Ministry of Croatian Veterans explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Croatian Veterans
Nativename:	Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja
Formed:	1997
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Jurisdiction:	Government of Croatia
Headquarters:	Nevenka Topalušić Square 1 Zagreb, Croatia
Employees:	200 (2015)^[1]
Budget:	HRK 984 million (2015)^[2]
Minister1 Name:	Tomo Medved
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The ministry of Croatian Veterans (Croatian: Ministarstvo hrvatskih branitelja, MHB) is a ministry of the Croatian Government which is split into several directorates:

• Directorate for Family
  • This directorate is further split up into departments for family, children and youth and people with disabilities.
• Directorate for War Veterans
  • This directorate deals with laws relating to Croatian veterans of the nation's Homeland War. These relate to the veterans' rights and their state of health, among other things. The directorate also operates services such as a phone-in line for veterans and scholarships for their children.
• Directorate for Intergenerational Solidarity
  • This directorate safeguards the rights of citizens over 65 years of age.
• Directorate for the Imprisoned and Missing
  • This directorate's purpose is to find the imprisoned and missing from the Homeland War, as well as to exhume and identify the remains of victims of the war.

The current Minister of Croatian Veterans' affairs is Tomo Medved of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).

List of ministers

	Minister	Party	Term start	Term end	Days in office
align=center	1			HDZ	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	2			SDP	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	3			HDZ	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	4			HDZ	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	5			Ind.	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	6			HDZ	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	—	(acting)		SDP	align=right		align=right		align=right
align=center	7			HDZ	align=right		align=right	Incumbent	align=right

Notes

nb 1.  Served as Minister of Family, Veterans' Affairs and Inter-generational Solidarity

Notes and References

1. Blažević, Robert (2015): Upravna znanost, p. 284.
   "...(on day 19. February 2015)."
2. Web site: Naslovna.