Prime Minister of Montenegro

President of the Government of Montenegro
President of the Government of Montenegro
	Insignia
	Incumbent; Zdravko Krivokapić; since 4 December 2020; (acting since 4 February 2022)
Appointer	Parliament of Montenegro
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Božo Petrović-Njegoš
Formation	20 March 1879
Salary	15,522 USD annually
Website	www.gov.me

The prime minister of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе, romanized: Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore) officially the president of the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Предсједник/Предсједница Владе Црне Горе, romanized: Predsjednik/Predsjednica Vlade Crne Gore), is the head of the government of Montenegro. The role of the prime minister is to direct the work of the government, and to submit to the Parliament the government's program, which includes a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister would cause the dissolution of his government.

The current prime minister, Zdravko Krivokapić, an independent candidate, was elected by the Parliament of Montenegro on 4 December 2020, following the results of the 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election. Since 4 February 2022, he is the acting prime minister after a no-confidence vote was passed against his government.

History of the office[]

The first modern Montenegrin government was established on March 20, 1879, during the Principality of Montenegro. The title of the head of government was President of the Ministerial Council (Предсједник Министарског савјета).

On August 28, 1910 Montenegro was proclaimed a Kingdom. During both the Principality and the Kingdom, the office was of no major importance or influence but depended solely on the will of the Sovereign Nikola I. After the capitulation of Montenegro to the Central Powers on January 15, 1916 during World War I, the Government went into exile and remained abroad until it ceased to exist. After the decision of the Podgorica Assembly on November 26, 1918 to unify Montenegro with Serbia and the subsequent formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Stojan Protić became the prime minister of the newly formed Kingdom on December 20, 1918. However, the deposed King Nikola I continued to appoint prime ministers of Montenegro in exile until his death in 1921. The Government of Montenegro in exile ceased to exist shortly afterwards, in 1922.

Under the communist regime, Montenegro obtained its own government on March 7, 1945. On that day, a ministry for Montenegro was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with a minister for Montenegro in charge of creating the first real government of post-war Montenegro, which took place on April 17, 1945. Governments were headed by a prime minister until February 4, 1953, by a president of the Executive Council until January 15, 1991, and again by a prime minister since then.

List of prime ministers[]

Preceding posts

Monarchy[]

True People's Party People's Party Non-party

Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Monarch
Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Monarch
Principality of Montenegro						Nikola I (1860–1921)
1	Vojvoda Božo Petrović-Njegoš (1846–1929)	20 March 1879	19 December 1905	26 years, 272 days	Independent
2	Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936)	19 December 1905	24 November 1906	340 days	True People's Party
3	Marko Radulović (1866–1935)	24 November 1906	1 February 1907	69 days	People's Party
4	Andrija Radović (1872–1947)	1 February 1907	17 April 1907	75 days	People's Party
5	Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932)	17 April 1907	28 August 1910	3 years, 132 days	Independent
Kingdom of Montenegro
(5)	Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932)	28 August 1910	19 June 1912	1 year, 295 days	Independent
6	Vojvoda Mitar Martinović (1870–1954)	19 June 1912	8 May 1913	323 days	True People's Party
7	Serdar Janko Vukotić (1866–1927)	8 May 1913	16 July 1915	2 years, 68 days	Independent
8	General Milo Matanović (1879–1955)	16 July 1915	2 January 1916	170 days	Independent
(2)	Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936)	2 January 1916	25 January 1916	23 days	True People's Party
Montenegrin government-in-exile.
(2)	Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936)	25 January 1916	12 May 1916	108 days	True People's Party
(4)	Andrija Radović (1872–1947)	12 May 1916	17 January 1917	245 days	People's Party
(8)	General Milo Matanović (1879–1955)	17 January 1917	11 June 1917	150 days	Independent
9	Evgenije Popović (1842–1931)	11 June 1917	17 February 1919	1 year, 249 days	Independent
10	General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935)	17 February 1919	1 March 1921	2 years, 12 days	Independent
11	Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944)	1 March 1921	13 January 1922	318 days	True People's Party	Michael (1921–1922)
12	General Milutin Vučinić (1869–1922)	13 January 1922	13 February 1922	31 days	True People's Party
(10)	General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935)	13 February 1922	13 July 1922	150 days	Independent
From 1922 until 1941 territory of Montenegro was part of Zeta oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Heads of administrations prior 1945

Socialist Republic[]

Communist Party / League of Communists

Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
Minister for Montenegro
–	Milovan Đilas (1911–1995)	7 March 1945	17 April 1945	41 days	Communist Party
Prime Minister of NR Montenegro
1 (13)	General Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976)	17 April 1945	4 February 1953	7 years, 291 days	Communist Party (party renamed) League of Communists (party renamed)
President of the Executive Council
1 (13)	General Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976)	4 February 1953	16 December 1953	315 days	League of Communists
2 (14)	Filip Bajković (1910–1985)	16 December 1953	12 July 1962	8 years, 208 days	League of Communists
3 (15)	Đorđije Pajković (1917–1980)	12 July 1962	25 June 1963	348 days	League of Communists
4 (16)	Veselin Đuranović (1925–1997)	25 June 1963	8 December 1966	3 years, 165 days	League of Communists
5 (17)	Mijuško Šibalić (1915–1995)	8 December 1966	5 May 1967	148 days	League of Communists
6 (18)	Vidoje Žarković (1927–2000)	5 May 1967	7 October 1969	2 years, 154 days	League of Communists
7 (19)	Žarko Bulajić (1922–2009)	7 October 1969	6 May 1974	4 years, 211 days	League of Communists
8 (20)	Marko Orlandić (1930–2019)	6 May 1974	28 April 1978	3 years, 356 days	League of Communists
9 (21)	Momčilo Cemović (1928–2001)	28 April 1978	7 May 1982	4 years, 9 days	League of Communists
10 (22)	Radivoje Brajović (1935–)	7 May 1982	6 June 1986	4 years, 30 days	League of Communists
11 (23)	Vuko Vukadinović (1937–1993)	6 June 1986	29 March 1989	2 years, 296 days	League of Communists
12 (24)	Radoje Kontić (1937–)	29 March 1989	15 February 1991	1 year, 321 days	League of Communists

Parliamentary Republic[]

Democratic Party of Socialists Independent

Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
Republic of Montenegro
1 (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	1990 1992 1996	15 February 1991	5 February 1998	6 years, 355 days	Democratic Party of Socialists	Momir Bulatović (1990–1998)
1 (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	1990 1992 1996	15 February 1991	5 February 1998	6 years, 355 days	Democratic Party of Socialists	Momir Bulatović (1990–1998)
2 (26)	Filip Vujanović (1954–)	1998 2001	5 February 1998	8 January 2003	4 years, 337 days	Democratic Party of Socialists	Milo Đukanović (1998–2002)
(1) (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	2002	8 January 2003	21 May 2006	3 years, 134 days	Democratic Party of Socialists	Filip Vujanović (2003–2018)
Independent Montenegro
(1) (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	—	21 May 2006	10 November 2006	173 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
3 (27)	Željko Šturanović (1960–2014)	2006	10 November 2006	29 February 2008	1 year, 110 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
(1) (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	2009	29 February 2008	29 December 2010	2 years, 304 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
4 (28)	Igor Lukšić (1976–)	—	29 December 2010	4 December 2012	1 year, 339 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
(1) (25)	Milo Đukanović (1962–)	2012	4 December 2012	28 November 2016	3 years, 358 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
5 (29)	Duško Marković (1959–)	2016	28 November 2016	4 December 2020	4 years, 6 days	Democratic Party of Socialists	Milo Đukanović (2018–present)
6 (30)	Zdravko Krivokapić (1957–)	2020	4 December 2020 (acting since 4 February 2022)	Incumbent	1 year, 80 days	Independent Ne damo Crnu Goru	Milo Đukanović (2018–present)

Living former prime ministers[]

Name	Term	Date of birth
Radivoje Brajović	1982–1986	(1935-01-11) January 11, 1935 (age 87)
Radoje Kontić	1989–1991	(1937-05-31) May 31, 1937 (age 84)
Milo Đukanović	1991–1998, 2003–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2016	(1962-02-15) February 15, 1962 (age 60)
Filip Vujanović	1998–2003	(1954-09-01) September 1, 1954 (age 67)
Igor Lukšić	2010–2012	(1976-06-14) June 14, 1976 (age 45)
Duško Marković	2016–2020	(1959-07-06) July 6, 1959 (age 62)

The most recent deaths of a former prime minister of Montenegro is that of Željko Šturanović (2006–2008) in 2014, and Marko Orlandić (1974–1978) in 2019.

References[]

^ "Kosovo's PM is the highest paid in the region". 19 August 2018.

External links[]

Prime Minister of Montenegro

[balkaneu.com-1] "Kosovo's PM is the highest paid in the region". 19 August 2018.

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v t Prime ministers of Montenegro
Guvernadur in the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (1756-1832)	Stanislav Radonjić Vukale Stanišić Jovan Radonjić Vukolaj Radonjić
Presidents of the Governing senate of Montenegro and the Highlands (1832-1879)	Ivan Vukotić Pero Petrović Đorđije Petrović Mirko Petrović Božo Petrović
Presidents of the Ministerial Council of the Principality of Montenegro (1879-1910)	Božo Petrović Lazar Mijušković Marko Radulović Andrija Radović Lazar Tomanović
Presidents of the Ministerial Council of the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918; up to 1922 in exile)	Lazar Tomanović Mitar Martinović Janko Vukotić Milo Matanović Lazar Mijušković Andrija Radović* Milo Matanović* Evgenije Popović* Anto Gvozdenović* Jovan Plamenac* Milutin Vučinić* Anto Gvozdenović*
Heads of provincial administration of Montenegro (later Zeta) (within Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1919-1941)	Marko Daković Ivo Pavićević Krsta Smiljanić Uroš Krulj Aleksa Stanišić Mujo Sočica Petar Ivanišević Božidar Krstić Blažo Đukanović
Heads of the National Administrative Committees (within Axis-occupied territory of Montenegro, 1941-1945)	Sekula Drljević Blažo Đukanović Ljubomir Vuksanović
Chairmen of the Executive Council of the PR/SR Montenegro (1945–1992) (within FPR/SFR Yugoslavia)	Milovan Đilas** Blažo Jovanović Filip Bajković Đorđije Pajković Veselin Đuranović Mijuško Šibalić Vidoje Žarković Žarko Bulajić Marko Orlandić Momčilo Cemović Radivoje Brajović Vuko Vukadinović Radoje Kontić Milo Đukanović
Presidents of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) (within FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro)	Milo Đukanović Filip Vujanović Milo Đukanović
Presidents of the Government of ***Montenegro (since 2006)	Milo Đukanović Željko Šturanović Milo Đukanović Igor Lukšić Milo Đukanović Duško Marković Zdravko Krivokapić
* in exile, Minister for Montenegro, * in 2007 "the Republic of" officially removed by constitutional act