Predmet su rada funkcije odjelnih predstojnika u Zemaljskoj vladi za Hrvatsku i Slavoniju u razdoblju od osnivanja Zemaljske vlade 1869. godine pa sve do raspada Austro-Ugarske Monarhije 1918. godine. U sklopu istraživanja, analiziran je relevantan normativni okvir te personalne promjene na funkcijama odjelnih predstojnika. Autor je u radu pokazao da je kod funkcija odjelnih predstojnika riječ o funkcijama kod kojih su se ispreplitali elementi upravne i dužnosničke funkcije. Pri tome je naglasio da je dužnosnički element naročito vidljiv kod funkcije odjelnog predstojnika za unutarnju upravu koji je ujedno bio i zamjenik bana. The functions of heads of departments in the Provincial Government for Croatia-Slavonia in the period from formation of the Government in 1869 until dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarhcy in 1918 are dealt with in this paper. The author has analyzed relevant legal regulations and personal changes in the positions of heads of departments. The author has pointed out that the functions of heads of departments were marked by the interweaving of administrative and political elements so the functions can not be defined purely as only administrative. Moreover, the author has specifically emphasized that the political element was mostly evident in relation to the function of head of department of internal affairs who parallelly in specific cases acted as deputy of the Croatian Ban.