| Ministry of Defence Ministarstvo obrane | |
|---|---|
 Official seal | |
 MORH Headquarters building | |
 Location of Headquarters | |
| Ministry overview | |
| Formed | 31 May 1990 |
| Type | Ministry in theGovernment of Croatia |
| Jurisdiction |  Croatia |
| Headquarters | Trg kralja Petra Krešimira IV 1,Zagreb,Croatia |
| Employees | 16,300 (2025 estimate)[1] |
| Budget | €1.626 billion (2026 budget)[2] |
| Website | morh.hr |
| Minister | |
| Currently | Ivan Anušić since 16 November 2023 |
TheMinistry of Defence of theRepublic of Croatia (Croatian:Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske orMORH) is the ministry in theGovernment of Croatia which is in charge of thenation's military. It is Croatia'sministry of defence. The ministry was established in 1990.
The Ministry has a total of 995 staff (as of 2025), working in the following departments:[3]
| Department | Croatian language | Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet of the Minister | Kabinet Ministra | 46 |
| General Secretariat | Glavno tajništvo | 60 |
| Defense Policy Directorate | Uprava za obrambenu politiku | 92 |
| Human Resources Department | Uprava za ljudske potencijale | 286 |
| Armaments Directorate | Uprava za naoružanje | 108 |
| Budget and Finance Directorate | Uprava za proračun i financije | 124 |
| Directorate for Infrastructure and Support | Uprava za infrastrukturu i potporu | 122 |
| Defense Inspectorate | Inspektorat obrane | 36 |
| IndependentPublic Procurement Sector | Samostalni sektor za javnu nabavu | 34 |
| Independent Sector for Military Police Affairs | Samostalni sektor za vojnopolicijske poslove | 27 |
| Military Disciplinary Court | Vojnostegovni sud | 9 |
| Independent Service for Military Air and Sea Transport | Samostalna služba za vojni zračni i pomorski promet | 17 |
| Independent Public Relations and Military Media Service | Samostalna služba za odnose s javnošću i vojna glasila | 20 |
| IndependentInternal Audit Service | Samostalna služba za unutarnju reviziju | 7 |
| Independent Department for Support to theMilitary Ordinariate of Croatia | Samostalni odjel za potporu vojnom ordinarijatu u Republici Hrvatskoj | 7 |
Political parties:
Croatian Democratic Union (13)
Social Democratic Party (2)
Croatian Social Liberal Party (1)
| No. | Portrait | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![Petar Kriste [hr]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aNo_image.png) | Kriste, PetarPetar Kriste [hr] (born 1936) | 30 May 1990 | 24 August 1990 | 86 days | HDZ | Mesić |
| 2 |  | Špegelj, MartinMartin Špegelj (1927–2014) | 24 August 1990 | 2 July 1991 | 312 days | HDZ | Manolić |
| 3 | | Đodan, ŠimeŠime Đodan (1927–2007) | 2 July 1991 | 17 July 1991 | 15 days | HDZ | Manolić |
| 4 |  | Bebić, LukaLuka Bebić (born 1937) | 17 July 1991 | 18 September 1991 | 63 days | HDZ | Gregurić |
| 5 | | Šušak, GojkoGojko Šušak (1945–1998) | 18 September 1991 | 3 May 1998 † | 6 years, 227 days | HDZ | Gregurić Šarinić Valentić Mateša |
| 6 | .jpg) | Hebrang, AndrijaAndrija Hebrang (born 1946) | 14 May 1998 | 12 October 1998 | 162 days | HDZ | Mateša |
| 7 |  | Miljavac, PavaoPavao Miljavac (1953–2022) | 14 October 1998 | 27 January 2000 | 1 year, 107 days | HDZ | Mateša |
| 8 |  | Radoš, JozoJozo Radoš (born 1956) | 28 January 2000 | 5 July 2002 | 2 years, 158 days | HSLS | Račan I |
| 9 |  | Antunović, ŽeljkaŽeljka Antunović* (born 1955) | 30 July 2002 | 23 December 2003 | 1 year, 146 days | SDP | Račan II |
| 10 |  | Rončević, BerislavBerislav Rončević (born 1960) | 23 December 2003 | 12 January 2008 | 4 years, 20 days | HDZ | Sanader I |
| 11 |  | Vukelić, BrankoBranko Vukelić (1958–2013) | 12 January 2008 | 29 December 2010 | 2 years, 351 days | HDZ | Sanader II Kosor |
| 12 |  | Božinović, DavorDavor Božinović (born 1961) | 29 December 2010 | 23 December 2011 | 359 days | HDZ | Kosor |
| 13 |  | Kotromanović, AnteAnte Kotromanović (born 1968) | 23 December 2011 | 22 January 2016 | 4 years, 30 days | SDP | Milanović |
| 14 | ![Josip Buljević [hr]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=https%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aJosipBuljevic_final.jpg) | Buljević, JosipJosip Buljević [hr] (born 1971) | 22 January 2016 | 19 October 2016 | 271 days | HDZ | Orešković |
| 15 |  | Krstičević, DamirDamir Krstičević* (born 1969) | 19 October 2016 | 8 May 2020 | 3 years, 202 days | HDZ | Plenković I |
| 16 |  | Banožić, MarioMario Banožić (born 1979) | 23 July 2020 | 11 November 2023 | 3 years, 111 days | HDZ | Plenković II |
| - | | Jakop, ZdravkoZdravko Jakop (acting) (born 1967) | 11 November 2023 | 16 November 2023 | 5 days | Independent | Plenković II |
| 17 |  | Anušić, IvanIvan Anušić * (born 1973) | 16 November 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 91 days | HDZ | Plenković II Plenković III |
(*) Ministers of Defence who held the post ofDeputy Prime Minister of Croatia while in office.
(**) Incumbent's time in office last updated: 15 February 2026.
