# Prime Minister of North Macedonia

The prime minister of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Премиер на Северна Македонија, romanized: Premier na Severna Makedonija, Albanian: Kryeministri i Maqedonisë së Veriut), officially the President of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Претседател на Владата на Република Северна Македонија, romanized: Pretsedatel na Vladata na Republika Severna Makedonija, Albanian: Kryetari i Qeverisë së Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut), is the head of government of North Macedonia.
The prime minister is the head of the cabinet and is usually the leader of a political coalition in parliament.
The current prime minister is Hristijan Mickoski, who has been in office since 23 June 2024.

## History

As per the Pržino Agreement, the incumbent prime minister resigns in favour of a technical one (one with more limited powers than the prime minister chosen from the start of the mandate), 100 days before the new parliamentary elections. Emil Dimitriev, Oliver Spasovski and Talat Xhaferi were technical prime ministers.

## List of prime ministers
### Socialist Republic of Macedonia
#### Party

KPM/SKM
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Minister for Macedonia 1945 ||||||
| 1 | Emanuel Čučkov (1901–1967) | 7 March 1945 | 1945 | KPM |
| Prime Minister 1945–1953 ||||||
| 2 | Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000) | 16 April 1945 | 1953 | KPM renamed in 1952 to SKM |
| 2 | Chairmen of the Executive Council 1953–1991 | Chairmen of the Executive Council 1953–1991 | Chairmen of the Executive Council 1953–1991 | Chairmen of the Executive Council 1953–1991 |
| 2 | Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000) | 1953 | December 1953 | SKM |
| 3 | Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986) | December 1953 | 1961 | SKM |
| 4 | Aleksandar Grličkov (1923–1989) | 1961 | 1965 | SKM |
| 5 | Nikola Minčev (1915–1997) | 1965 | 1968 | SKM |
| 6 | Ksente Bogoev (1919–2008) | 1968 | March 1974 | SKM |
| 7 | Blagoj Popov (1920–1992) | March 1974 | 29 April 1982 | SKM |
| 8 | Dragoljub Stavrev (1932–2003) | 29 April 1982 | June 1986 | SKM |
| 9 | Gligorije Gogovski (1943–2022) | June 1986 | 27 January 1991 | SKM |

### Republic of Macedonia / North Macedonia
#### Parties

SDSM VMRO–DPMNE  DUI
Independent

#### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Election |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Election |
| 1 | | Nikola Kljusev (1927–2008) | 20 March 1991 | 4 September 1992 | 1 year, 168 days | Independent | 1990 |
| 2 | | Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962) | 4 September 1992 | 30 November 1998 | 6 years, 87 days | SDSM | 1994 |
| 3 | | Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966) | 30 November 1998 | 1 November 2002 | 3 years, 336 days | VMRO-DPMNE | 1998 |
| (2) | | Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962) | 1 November 2002 | 12 May 2004 | 1 year, 193 days | SDSM | 2002 |
| 4 | | Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972) Acting | 12 May 2004 | 2 June 2004 | 21 days | SDSM | — |
| 5 | | Hari Kostov (born 1959) | 2 June 2004 | 18 November 2004 | 169 days | Independent | — |
| (4) | | Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972) Acting | 18 November 2004 | 12 December 2004 | 24 days | SDSM | — |
| 6 | | Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962) | 12 December 2004 | 26 August 2006 | 1 year, 257 days | SDSM | — |
| 7 | | Nikola Gruevski (born 1970) | 26 August 2006 | 18 January 2016 | 9 years, 145 days | VMRO-DPMNE | 2006 2008 2011 2014 |
| 8 | | Emil Dimitriev (born 1979) | 18 January 2016 | 31 May 2017 | 1 year, 133 days | VMRO-DPMNE | — |
| 9 | | Zoran Zaev (born 1974) | 31 May 2017 | 3 January 2020 | 2 years, 217 days | SDSM | 2016 |
| 10 | | Oliver Spasovski (born 1976) | 3 January 2020 | 30 August 2020 | 240 days | SDSM | — |
| (9) | | Zoran Zaev (born 1974) | 30 August 2020 | 16 January 2022 | 1 year, 139 days | SDSM | 2020 |
| 11 | | Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974) | 16 January 2022 | 28 January 2024 | 2 years, 12 days | SDSM | — |
| 12 | | Talat Xhaferi (born 1962) | 28 January 2024 | 23 June 2024 | 147 days | BDI | — |
| 13 | | Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977) | 23 June 2024 | Incumbent | 261 days | VMRO-DPMNE | 2024 |