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In the formal Croatian order of precedence used in ceremonial matters, the position of prime minister is the third most important Croatian state office, behind the President of the Republic and the President of Parliament. The Constitution of Croatia prescribes that the Parliament "supervises" the Government (Article 81) and that the President of the Republic "ensures the regular and balanced functioning and stability of government" (as a whole; Article 94), while the Government is introduced in Article 108. In reality, the prime minister is the most powerful and thus truly most important person in the Croatian system of government. Since 2000, the prime minister has had various added constitutional powers and happens to be mentioned earlier than the Government itself in the text of the Constitution, in Articles 87, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104. The current Prime Minister of Croatia is Jadranka Kosor, who took office following the resignation of the former prime minister Ivo Sanader in July 2009. She is the first woman to serve as prime minister. Since the establishment of the title of the President of the Government, Croatia has had nine holders of the title, eight of them nominated by the Croatian Democratic Union. The first Prime Minister of Croatia was Stjepan Mesić and he assumed office on 30 May 1990. The Government of Croatia meets in Banski dvori, a historical building located on the west side of St. Mark's Square in Zagreb. |