# List of heads of state of Montenegro

This article lists the heads of state of Montenegro, from the establishment of the Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro to the present day.
The list includes the heads of state of the independent monarchies; Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro, Principality of Montenegro and Kingdom of Montenegro, as well as Socialist Republic of Montenegro, a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and heads of state of the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), a constituent country of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Between 1943 and 1974, Montenegro's head of state was the speaker (president) of the Montenegrin parliament.

## Monarchy
### Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro (1696–1852)

| Prince-Bishop | Prince-Bishop | Prince-Bishop | Prince-Bishop | Reign | Reign | Reign | Claim |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | Claim |
| 1 | | Danilo I Данило I (1670–1735) | Petrović-Njegoš | July 1696 | 11 January 1735 | 38 years, 6 months | Founder of the House of Petrović-Njegoš |
| 2 | | Sava II Сава II (1702–1782) | Petrović-Njegoš | 11 January 1735 | 9 March 1782 | 47 years, 57 days | Relative of Danilo I Ruled jointly with Vasilije III from 1750 until 10 March 1766 |
| 3 | | Vasilije III Василије III (1709–1766) | Petrović-Njegoš | 1750 | 10 March 1766 | 16 years | Relative of Danilo I and Sava II Ruled jointly with Sava II |
| 4 | | Petar I Петар I (1747–1830) | Petrović-Njegoš | March 1782 | 30 October 1830 | 48 years, 243 days | Relative of Sava II and Vasilije III |
| 5 | | Petar II Петар II (1813–1851) | Petrović-Njegoš | 30 October 1830 | 31 October 1851 | 21 years, 1 day | Relative of Petar I |
| 6 | | Danilo II Данило II (1826–1860) | Petrović-Njegoš | 1 January 1852 | 13 March 1852 | 72 days | Relative of Petar II |

### Principality of Montenegro (1852–1910)

| Prince | Prince | Prince | Prince | Reign | Reign | Reign | Claim |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | Claim |
| 1 | | Danilo I Данило I (1826–1860) | Petrović-Njegoš | 13 March 1852 | 13 August 1860 (Assassinated) | 8 years, 153 days | Previously ruled as Prince-Bishop |
| 2 | | Nikola I Никола I (1841–1921) | Petrović-Njegoš | 13 August 1860 | 28 August 1910 | 50 years, 15 days | Relative of Danilo I |

### Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)

| King | King | King | King | Reign | Reign | Reign | Claim |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | House | Reign start | Reign end | Duration | Claim |
| 1 | | Nikola I Никола I (1841–1921) | Petrović-Njegoš | 28 August 1910 | 26 November 1918 | 8 years, 90 days | Previously ruled as Prince |
| From 1918 until 1941 Montenegro (later Zeta) was an oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia. ||||||||

## Republic
### Socialist Republic of Montenegro (1943–1992)

SR Montenegro within Democratic Federal Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Parties:  People's Front  Communist Party / League of Communists  Democratic Party of Socialists
Status:  Denotes Acting President
| President | President | President | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Notes |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Notes |
| President of the Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of National Liberation 1943–1946 ||||||||
| N/A | | Niko Miljanić Никола Миљанић (1892–1957) | 15 November 1943 | 21 November 1946 | 3 years, 6 days | Independent (People's Front) | Leader of Montenegrin wartime assembly. |
| Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1946–1953 ||||||||
| 1 | | Miloš Rašović Милош Рашовић (1903–1968) | 21 November 1946 | 6 November 1950 | 3 years, 350 days | Communist Party | |
| 2 | | Nikola Kovačević Никола Ковачевић (1890–1964) | 6 November 1950 | 4 February 1953 | 2 years, 90 days | Communist Party (renamed) | Communist Party reformed and renamed into the League of Communists. |
| 2 | | Nikola Kovačević Никола Ковачевић (1890–1964) | 6 November 1950 | 4 February 1953 | 2 years, 90 days | League of Communists (renamed) | Communist Party reformed and renamed into the League of Communists. |
| Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974 ||||||||
| (2) | | Nikola Kovačević Никола Ковачевић (1890–1964) | 4 February 1953 | 15 December 1953 | 314 days | League of Communists | |
| 3 | | Blažo Jovanović Блажо Јовановић (1907–1976) | 15 December 1953 | 12 July 1962 | 8 years, 209 days | League of Communists | |
| 4 | | Filip Bajković Филип Бајковић (1910–1985) | 12 July 1962 | 5 May 1963 | 297 days | League of Communists | |
| 5 | | Andrija Mugoša Андрија Мугоша (1912–2006) | 5 May 1963 | 5 May 1967 | 4 years | League of Communists | |
| 6 | | Veljko Milatović Вељко Милатовић (1921–2004) | 5 May 1967 | 6 October 1969 | 2 years, 154 days | League of Communists | |
| 7 | | Vidoje Žarković Видоје Жарковић (1927–2000) | 6 October 1969 | 1 April 1974 | 4 years, 177 days | League of Communists | |
| N/A | | Budislav Šoškić Будислав Шошкић (1925–1979) | 1 April 1974 | 5 April 1974 | 4 days | League of Communists | Acting President |
| Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1990 ||||||||
| (6) | | Veljko Milatović Вељко Милатовић (1921–2004) | 5 April 1974 | 7 May 1982 | 8 years, 32 days | League of Communists | |
| 8 | | Veselin Đuranović Веселин Ђурановић (1925–1997) | 7 May 1982 | 7 May 1983 | 1 year | League of Communists | |
| 9 | | Marko Orlandić Марко Орландић (1930–2019) | 7 May 1983 | 7 May 1984 | 1 year | League of Communists | |
| 10 | | Miodrag Vlahović Миодраг Влаховић (1924–2006) | 7 May 1984 | 7 May 1985 | 1 year | League of Communists | |
| 11 | | Branislav Šoškić Бранислав Шошкић (1922–2022) | 7 May 1985 | 7 May 1986 | 1 year | League of Communists | |
| 12 | | Radivoje Brajović Радивоје Брајовић (born 1935) | 7 May 1986 | 7 May 1988 | 2 years | League of Communists | |
| 13 | | Božina Ivanović Божина Ивановић (1931–2002) | 7 May 1988 | 13 January 1989 | 251 days | League of Communists | |
| N/A | | Slobodan Simović Слободан Симовић (1939–1998) | 13 January 1989 | 17 March 1989 | 63 days | League of Communists | Acting President |
| 14 | | Branko Kostić Бранко Костић (1939–2020) | 17 March 1989 | 23 December 1990 | 1 year, 281 days | League of Communists | |
| President of the Republic 1990–1992 ||||||||
| 15 | | Momir Bulatović Момир Булатовић (1956–2019) | 23 December 1990 | 28 April 1992 | 1 year, 127 days | League of Communists (until 1991) | League of Communists reformed and renamed into the Democratic Party of Socialists. |
| | | Momir Bulatović Момир Булатовић (1956–2019) | 23 December 1990 | 28 April 1992 | 1 year, 127 days | Democratic Party of Socialists (from 1991) | League of Communists reformed and renamed into the Democratic Party of Socialists. |

### Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006)

Republic of Montenegro within Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Parties:  Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro  Democratic Party of Socialists – Momir Bulatović  Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
Status:  Denotes Acting President
| President | President | President | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Notes |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Notes |
| 1 (15) | | Momir Bulatović Момир Булатовић (1956–2019) | 1990 1992 | 28 April 1992 | 15 January 1998 | 5 years, 262 days | Democratic Party of Socialists (until 1997) | |
| | | Momir Bulatović Момир Булатовић (1956–2019) | 1990 1992 | 28 April 1992 | 15 January 1998 | 5 years, 262 days | DPS – Momir Bulatović (from 1997) | |
| 2 (16) | | Milo Đukanović Мило Ђукановић (born 1962) | 1997 | 15 January 1998 | 25 November 2002 | 4 years, 314 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| N/A | | Filip Vujanović Филип Вујановић (born 1954) | — | 25 November 2002 | 19 May 2003 | 175 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Acting |
| N/A | | Dragan Kujović Драган Кујовић (1948–2010) | — | 19 May 2003 | 22 May 2003 | 3 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | Acting |
| N/A | | Rifat Rastoder Рифат Растодер (1950–2023) | — | 19 May 2003 | 22 May 2003 | 3 days | Social Democratic Party | Acting |
| 3 (17) | | Filip Vujanović Филип Вујановић (born 1954) | 2003 | 22 May 2003 | 3 June 2006 | 3 years, 12 days | Democratic Party of Socialists | |

### Montenegro (independent country, 2006–present)

Montenegro became an independent state on 3 June 2006.
Parties:  Democratic Party of Socialists  Europe Now!  Independent
| President | President | President | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
| (3) (17) | | Filip Vujanović Филип Вујановић (born 1954) | 2008 2013 | 3 June 2006 | 20 May 2018 | 11 years, 351 days | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| 4 (16) | | Milo Đukanović Мило Ђукановић (born 1962) | 2018 | 20 May 2018 | 20 May 2023 | 5 years | Democratic Party of Socialists |
| 5 (17) | | Jakov Milatović Јаков Милатовић (born 1986) | 2023 | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 301 days | Europe Now! (until 2024) |
| | | Jakov Milatović Јаков Милатовић (born 1986) | 2023 | 20 May 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 301 days | Independent (from 2024) |