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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
Website	www.gov.me

The Prime Minister of Montenegro is the main leader of the government in Montenegro. This important job is officially called the President of the Government of Montenegro. The Prime Minister's main role is to guide the government's work. They also present the government's plans and a list of new ministers to the Parliament. If the Prime Minister resigns, their whole government also ends.

The current Prime Minister is Milojko Spajić. He is the leader of the political party called Europe Now!. The Parliament of Montenegro approved him on October 31, 2023. This happened after the 44th government of Montenegro was formed.

History of Montenegro's Prime Ministers
Who Has Been Prime Minister of Montenegro?
Timeline of Prime Ministers
See also

History of Montenegro's Prime Ministers

Montenegro's first modern government started on March 20, 1879. This was during the time when Montenegro was a principality. The person in charge of the government was called the President of the Ministerial Council.

On August 28, 1910, Montenegro became a kingdom. During both the principality and kingdom times, the Prime Minister's role was not very powerful. It mostly depended on the wishes of the ruler, Nikola I.

After Montenegro surrendered during World War I on January 15, 1916, the government had to leave the country. It stayed in exile until it no longer existed. On November 26, 1918, the Podgorica Assembly decided to unite Montenegro with Serbia. This led to the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Stojan Protić became the first prime minister of this new kingdom on December 20, 1918. Even after this, the old King Nikola I kept appointing prime ministers for Montenegro while in exile. This continued until he passed away in 1921. The Montenegrin government in exile then ended the next year.

Under the communist system, Montenegro got its own government again on March 7, 1945. A special ministry for Montenegro was created within the larger government of Yugoslavia. A minister for Montenegro was in charge of setting up the first real post-war government. This new government officially started on April 17, 1945. These governments were led by a Prime Minister until February 4, 1953. After that, they were led by a President of the Executive Council until January 15, 1991. Since then, the leader has again been called the Prime Minister.

Who Has Been Prime Minister of Montenegro?

This section lists the people who have served as the head of government in Montenegro.

Leaders During the Monarchy (1879–1929)

Montenegro was a principality and then a kingdom during this period. The leaders were called President of the Ministerial Council. True People's Party People's Party Non-party

Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Regent	Monarch
Head of Government	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Regent	Monarch
Principality of Montenegro						Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929)	Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1 March–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)	3 October 1912	8 May 1913	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)	17 July 1914		1 year, 199 days	Independent
–	Mirko Mijušković (Acting)	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, Montenegro was part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Leaders During the Socialist Republic (1945–1991)

After World War II, Montenegro became a socialist republic within Yugoslavia. Its leaders were first called Prime Ministers, then Presidents of the Executive Council. 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, 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

Leaders of the Parliamentary Republic (1991–Present)

Since 1991, Montenegro has been a parliamentary republic. The head of government is once again called the Prime Minister. Democratic Party of Socialists United Reform Action 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 (born 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 (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	Milo Đukanović (2018–2023)
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, 236 days	Europe Now!	Jakov Milatović (2023–present)