Prime Minister of Montenegro

Prime Minister of Montenegro
Predśednik Vlade Crne Gore Предс́едник Владе Црне Горе
Insignia
Incumbent Milojko Spajić since 31 October 2023
Appointer	Parliament of Montenegro
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Božo Petrović-Njegoš
Formation	20 March 1879
Salary	US$15,522 annually [1]
Website	www.gov.me

The prime minister of Montenegro ^[a] , officially the president of the Government of Montenegro ^[b] , 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, Milojko Spajić, leader of the political party Europe Now!, was approved by the Parliament of Montenegro on 31 October 2023, after the formation of the 44th government of Montenegro. ^[3]

History

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

On 28 August 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 15 January 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 26 November 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 20 December 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 the next year.

Under the communist regime, Montenegro obtained its own government on 7 March 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 17 April 1945. Governments were headed by a prime minister until 4 February 1953, by a president of the Executive Council until 15 January 1991, and again by a prime minister since then.

List of prime ministers

Preceding posts

Main articles: Guvernadur of Montenegro and President of the Governing senate of Montenegro

Monarchy

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	Regent [4]	Monarch
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Principality of Montenegro							Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929)	Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922)
1		Vojvoda Božo Petrović-Njegoš (1846–1929)	20 March 1879	19 December 1905	26 years, 274 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, 133 days	Independent
Kingdom of Montenegro
(5)		Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932)	28 August 1910	19 June 1912	1 year, 296 days	Independent
6		Vojvoda Mitar Martinović (1870–1954)	19 June 1912	8 May 1913	323 days	True People's Party
–		Dušan Vukotić (Acting) [5]	3 October 1912		217 days	Independent
7		Serdar Janko Vukotić (1866–1927)	8 May 1913	2 January 1916	2 years, 239 days	Independent
–		General Risto Popović (1871–1924) (Acting) [6]	17 July 1914		1 year, 199 days	Independent
–		Mirko Mijušković (Acting) [6]	3 October 1915		91 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	250 days	People's Party
8		General Milo Matanović (1879–1955)	17 January 1917	11 June 1917	145 days	Independent
9		Evgenije Popović (1842–1931)	11 June 1917	17 February 1919	1 year, 251 days	Independent
10		Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944)	17 February 1919	28 June 1921	2 years, 131 days	True People's Party
11		General Milutin Vučinić (1869–1922)	28 June 1921	14 September 1922	1 year, 78 days	True People's Party
12		General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935)	23 September 1922	14 September 1929	6 years, 356 days	Independent
From 1922 until 1941 territory of Montenegro was part of Zeta oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Heads of administrations before 1945

Main articles: Zeta Banovina § List of Bans of Zeta, and Italian governorate of Montenegro § Administration

Socialist republic

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)	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, 293 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, 166 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, 155 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, 357 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 (born 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 (born 1937)	29 March 1989	15 February 1991	1 year, 323 days	League of Communists

Parliamentary republic

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
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Republic of Montenegro
1 (25)		Milo Đukanović (born 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 (born 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 (born 1962)	2002	8 January 2003	3 June 2006	3 years, 133 days	Democratic Party of Socialists		Filip Vujanović (2003–2018)
Independent Montenegro
(1) (25)		Milo Đukanović (born 1962)	—	3 June 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, 111 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
(1) (25)		Milo Đukanović (born 1962)	2009	29 February 2008	29 December 2010	2 years, 304 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
4 (28)		Igor Lukšić (born 1976)	—	29 December 2010	4 December 2012	1 year, 341 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
(1) (25)		Milo Đukanović (born 1962)	2012	4 December 2012	28 November 2016	3 years, 360 days	Democratic Party of Socialists
5 (29)		Duško Marković (born 1959)	2016	28 November 2016	4 December 2020	4 years, 6 days	Democratic Party of Socialists		Milo Đukanović (2018–2023)
6 (30)		Zdravko Krivokapić (born 1957)	2020	4 December 2020	28 April 2022	1 year, 145 days	Independent Ne damo Crnu Goru
7 (31)		Dritan Abazović (born 1985)	—	28 April 2022	31 October 2023	1 year, 186 days	United Reform Action		Jakov Milatović (2023–present)
8 (32)		Milojko Spajić (born 1987)	2023	31 October 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 304 days	Europe Now!

Timeline

See also

• Government of Montenegro
• Guvernadur of Montenegro
• List of heads of state of Montenegro
• President of Montenegro
  • List of presidents of Montenegro

Notes

1. Montenegrin: Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore
   Montenegrin Cyrillic: Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе
2. Montenegrin: Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade Crne Gore
   Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предс́едник/Предс́едница Владе Црне Горе ^[2]
   Serbo-Croatian: Predsjednik/Predśednica Vlade Crne Gore
   Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Предс́едник/Предс́едница Владе Црне Горе

References

1. Tota, Elton (26 December 2017). "Kosovo's PM is the highest paid in the region". Independent Balkan News Agency. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
2. Sljivancanin, Igor. "Održana 65. śednica Odbora za ljudska prava i slobode". zakoni.skupstina.me (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
3. "Izabrana 44. Vlada Crne Gore". vijesti.me (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
4. Since 7 March 1921, when Danilo abdicated and Mihailo was minor age, Milena was regent under Mihailo. On 14 September 1929, the Regency of Anto Gvozdenović ended and Mihailo renounced his dynasty's claim to the throne of Montenegro and declared allegiance to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
5. When Mitar Martinović was on the military camp, he was represented by Dušan Vukotić
6. When WW1 started and Janko Vukotić was on military camp, he was represented by Risto Popović, Minister of Finance and Defence, and Mirko Mijušković, Minister of Finance successor of Risto Popović

External links

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