Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia (, MMPI RH) is a ministry in the Government of Croatia.

Role The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure performs administrative and other tasks related to:

domestic international maritime, nautical, road, rail, air and postal traffic; the system of transport by cable cars, funiculars and lifts and transport on inland waters with the infrastructure of these modes of transport;

planning, drafting and implementation of strategic documents and transport infrastructure projects, proposes a strategy for the development of all modes of transport;

protection of the sea from pollution from ships; seaports, maritime domain and delimitation of maritime domain, maritime insurance and maritime agencies; ports on inland waterways; land freight transport centers; airports;

means of transport other than those falling within the scope of work of other ministries;

inspection activities: safety of navigation at sea, domestic and international road traffic and roads, except for activities within the scope of the Ministry of the Interior, safety of railway transport, safety of lifts, cable cars and lifts, safety of air navigation and safety of navigation on inland waters

electronic communications, information society (except activities within the scope of other central state administration bodies) and postal services, preparation of draft laws and other regulations in the field of electronic communications and postal services, ensuring and implementing established policy and application of laws and other regulations in the field of electronic communications and postal services, drafting strategies, strategic plans, studies, guidelines and programs for the development of electronic communications and postal services in the Republic of Croatia and drafting plans for their implementation, drafting analyzes and reports and preparing proposals for measures and plans for developing and improving electronic communications and postal services and in domestic and international postal traffic, preparation of draft laws and other regulations in the field of radio equipment and electromagnetic compatibility, cooperation in monitoring, determining and analyzing indicators of development of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially broadband services and technologies, drafting measures and plans to encourage the development and improvement of the market in ICT services and infrastructure, with special emphasis on broadband services and technologies, drafting the position of the Republic of Croatia, expert bases, analysis, reports, plans and other documents for the purpose of performing European affairs in the field of electronic communications, information society, radio equipment, electromagnetic compatibility and postal services, participation in European and international organizations and institutions and working bodies of the Council of the European Union electronic communications, information society and postal services, participation in interstate meetings and negotiations in the field of electronic communications, information society and postal services, cooperation in the preparation and drafting of proposals for international treaties, agreements and conventions in the field of electronic communications, information society and postal services and the preparation of draft laws on the ratification of these international acts

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure performs administrative, professional and other tasks related to:

organizing the development of strategic infrastructure projects and investment programs for all modes of transport, of special importance to the Republic of Croatia and preparing proposals to the Government of the Republic of Croatia for their approval and implementation;

organization of appropriate large infrastructure investment works in the construction of transport infrastructure facilities and devices, except for their reconstruction and maintenance, and other appropriate major infrastructure works important for sustainable development of the Republic of Croatia which are fully or largely financed from the state budget; entities in the construction of such facilities and monitors and controls these investments,

and performs professional tasks related to the initiation, harmonization and supervision of activities determined by acts and regulations governing the overall development of traffic.

Organization The Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure has a total of 1,115 staff (as of December 2025), working in the following departments:

DepartmentCroatian languageStaff Cabinet of the Minister Kabinet Ministra14 General Secretariat Glavno tajništvo80 Maritime Administration Uprava pomorstva49 Directorate for Maritime Safety Uprava za sigurnost plovidbe557 Inland navigation Directorate Uprava unutarnje plovidbe58 Directorate for Railway Infrastructure and Transport Uprava za željezničku infrastrukturu i promet47 Directorate for Air Transport, Electronic Communications and Post Uprava zračnog prometa, elektroničkih komunikacija i pošte43 Directorate for Road Traffic, Road Infrastructure and Inspection Uprava za cestovni promet, cestovnu infrastrukturu i inspekciju52 Directorate for EU Funds and Strategic Planning Uprava za EU fondove i strateško planiranje70 Directorate for Budget and Finance Uprava za proračun i financije42 Inspectorate for Road Traffic and Road Safety Inspektorat sigurnosti cestovnog prometa i cesta74 Independent Sector for Foreign and European Affairs and Public Relations Samostalni sektor za vanjske i europske poslove i odnose s javnošću22 Independent Internal Audit Service Samostalna služba za unutarnju reviziju7

List of ministers MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endDays in officeJosip BožičevićHDZ 25 July 1990 12 August 1992 Ivica MudrinićHDZ 12 August 1992 5 February 1996 Željko LužavecHDZ 5 February 1996 4 August 1999 Ivan PavlovićHDZ 4 August 1999 27 January 2000 Alojz TušekHSLS 27 January 2000 21 March 2002 Mario KovačHSLS 21 March 2002 30 July 2002 Roland ŽuvanićLIBRA 30 July 2002 23 December 2003 Božidar KalmetaHDZ 23 December 2003 23 December 2011 Zlatko KomadinaSDP 23 December 2011 4 April 2012 Zdenko Antešić (acting)SDP 4 April 2012 18 April 2012 Siniša Hajdaš DončićSDP 18 April 2012 22 January 2016 Oleg ButkovićHDZ 22 January 2016 Incumbent

Officials Currently serving officials at the Ministry:

Minister Oleg Butković, Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure

State Secretaries

Tomislav Mihotić, State Secretary for Road Traffic, Road Infrastructure and Inspection and Air Transport (državni tajnik za cestovni promet, cestovnu infrastrukturu i inspekciju i zračni promet) Žarko Tušek, State Secretary for Railway Infrastructure, Transport, Electronic Communications and Post (državni tajnik za željezničku infrastrukturu, promet, elektroničke komunikacije i poštu)

Directors of management Nina Perko, Director of the Maritime Administration (Ravnateljica Uprave pomorstva) Duška Kunštek, Director of the Inland Navigation Directorate (Ravnateljica Uprave unutarnje plovidbe) Siniša Orlić, Director of the Directorate for Navigation Safety (Ravnatelj Uprave sigurnosti plovidbe) Jasna Divić, Director of the Directorate for Railway Infrastructure and Transport (Ravnateljica Uprave za željezničku infrastrukturu i promet) Krešo Antonović, Director of the Directorate of Air Transport, Electronic Communications and Post (Ravnatelj Uprave zračnog prometa, elektroničkih komunikacije i pošte) Dražen Antolović, Director of the Directorate for Road Traffic, Road Infrastructure and Inspection (Ravnatelj Uprave za cestovni promet, cestovnu infrastrukturu i inspekciju) Damir Šoštarić, Director of the Directorate for EU Funds and Strategic Planning (Ravnatelj Uprave za EU fondove i strateško planiranje) Melita Štrbić, Director of the Directorate for Budget and Finance (Ravnatelj Uprave za proračun i financije)

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