The Croatian State Government () was the government of the Independent State of Croatia from 16 April 1941 until 8 May 1945.
On 11 April 1941, after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik, Deputy Leader of the Ustaà ¡e issued an order in which all state questions would be dealt with by the Ban Government Department (Odjel Banske vlasti). One day later, he formed an interim government called the Croatian State Leadership (). Kvaternik appointed the members of the Croatian State Leadership until Paveliàformed the government. The chairman of the interim government was Mile Budak, other members were Mirko Puk (Deputy Leader), Andrija ArtukoviÃÂ, Branko Benzon, Jozo Dumandà ¾iÃÂ, Mladen LorkoviÃÂ, Ismet MuftiÃÂ, Marko Verà ¡iÃÂ, ÃÂuro Vraneà ¡iàand Milovan à ½aniÃÂ.
Ante PaveliÃÂ arrived in Zagreb on 15 April 1941. He formally established the government the following day by declaring the Provision for the Appointment of the Croatian State Government, which he signed as Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia. By this Provision, PaveliÃÂ inaugurated the official name of the state and his function in it.
According to this provision, the State Government was the supreme state body that performed state administration. The State Government was responsible to the Poglavnik, who appointed members of the government, and he or the president or vice president led government sessions. State affairs were managed by the Government's Presidency or certain ministries.
After the war, Paveliàestablished the Croatian State Committee with Lovro Suà ¡iÃÂ, Mate FrkoviÃÂ, and Boà ¾idar Kavran as its leaders. In 1951, Paveliàfilled Croatian State Government since some of earlier government members were arrested and executed. His new government acted as the government in exile. Dà ¾afer-beg Kulenoviàwas named Minister-President.
The government in exile was announced by Ante PaveliÃÂ on 10 April 1951. It dissolved following PaveliÃÂ's death on 28 December 1959.