Prime Minister of Montenegro

Premier of Montenegro
Coat of Arms of Montenegro
Incumbent
Duško Marković
since 28 November 2016
Appointer Filip Vujanović
President of Montenegro
Term length No term limit
Inaugural holder Duke Božo Petrović-Njegoš
Formation 20 March 1879
Website www.gov.me
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The Prime Minister of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Premijer Crne Gore) (Premier of Montenegro), 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, including a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the Prime Minister will cause the fall of the Government.

The current Prime Minister, Duško Marković, member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, was appointed by President Filip Vujanović on 28 November 2016.

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. On August 28, 1910 Montenegro was proclaimed a Kingdom. During both Principality and Kingdom, the office was of no major importance or influence but depended solely on the will of the Prince (later King) 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

Monarchy

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

Head of Government Term of office Political party Monarch
Principality of Montenegro Nikola I

(1860–1921)
1 Duke
Božo Petrović
(1846–1929)		 20 March 1879 19 December 1905 Independent
2 Lazar Mijušković
(1867–1936)		 19 December 1905 24 November 1906 True People's Party
3 Marko Radulović
(1866–1935)		 24 November 1906 1 February 1907 People's Party
4 Andrija Radović
(1872–1947)		 1 February 1907 17 April 1907 People's Party
5 Lazar Tomanović
(1845–1932)		 17 April 1907 28 August 1910 Independent
Kingdom of Montenegro
(5) Lazar Tomanović
(1845–1932)		 28 August 1910 19 June 1912 Independent
6 Vojvoda
Mitar Martinović
(1870–1954)		 19 June 1912 8 May 1913 True People's Party
7 Serdar
Janko Vukotić
(1866–1927)		 8 May 1913 16 July 1915 Independent
8 General
Milo Matanović
(1879–1955)		 16 July 1915 2 January 1916 Independent
(2) Lazar Mijušković
(1867–1936)		 2 January 1916 25 January 1916 True People's Party
Montenegrin government-in-exile.
(2) Lazar Mijušković
(1867–1936)		 25 January 1916 12 May 1916 True People's Party
(4) Andrija Radović
(1872–1947)		 12 May 1916 17 January 1917 People's Party
(8) General
Milo Matanović
(1879–1955)		 17 January 1917 11 June 1917 Independent
9 Evgenije Popović
(1842–1931)		 11 June 1917 17 February 1919 Independent
10 General
Anto Gvozdenović
(1853–1935)		 17 February 1919 1 March 1921 Independent
11 Jovan Plamenac
(1873–1944)		 1 March 1921 13 January 1922 True People's Party Michael

(1921–1922)
12 General
Milutin Vučinić
(1869–1922)		 13 January 1922 13 February 1922 Independent
(10) General
Anto Gvozdenović
(1853–1935)		 13 February 1922 13 July 1922 Independent

Socialist Republic

  Communist Party / League of Communists

Head of Government Took office Left office Political party
Minister for Montenegro
N/A Milovan Đilas
(1911–1995)		 7 March 1945 17 April 1945 Comnunist Party
Prime Minister of NR Montenegro
N/A General
Blažo Jovanović
(1907–1976)		 17 April 1945 4 February 1953 Communist Party (renamed)




League of Communists

President of the Executive Council
1
(13)		 General
Blažo Jovanović
(1907–1976)		 4 February 1953 16 December 1953 League of Communists
2
(14)		 Filip Bajković
(1910–1985)		 16 December 1953 12 July 1962 League of Communists
3
(15)		 Đorđije Pajković
(1917–1980)		 12 July 1962 25 June 1963 League of Communists
4
(16)		 Veselin Đuranović
(1925–1997)		 25 June 1963 8 December 1966 League of Communists
5
(17)		 Mijuško Šibalić
(1915–1995)		 8 December 1966 5 May 1967 League of Communists
6
(18)		 Vidoje Žarković
(1927–2000)		 5 May 1967 7 October 1969 League of Communists
7
(19)		 Žarko Bulajić
(1922–2009)		 7 October 1969 6 May 1974 League of Communists
8
(20)		 Marko Orlandić
(1930–)		 6 May 1974 28 April 1978 League of Communists
9
(21)		 Momčilo Cemović
(1928–2001)		 28 April 1978 7 May 1982 League of Communists
10
(22)		 Radivoje Brajović
(1935–)		 7 May 1982 6 June 1986 League of Communists
11
(23)		 Vuko Vukadinović
(1937–1993)		 6 June 1986 29 March 1989 League of Communists
12
(24)		 Radoje Kontić
(1937–)		 29 March 1989 15 February 1991 League of Communists

Republic

  Democratic Party of Socialists

Head of Government Elected Term of office Political party President
Republic of Montenegro Momir Bulatović

(1990–1998)
Prime Minister
1
(25)		 Milo Đukanović
(1962–)		 1990
1992
1996		 15 February 1991 5 February 1998 Democratic Party of Socialists
2
(26)		 Filip Vujanović
(1954–)		 1998
2001		 5 February 1998 8 January 2003 Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Đukanović

(1998–2002)
(1)
(25)		 Milo Đukanović
(1962–)		 2002 8 January 2003 21 May 2006 Democratic Party of Socialists Filip Vujanović

(2003–2018)
Independent Montenegro
Prime Minister
(1)
(25)		 Milo Đukanović
(1962–)		  — 21 May 2006 10 November 2006 Democratic Party of Socialists
3
(27)		 Željko Šturanović
(1960–2014)		 2006 10 November 2006 29 February 2008 Democratic Party of Socialists
(1)
(25)		 Milo Đukanović
(1962–)		 2009 29 February 2008 29 December 2010 Democratic Party of Socialists
4
(28)		 Igor Lukšić
(1976–)		  — 29 December 2010 4 December 2012 Democratic Party of Socialists
(1)
(25)		 Milo Đukanović
(1962–)		 2012 4 December 2012 28 November 2016 Democratic Party of Socialists
5
(29)		 Duško Marković
(1959–)		 2016 28 November 2016 Incumbent Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Đukanović

(2018–present)

Living former Prime Ministers

NameTermDate of birth
Marko Orlandić 1974–1978 28 September 1930
Radivoje Brajović 1982–1986 11 January 1935
Radoje Kontić 1989–1991 31 May 1937
Milo Đukanović 1991–1998,
2003–2006,
2008–2010,
2012–2016		 15 February 1962
Filip Vujanović 1998–2003 1 September 1954
Igor Lukšić 2010–2012 14 June 1976

See also

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