# Ministry of Justice and Human and Minority Rights

The Ministry of Justice in the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Ministarstvo Pravde u Vladi Crne Gore / Министарство Праве у Влади Црне Горе, MPVCG) is the ministry in the Government of Montenegro which is in charge of the nation's justice system and human and minority rights.

## Ministers of Justice since 1879
### Montenegrin monarchy
#### Principality of Montenegro

| Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Time in office | Name and surname | Notes | Prince |
| March 20, 1879 | 1893 | 13-14 years | Božo Petrović-Njegoš | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| 1893 | November 25, 1899 | 5-6 years | Valtazar Bogišić | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| November 25, 1899 | June 3, 1903 | 3 years, 190 days | Lujo Vojinović | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| June 3, 1903 | October 2, 1904 | One year, 122 days | Miloš Đ. Shaulic | First as a manager, then as a minister | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| October 2, 1904 | December 19, 1905 | One year, 78 days | Božo Petrović-Njegoš | as representative of the Minister | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| December 19, 1905 | November 24, 1906 | 340 days | Milo Dožić | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| November 24, 1906 | February 1, 1907 | 69 days | Milosav R. Raicevic | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| February 1, 1907 | April 17, 1907 | 75 days | Gavrilo M. Cerovic | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 17, 1907 | April 15, 1909 | 1 year, 363 days | Lazar Tomanović | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 15, 1909 | February 6, 1910 | 298 days | Sekula Drljević | | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| February 6, 1910 | April 13, 1910 | 65 days | Pero Vuckovic | represented | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 13, 1910 | August 28, 1910 | 139 days | Lazar Tomanović | represented | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |

#### Kingdom of Montenegro

| Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Time in office | Name and surname | Notes | Monarch |
| August 28, 1910 | August 23, 1911 | 360 days | Lazar Tomanović | represented | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| August 23, 1911 | June 19, 1912 | 302 days | Milo Dožić | | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| June 19, 1912 | May 8, 1913 | 323 days | Dušan Vukotić | Government of Mitar Martinović | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| May 8, 1913 | January 2, 1916 | 2 years, 239 days | Ljubomir A. Brkic | | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| January 2, 1916 | January 15, 1916 | 13 days | Marko Radulović | | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |

#### Montenegrin government-in-exile

| Beginning of the mandate | End of mandate | Time in office | Name and surname | Notes | Regent | Monarch Titular king |
| January 15, 1916 | May 12, 1916 | 108 days | Marko Radulović | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| May 12, 1916 | January 17, 1917 | 250 days | Janko Spasojevic | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| January 17, 1917 | June 11, 1917 | 145 days | Stanisa Ilić | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| June 11, 1917 | September 15, 1917 | 97 days | Veljko Milićević | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| September 15, 1917 | June 28, 1921 | 3 years, 287 days | Pero Šoć | represented | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| June 28, 1921 | September 14, 1922 | One year, 78 days | Vladimir Đ. Popovic | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |
| September 14, 1922 | September 14, 1929 | 7 years | Pero Vuckovic | | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921-1929) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1929) |

## Ministers of Justice, since 1991

| Name (Birth–Death) | Party | Term of Office | Term of Office |
| Momčilo Knežević (born 1951) | DPS | 15 February 1991 | 6 October 1992 |
| Filip Vujanović (born 1954) | DPS | 6 October 1992 | 17 May 1995 |
| Miodrag Latković | none | 17 May 1995 | 16 July 1998 |
| Dragan Šoć (born 1957) | NS | 16 July 1998 | 28 February 2001 |
| Željko Šturanović (1960-2014) | DPS | 28 February 2001 | 10 November 2006 |
| Miraš Radović (born 1951) | none | 10 November 2006 | 29 December 2010 |
| Duško Marković (born 1958) | DPS | 29 December 2010 | 12 May 2016 |
| Zoran Pažin (born 1966) | none | 12 May 2016 | 2 December 2020 |
| Vladimir Leposavić (born 1984) | none | 2 December 2020 | 17 June 2021 |
| Zdravko Krivokapić (born 1958) | none | 17 June 2021 | 1 July 2021 |
| Sergej Sekulović (born 1978) | none | 1 July 2021 | 24 January 2022 |
| Zdravko Krivokapić (Acting) (born 1958) | none | 24 January 2022 | 28 April 2022 |
| Marko Kovač (born 1985) | SNP | 28 April 2022 | 31 October 2023 |
| Andrej Milović | none | 31 October 2023 | Incumbent |
* 1 2 3 Acting Minister of Justice and Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro