CROATIAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW GOVERNMENT MEMBERS

ZAGREB, Dec 16 (Hina) - On his Constitutional and legal authority, Croatian President Franjo Tudjman reached the following decisions, appointing: - Ivan Jarnjak as the Presidential Advisor for national security, formerly Interior Minister; - Luka Bebic as Presidential Advisor for national security, formerly head of the Office for National Security. At the suggestion of the Prime Minister and on his Constitutional and legal authority, Tudjman reached decisions appointing: - Ivan Penic as Interior Minister, formerly Privatization Minister; - Milan Kovac as Privatization Minister, formerly president of the Croatian Privatization Fund; - Marko Sirac as Urban Development, Construction and Housing Minister; - Zlatko Dominkovic as Agriculture and Forestry Minister. At the suggestion of the Prime Minister and on his Constitutional and legal authority, Tudjman reached decisions to relieve of duties of: - Matej Jankovic as Agriculture and Forestry Minister; - Marina Matulovic Dropulic as Urban Development, Construction and Housing Minister, a statement from the Croatian President's Office said. (hina) lm jn 161616 MET dec 96