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.

Organization

The Ministry has a total of 148 staff, working in the following departments:
DepartmentCroatian languageStaff
Cabinet of the MinisterKabinet Ministra9
General SecretariatGlavno tajništvo41
Directorate for Managing Public Policies for Demographic Revitalization and ImmigrationUprava za upravljanje javnim politikama za demografsku revitalizaciju i useljeništvo36
Directorate for the Implementation of Public Policies for Demographic RevitalizationUprava za provedbu javnih politika za demografsku revitalizaciju26
Directorate for the Implementation of Public Immigration PoliciesUprava za provedbu javnih politika za useljeništvo33
Independent Internal Audit ServiceSamostalna služba za unutarnju reviziju3

Officials

Currently serving officials at the Ministry:

Minister

Ivan Šipić, 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 Ivana Berend, Head of the Finance and Accounting Sector Ksenija Slivar, Head of the Sector for Coordination of Public Policies for Demographic Revitalization and Immigration Ivana Juričić, Advisor to the Sector for Programs and Projects for Demographic Revitalization and Immigration Ivana Udovičić, Head of the Department for the Advancement of Pronatal and Demographic Policy Ivanka Kunštić, Head of the Sector for Policy Encouraging the Return of Croatian Emigrants and Immigration Mirjana Vatavuk, Head of the Sector for Integration and Immigration Status Issues