Government of the Independent State of Croatia

On 11 April 1941, after the proclamation of the Independent State of Croatia, Slavko Kvaternik, Deputy Leader of the Ustaše issued an order in which all state questions would be dealt with by the Ban Government Department (Odjel Banske vlasti).[1] Kvaternik appointed the members of the Croatian State Leadership until Pavelić formed the government.The chairman of the interim government was Mile Budak,[1] other members were Mirko Puk (Deputy Leader), Andrija Artuković, Branko Benzon, Jozo Dumandžić, Mladen Lorković, Ismet Muftić, Marko Veršić, Đuro Vranešić and Milovan Žanić.By this Provision, Pavelić inaugurated the official name of the state and his function in it.After the war, Pavelić established the Croatian State Committee with Lovro Sušić, Mate Frković, and Božidar Kavran as its leaders.
Independent State of CroatiaTomislav IIAnte PavelićNikola MandićUstašeTotalitarian dictatorshipCroatianSlavko KvaternikPavelićMile BudakAndrija ArtukovićBranko BenzonMladen LorkovićIsmet MuftićMilovan ŽanićPoglavnik of the Independent State of CroatiaPoglavnikBožidar KavranDžafer-beg KulenovićOsman KulenovićMiroslav NavratilAnte VokićForeign MinisterStijepo PerićMehmed AlajbegovićAnte NikšićMile StarčevićJulije MakanecVjekoslav VrančićVladimir Košakgovernment in exileRafael BobanUnited StatesLorković-Vokić plotTomasevich, Jozo