# Prime Minister of Montenegro

The prime minister of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade Crne Gore, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предс́едник/Предс́едница Владе Црне Горе), 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.

## 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 of Montenegro
### Monarchy

True People's Party  People's Party  Non-party
| Head of Government | Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Regent | Monarch | Monarch |
| Head of Government | Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Regent | Monarch | Monarch |
| Principality of Montenegro | Principality of Montenegro | Principality of Montenegro | Principality of Montenegro | Principality of Montenegro | Principality of Montenegro | 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 | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 2 | | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) | 19 December 1905 | 24 November 1906 | 340 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 3 | | Marko Radulović (1866–1935) | 24 November 1906 | 1 February 1907 | 69 days | People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 4 | | Andrija Radović (1872–1947) | 1 February 1907 | 17 April 1907 | 75 days | People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 5 | | Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932) | 17 April 1907 | 28 August 1910 | 3 years, 133 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |||||||
| (5) | | Lazar Tomanović (1845–1932) | 28 August 1910 | 19 June 1912 | 1 year, 296 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 6 | | Vojvoda Mitar Martinović (1870–1954) | 19 June 1912 | 8 May 1913 | 323 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| – | | Dušan Vukotić (Acting) | 3 October 1912 | 8 May 1913 | 217 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 7 | | Serdar Janko Vukotić (1866–1927) | 8 May 1913 | 2 January 1916 | 2 years, 239 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| – | | General Risto Popović (1871–1924) (Acting) | 17 July 1914 | 2 January 1916 | 1 year, 199 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| – | | Mirko Mijušković (Acting) | 3 October 1915 | 2 January 1916 | 91 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| (2) | | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) | 2 January 1916 | 25 January 1916 | 23 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |||||||
| (2) | | Lazar Mijušković (1867–1936) | 25 January 1916 | 12 May 1916 | 108 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| (4) | | Andrija Radović (1872–1947) | 12 May 1916 | 17 January 1917 | 250 days | People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 8 | | General Milo Matanović (1879–1955) | 17 January 1917 | 11 June 1917 | 145 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 9 | | Evgenije Popović (1842–1931) | 11 June 1917 | 17 February 1919 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 10 | | Jovan Plamenac (1873–1944) | 17 February 1919 | 28 June 1921 | 2 years, 131 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 11 | | General Milutin Vučinić (1869–1922) | 28 June 1921 | 14 September 1922 | 1 year, 78 days | True People's Party | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| 12 | | General Anto Gvozdenović (1853–1935) | 23 September 1922 | 14 September 1929 | 6 years, 356 days | Independent | Milena of Montenegro (1921–1923) Anto Gvozdenović (1921–1929) | Nikola I (1860–1921) Danilo (1–7 March 1921) Mihailo (1921–1922) |
| From 1922 until 1941 territory of Montenegro was part of Zeta oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ||||||||||

### Socialist republic

Communist Party/League of Communists
| Head of Government | Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Head of Government | 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 |

### Parliamentary republic

Democratic Party of Socialists  United Reform Action  Independent
| Head of Government | Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | President | President |
| Head of Government | Head of Government | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | President | President |
| President ||||||||
| 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) |
| Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) ||||||||
| (1) (25) | | Milo Đukanović (born 1962) | — | 3 June 2006 | 10 November 2006 | 173 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) |
| 3 (27) | | Željko Šturanović (1960–2014) | 2006 | 10 November 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 1 year, 111 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) |
| (1) (25) | | Milo Đukanović (born 1962) | 2009 | 29 February 2008 | 29 December 2010 | 2 years, 304 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) |
| 4 (28) | | Igor Lukšić (born 1976) | — | 29 December 2010 | 4 December 2012 | 1 year, 341 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) |
| (1) (25) | | Milo Đukanović (born 1962) | 2012 | 4 December 2012 | 28 November 2016 | 3 years, 360 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | | Filip Vujanović (2003–2018) |
| 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, 137 days | Europe Now! | | Jakov Milatović (2023–present) |