| Prime Minister of Montenegro | |
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| Предсједник Владе Црне Горе | |
| Appointer | Parliament of Montenegro |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Božo Petrović-Njegoš |
| Formation | March 20, 1879 |
| Salary | US$15,522 annually[1] |
| Website | www.gov.me |
| Constitution |
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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, Dritan Abazović, a leader of civic political party United Reform Action, was approved by the Parliament of Montenegro on April 28, 2022, after the formation of the 43rd government of Montenegro in Cetinje.[2]
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. 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.
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Main articles: Guvernadur of Montenegro and President of the Governing senate of Montenegro |
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See also: Principality of Montenegro and Kingdom of Montenegro |
True People's Party People's Party Non-party
| Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Monarch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Principality of Montenegro | Nikola I (1860–1921) | |||||||
| 1 | Vojvoda Božo Petrović-Njegoš (1846–1929) |
March 20, 1879 | December 19, 1905 | 26 years, 274 days | Independent | |||
| 2 | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) |
December 19, 1905 | November 24, 1906 | 340 days | True People's Party | |||
| 3 | Marko Radulović (1866–1935) |
November 24, 1906 | February 1, 1907 | 69 days | People's Party | |||
| 4 | Andrija Radović (1872–1947) |
February 1, 1907 | April 17, 1907 | 75 days | People's Party | |||
| 5 | Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932) |
April 17, 1907 | August 28, 1910 | 3 years, 133 days | Independent | |||
| Kingdom of Montenegro | ||||||||
| (5) | Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932) |
August 28, 1910 | June 19, 1912 | 1 year, 296 days | Independent | |||
| 6 | Vojvoda Mitar Martinović (1870–1954) |
June 19, 1912 | May 8, 1913 | 323 days | True People's Party | |||
| 7 | Serdar Janko Vukotić (1866–1927) |
May 8, 1913 | July 16, 1915 | 2 years, 69 days | Independent | |||
| 8 | General Milo Matanović (1879–1955) |
July 16, 1915 | January 2, 1916 | 170 days | Independent | |||
| (2) | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) |
January 2, 1916 | January 25, 1916 | 23 days | True People's Party | |||
| Montenegrin government-in-exile | ||||||||
| (2) | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) |
January 25, 1916 | May 12, 1916 | 108 days | True People's Party | |||
| (4) | Andrija Radović (1872–1947) |
May 12, 1916 | January 17, 1917 | 250 days | People's Party | |||
| (8) | General Milo Matanović (1879–1955) |
January 17, 1917 | June 11, 1917 | 145 days | Independent | |||
| 9 | Evgenije Popović (1842–1931) |
June 11, 1917 | February 17, 1919 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent | |||
| 10 | General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935) |
February 17, 1919 | March 1, 1921 | 2 years, 12 days | Independent | |||
| 11 | Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944) |
March 1, 1921 | January 13, 1922 | 318 days | True People's Party | Mihailo (1921–1922) | ||
| 12 | General Milutin Vučinić (1869–1922) |
January 13, 1922 | February 13, 1922 | 31 days | True People's Party | |||
| (10) | General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935) |
February 13, 1922 | July 13, 1922 | 150 days | Independent | |||
| From 1922 until 1941 territory of Montenegro was part of Zeta oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia. | ||||||||
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Main articles: List of Bans of Zeta and Governorate of Montenegro § Administration |
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See also: Socialist Republic of Montenegro |
Communist Party/League of Communists
| Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Minister for Montenegro | ||||||
| – | Milovan Đilas (1911–1995) |
March 7, 1945 | April 17, 1945 | 41 days | Communist Party | |
| Prime Minister of NR Montenegro | ||||||
| 1 (13) |
General Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976) |
April 17, 1945 | February 4, 1953 | 7 years, 293 days | Communist Party (party renamed) League of Communists (party renamed) | |
| President of the Executive Council | ||||||
| 1 (13) |
General Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976) |
February 4, 1953 | December 16, 1953 | 315 days | League of Communists | |
| 2 (14) |
Filip Bajković (1910–1985) |
December 16, 1953 | July 12, 1962 | 8 years, 208 days | League of Communists | |
| 3 (15) |
Đorđije Pajković (1917–1980) |
July 12, 1962 | June 25, 1963 | 348 days | League of Communists | |
| 4 (16) |
Veselin Đuranović (1925–1997) |
June 25, 1963 | December 8, 1966 | 3 years, 166 days | League of Communists | |
| 5 (17) |
Mijuško Šibalić (1915–1995) |
December 8, 1966 | May 5, 1967 | 148 days | League of Communists | |
| 6 (18) |
Vidoje Žarković (1927–2000) |
May 5, 1967 | October 7, 1969 | 2 years, 155 days | League of Communists | |
| 7 (19) |
Žarko Bulajić (1922–2009) |
October 7, 1969 | May 6, 1974 | 4 years, 211 days | League of Communists | |
| 8 (20) |
Marko Orlandić (1930–2019) |
May 6, 1974 | April 28, 1978 | 3 years, 357 days | League of Communists | |
| 9 (21) |
Momčilo Cemović (1928–2001) |
April 28, 1978 | May 7, 1982 | 4 years, 9 days | League of Communists | |
| 10 (22) |
Radivoje Brajović (born 1935) |
May 7, 1982 | June 6, 1986 | 4 years, 30 days | League of Communists | |
| 11 (23) |
Vuko Vukadinović (1937–1993) |
June 6, 1986 | March 29, 1989 | 2 years, 296 days | League of Communists | |
| 12 (24) |
Radoje Kontić (born 1937) |
March 29, 1989 | February 15, 1991 | 1 year, 323 days | League of Communists | |
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See also: Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) and Montenegro |
Democratic Party of Socialists United Reform Action Independent
| Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | President | ||||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Republic of Montenegro | |||||||||
| 1 (25) |
Milo Đukanović (born 1962) |
1990 1992 1996 |
February 15, 1991 | February 5, 1998 | 6 years, 355 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Momir Bulatović (1990–1998) | ||
| 2 (26) |
Filip Vujanović (born 1954) |
1998 2001 |
February 5, 1998 | January 8, 2003 | 4 years, 337 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Milo Đukanović (1998–2002) | ||
| (1) (25) |
Milo Đukanović (born 1962) |
2002 | January 8, 2003 | May 21, 2006 | 3 years, 133 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) | ||
| Independent Montenegro | |||||||||
| (1) (25) |
Milo Đukanović (born 1962) |
— | May 21, 2006 | November 10, 2006 | 173 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |||
| 3 (27) |
Željko Šturanović (1960–2014) |
2006 | November 10, 2006 | February 29, 2008 | 1 year, 111 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |||
| (1) (25) |
Milo Đukanović (born 1962) |
2009 | February 29, 2008 | December 29, 2010 | 2 years, 304 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |||
| 4 (28) |
Igor Lukšić (born 1976) |
— | December 29, 2010 | December 4, 2012 | 1 year, 341 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |||
| (1) (25) |
Milo Đukanović (born 1962) |
2012 | December 4, 2012 | November 28, 2016 | 3 years, 360 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |||
| 5 (29) |
Duško Marković (born 1959) |
2016 | November 28, 2016 | December 4, 2020 | 4 years, 6 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Milo Đukanović (2018–present) | ||
| 6 (30) |
Zdravko Krivokapić (born 1957) |
2020 | December 4, 2020 | April 28, 2022 | 1 year, 145 days | Independent Ne damo Crnu Goru | |||
| 7 (31) |
Dritan Abazović (born 1985) |
— | April 28, 2022 | Incumbent | 279 days | United Reform Action | |||
