Ministry of Demographics and Immigration

The Ministry of Demographics and Immigration of the Republic of Croatia () is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which performs professional and other tasks related to monitoring and analysis of demographic trends and changes in the Republic of Croatia, proposes measures aimed at increasing the birth rate, balancing the age structure and encouraging people to stay in Croatia and creates conditions for the return and immigration of members of the Croatian diaspora to Croatia.

List of ministers

Minister of Social Planning (1990)

Ministers of Emigration (1991–1992)

Minister of Return and Immigration (1996–1999)

Minister of Development, Immigration and Reconstruction (1999–2000)

Ministers of Social Politics and Youth (2011–2016)

Ministers of Demographics, Family, Youth and Social Policy (2016–2020)

Ministers of Demographics and Immigration (2024–)

Organization

The Ministry has a total of 148 staff (as of 2024), working in the following departments:

Officials

Currently serving officials at the Ministry:

Minister

• Ivan Å ipić, Minister of Demographics and Immigration

Secretary General

• Marija Balajić, Secretary General of the Ministry of Demographics and Immigration

State Secretaries

• Frane Tokić
• Željka Josić

Heads of sectors

• Zvonimir Matković, Head of the Legal and General Affairs and Public Procurement Sector (Načelnik Sektora za pravne i opće poslove i javnu nabavu)
• Ivana Berend, Head of the Finance and Accounting Sector (Načelnica Sektora za financije i računovodstvo)
• Ksenija Slivar, Head of the Sector for Coordination of Public Policies for Demographic Revitalization and Immigration (Načelnica Sektora za koordinaciju javnih politika za demografsku revitalizaciju i useljeniÅ¡tvo)
• Ivana Juričić, Advisor to the Sector for Programs and Projects for Demographic Revitalization and Immigration (Savjetnica Sektora za programe i projekte za demografsku revitalizaciju i useljeniÅ¡tvo)
• Ivana Udovičić, Head of the Department for the Advancement of Pronatal and Demographic Policy (Načelnica Sektora za unaprjeđenje pronatalitetne i demografske politike)
• Ivanka KunÅ¡tić, Head of the Sector for Policy Encouraging the Return of Croatian Emigrants and Immigration (Načelnica Sektora za politiku poticanja povratka hrvatskog iseljeniÅ¡tva i useljavanja)
• Mirjana Vatavuk, Head of the Sector for Integration and Immigration Status Issues (Načelnica Sektora za integraciju i statusna pitanja useljenika)

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