuđman on January 19, 1991.[3] The Office is headed by a Chief of Staff (Croatian: Predstojnik ureda), who is appointed by the president. As of November 2011, no Office of the President of the Republic Act has been enacted, even though the constitution requires so. Instead, the presidents declare bylaws regulating composition of the office.[4] The office employs advisors to the president and comprises eight departments, four councils, presidential pardon commission and two decorations and awards commissions.[5] Since February 2010, Joško Klisović is the chief of staff.[6] Net monthly salary of the chief of staff is 19,966 kuna (c. 2,670 euro), while the head of the personal office of the president's salary is 18,198 kuna (c. 2,460 euro) per month.[7][8]

Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia[5]
Position Name
Chief of Staff Joško Klisović
Head of the Personal Office of the President Danica Juričić Spasović
Assistant Head of the Personal Office of the President Ana Šimundža
Secretary of the Office of the President of the Republic Mirjam Katulić
Departments of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia[9]
Department Head
Military Affaris Major General Krešimir Kašpar
Protocol of the President of the Republic Petra Furdek
Press and Information Department Danja Šilović Karić
Legal Affairs and Human Resources Jasna Prka
Department for Computerization Zdravko Galić
Decoration and Awards Department Colonel Mirko Marjan
Department for Relations with Citizens Sandra Krvavica
Department for Technical and Auxiliary Services Milodrag Pralas
Councils of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
Council Head Tasks
Foreign Policy and International Relations Council Budimir Lončar Analysis of foreign policy issues[10]
Social Justice Council Dušanka Marinković-Drača Analysis of human rights, labour and social issues and of achievement of social responsibility[11]
War Veterans Council Petar Stipetić Analysis of issues related to Croatian War of Independence and World War II veterans and their families[12]
Economy Council Prof. Boris Cota, PhD Counseling the President of Croatia on current economic issues[13]
Commissions of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
Commission Head Tasks
Presidential Pardon Commission Prof. Vladimir Ljubanović, PhD Issuing presidential pardons[14]
Civilian Decorations and Awards Commission Academician Milan Moguš Awarding civilian decorations and awards[15]
Military Decorations and Awards Commission Imra Agotić Awarding military decorations and awards[16]

Presidential Palace

Main article: Presidential Palace, Zagreb

The Presidential Palace (Croatian: Predsjednički dvori, also referred to by the metonym Pantovčak) in Zagreb is the official residence of the president. The president does not actually live in the building as it is used to house the Office of the President of Croatia rather than as a residence. The structure covers 3,700 square metres (40,000 square feet). It is used as the official residence since then president Franjo Tuđman moved there following October 1991 bombing of Banski dvori. In addition to the original building, there is also a 3,500 square metres (38,000 square feet) annex built in 1993, an ancillary structure housing office security services and bomb shelter predating the 1990s.[2] The building, formerly known as Villa Zagorje or Tito's Villa, was designed by architects Vjenceslav Richter and Kazimir Ostrogović and completed in 1964 for the former Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.[2][17]

List of Chiefs of Staff

Chief of Staff Term start Term end Appointed by
Hrvoje Šarinić 15 April 1992[18]
Franjo Tuđman
Jure Radić 7 August 1992[19]
Hrvoje Šarinić 12 October 1994[20] 24 November 1995
Ivo Sanader 24 November 1995 5 November 1996[21]
Hrvoje Šarinić 5 November 1996[22]
Ivica Kostović 1998[23] January 2000[24]
Željko Dobranović 22 May 2000[25] 27 April 2001[26]
Stjepan Mesić
Davor Božinović 10 February 2004[27] 30 September 2005
Boris Šprem 1 October 2005 late 2007[28]
Amir Muharemi 1 April 2008[29] 19 February 2010
Joško Klisović 19 February 2010 Incumbent
Ivo Josipović

References

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