# President of the Parliament of Montenegro

The president of the Parliament of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Предсједник Скупштине Црне Горе, romanized: Predsjednik Skupštine Crne Gore) is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Montenegro. The president's term lasts four years, and is elected by members of each new assembly.
The president of the Parliament serves as the acting president of Montenegro if the elected president vacates the office before the expiration of its five-year term due to death, resignation or removal.

## List of presidents
### Monarchy

| Name | Name | Party | Term of office | Term of office |
| Heads of Senate of Montenegro and the Highlands |||||
| | Ivan Vukotić | None | 2 September 1831 | January 1834 |
| | Pero Petrović | None | 3 September 1837 | 1 December 1853 |
| | Đorđije Petrović | None | 1 December 1853 | 18 February 1857 |
| | Mirko Petrović | None | 18 February 1857 | 20 July 1867 |
| | Božo Petrović | None | 20 July 1867 | 20 March 1879 |
| Presidents of the National Assembly of Montenegro |||||
| | Šako Petrović | NS | 27 November 1906 | 9 July 1907 |
| | Labud Gojnić | PNS | 27 November 1907 | 14 December 1908 |
| | Marko Đukanović | PNS | 14 December 1908 | 1 December 1910 |
| | Milo Dožić | None | 1 December 1910 | 12 February 1911 |
| | Jovan Plamenac | PNS | 1 December 1911 | 25 October 1913 |
| | Milo Dožić | None | 28 January 1914 | 4 January 1916 |

### Republic

| No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| President of Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation |||||
| 1 | Niko Miljanić (1892–1957) | 15 November 1943 | 13 July 1944 | People's Liberation Front |
| Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly |||||
| (1) | Niko Miljanić (1892–1957) | 13 July 1944 | 21 November 1946 | People's Liberation Front |
| 2 | Miloš Rašović (1893–1988) | 21 November 1946 | 6 November 1950 | Communist Party |
| 3 | Nikola Kovačević (1890–1964) | 6 November 1950 | 15 December 1953 | Communist Party |
| 4 | Blažo Jovanović (1907–1976) | 15 December 1953 | 12 July 1962 | League of Communists |
| 5 | Filip Bajković (1910–1985) | 12 July 1962 | 5 May 1963 | League of Communists |
| 6 | Andrija Mugoša (1912–2006) | 5 May 1963 | 5 May 1967 | League of Communists |
| 7 | Veljko Milatović (1921–2004) | 5 May 1967 | 6 October 1969 | League of Communists |
| 8 | Vidoje Žarković (1927–2000) | 6 October 1969 | 1 April 1974 | League of Communists |
| 9 | Budislav Šoškić (1925–1979) | 1 April 1974 | 5 April 1974 | League of Communists |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly of Montenegro |||||
| (9) | Budislav Šoškić (1925–1979) | 5 April 1974 | 12 August 1979 | League of Communists |
| 10 | Radivoje Brajović (born 1935) | August 1979 | April 1982 | League of Communists |
| 11 | Milutin Tanjević (1927–2011) | April 1982 | May 1983 | League of Communists |
| 12 | Omer Kurpejović (1929–2013) | May 1983 | May 1984 | League of Communists |
| 13 | Čedomir Đuranović (1932–2012) | May 1984 | May 1985 | League of Communists |
| 14 | Marko Matković (1932–2016) | May 1985 | June 1986 | League of Communists |
| 15 | Velisav Vuksanović (died 2011) | June 1986 | March 1989 | League of Communists |
| 16 | Dragan Radonjić (born 1955) | March 1989 | December 1990 | League of Communists |
| 17 | Risto Vukčević (1929–1994) | 23 December 1990 | 28 April 1992 | League of Communists |
| Presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro |||||
| 1 (17) | Risto Vukčević (1929–1994) | 28 April 1992 | 12 December 1994 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| 2 (18) | Svetozar Marović (born 1955) | 12 December 1994 | 7 June 2001 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| 3 (19) | Vesna Perović (born 1954) | 7 June 2001 | 5 November 2002 | Liberal Alliance of Montenegro |
| 4 (20) | Filip Vujanović (born 1954) | 5 November 2002 | 30 July 2003 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| 5 (21) | Ranko Krivokapić (born 1961) | 30 July 2003 | 19 May 2016 | Social Democratic Party |
| 6 (22) | Darko Pajović (born 1972) | 1 June 2016 | 7 November 2016 | Positive Montenegro |
| 7 (23) | Ivan Brajović (born 1962) | 24 November 2016 | 23 September 2020 | Social Democrats |
| 8 (24) | Aleksa Bečić (born 1987) | 23 September 2020 | 7 February 2022 | Democratic Montenegro |
| 9 (25) | Danijela Đurović (born 1973) | 28 April 2022 | 30 October 2023 | Socialist People's Party |
| 10 (26) | Andrija Mandić (born 1965) | 30 October 2023 | Incumbent | New Serb Democracy |
Interim chairpersons Since 2002, in case of need the eldest deputy opens and leads the first session when a new Montenegrin parliament is formed, until a speaker is elected (E.g. 2020). The same procedure is in the case of the sudden cessation of the term of the previously elected president, the oldest MP chair parliamentary sessions, until the election of a new speaker. (E.g. in 2003 and 2016) |-
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Dragan Kujović (1948–2010) | 30 July 2003 | 30 July 2003 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| Milutin Simović (born 1961) | 19 May 2016 | 1 June 2016 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| Marija Ćatović (born 1947) | 7 November 2016 | 24 November 2016 | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| Miodrag Lekić (born 1947) | 23 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 | Democratic Alliance |
| Strahinja Bulajić (born 1960) | 7 February 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Democratic Front |