List of presidents of Montenegro

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This is a list of the presidents of Montenegro, including the heads of state of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Prior to 1974, Montenegro's head of state was the speaker of the Montenegrin parliament.

The President (Predsjednik) is directly elected to a five-year term and is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of two terms. In addition to being the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, the President has the procedural duty of appointing the Prime Minister with the consent of the Parliament, and has some influence on foreign policy. The President's office is located in the Blue Palace, in the former royal capital Cetinje.

Montenegro within Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (1943–2006)[]

People's Republic of Montenegro / Socialist Republic of Montenegro[]

SR Montenegro within Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Political parties

  People's Front

  Communist Party / League of Communists

  Democratic Party of Socialists

Symbols

President			Term of office			Party	Notes
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
President of the Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation 1943–1946
—		Niko Miljanić (1892–1957)Acting	15 November 1943	21 November 1946	3 years, 6 days	Independent (People's Front)	Leader of Montenegrin wartime assembly.
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1946–1953
1		Miloš Rašović (1903–1968)	21 November 1946	6 November 1950	3 years, 350 days	Communist Party
2		Nikola Kovačević (1890–1964)	6 November 1950	4 February 1953	2 years, 90 days	Communist Party (renamed)	Communist Party reformed and renamed into the League of Communists.
						League of Communists (renamed)
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974
(2)		Nikola Kovačević (1890–1964)	4 February 1953	15 December 1953	314 days	League of Communists
3		Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976)	15 December 1953	12 July 1962	8 years, 209 days	League of Communists
4		Filip Bajković (1910–1985)	12 July 1962	5 May 1963	297 days	League of Communists
5		Andrija Mugoša (1912–2006)	5 May 1963	5 May 1967	4 years	League of Communists
6		Veljko Milatović (1921–2004)	5 May 1967	6 October 1969	2 years, 154 days	League of Communists
7		Vidoje Žarković (1927–2000)	6 October 1969	1 April 1974	4 years, 177 days	League of Communists
—		Budislav Šoškić (1925–1979)Acting	1 April 1974	5 April 1974	4 days	League of Communists	Acting President
Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1990
8		Veljko Milatović (1921–2004)	5 April 1974	7 May 1982	8 years, 32 days	League of Communists
9		Veselin Đuranović (1925–1997)	7 May 1982	7 May 1983	1 year	League of Communists
10		Marko Orlandić (1930–2019)	7 May 1983	7 May 1984	1 year	League of Communists
11		Miodrag Vlahović (born 1930)	7 May 1984	7 May 1985	1 year	League of Communists
12		Branislav Šoškić (born 1922)	7 May 1985	7 May 1986	1 year	League of Communists
13		Radivoje Brajović (born 1935)	7 May 1986	7 May 1988	2 years	League of Communists
14		Božina Ivanović (1931–2002)	7 May 1988	13 January 1989	251 days	League of Communists
—		Slobodan Simović (1939–1998)Acting	13 January 1989	17 March 1989	63 days	League of Communists	Acting President
15		Branko Kostić (1939–2020)	17 March 1989	23 December 1990	1 year, 281 days	League of Communists
President of the Republic 1990–1992
16		Momir Bulatović (1956–2019)	23 December 1990	28 April 1992	1 year, 127 days	League of Communists (until 1991)	League of Communists reformed and renamed into the Democratic Party of Socialists.
						Democratic Party of Socialists (from 1991)

Republic of Montenegro[]

Republic of Montenegro within Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Political parties

  Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro

  Social Democratic Party of Montenegro

Symbols

President			Elected	Term of office			Party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)		Took office	Left office	Time in office
1 (16)		Momir Bulatović (1956–2019)	1990 1992	28 April 1992	15 January 1998	5 years, 262 days	DPS (until 1997)
							DPS – Momir Bulatović (from 1997)
2 (17)		Milo Đukanović (born 1962)	1997	15 January 1998	25 November 2002	4 years, 314 days	DPS
—		Filip Vujanović (born 1954)Acting	—	25 November 2002	19 May 2003	175 days	DPS
—		Rifat Rastoder (born 1950)Acting	—	19 May 2003	22 May 2003	3 days	SDP
—		Dragan Kujović (1948–2010)Acting					DPS
3 (18)		Filip Vujanović (born 1954)	2003	22 May 2003	3 June 2006	3 years, 12 days	DPS

Montenegro (independent country, 2006–present)[]

Montenegro became an independent state on 3 June 2006.

Political parties

  Democratic Party of Socialists

President			Elected	Term of office			Party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)		Took office	Left office	Time in office
1 (18)		Filip Vujanović (born 1954)	2008 2013	3 June 2006	20 May 2018	11 years, 351 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
2 (17)		Milo Đukanović (born 1962)	2018	20 May 2018	Incumbent	3 years, 278 days	Democratic Party of Socialists

See also[]

• List of rulers of Montenegro
• List of heads of state of Montenegro, for a comprehensive list of Montenegrin heads of state since 1696
• President of Montenegro
• President of the Parliament of Montenegro
• Prime Minister of Montenegro
• President of Serbia and Montenegro
• List of heads of state of Yugoslavia

Notes[]

External links[]

• Official Web Site of The President of Montenegro