# Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegro)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (Montenegrin: Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova Crne Gore / Министарство унутрашњих послова) is a Ministry in the Government of Montenegro, tasked with oversight and strategic planning of law enforcement apparatus in Montenegro, including budgetary oversight and internal affairs, as well as direct control over disaster relief and emergency situations management, maintaining citizen, vehicle and firearms databases, issuance of ID cards, passports, driving and firearms licences. It also has certain jurisdiction over border security management, and operates police aviation unit.

## History

Historically, Ministry was the main arm of law enforcement and state intelligence. However, in 2005 the intelligence arm split and became and independent agency, while law enforcement became fully operationally independent, as Police Administration.

## Ministers of Internal Affairs 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 | 1884 | 4-5 years | Mašo Vrbica | Minister of the Interior of the government of Božo Petrović-Njegoš | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| 1884 | December 19, 1905 | 10-11 years | Božo Petrović-Njegoš | Minister of the Interior of the government of Božo Petrović-Njegoš | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| December 19, 1905 | November 24, 1906 | 69 days | Swan Gojnić | Minister of the Interior in the Prime Minister of Lazar Mijušković | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| November 24, 1906 | April 17, 1907 | 144 days | Mihailo Ivanović | Minister of the Interior during the government of Marko Radulović and the first government of Andrija Radović | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 17, 1907 | April 15, 1909 | 1 year, 363 days | Lakić Vojvodić | Minister of the Interior in the Prime Minister of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 15, 1909 | February 6, 1910 | 298 days | Jovan Plamenac | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| February 6, 1910 | April 13, 1910 | 70 days | Lazar Tomanović | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |
| April 13, 1910 | August 28, 1910 | 134 days | Jovan Plamenac | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1860-1910) |

#### Kingdom of Montenegro

| Beginning of the mandate | End of term | Time in office | Name and surname | Notes | Monarch |
| August 28, 1910 | September 13, 1910 | 15 days | Jovan Plamenac | In the second government of Lazar Tomanović , he served as Minister of the Interior at the time when Montenegro was elevated to the level of a kingdom . | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| September 13, 1910 | September 14, 1910 | 1 day | Filip Jergović | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| September 14, 1910 | June 19, 1912 | 1 year, 279 days | Marko Đukanović | Minister of the Interior in the third and fourth governments of Lazar Tomanović | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| June 19, 1912 | May 8, 1913 | 323 days | Jovan Plamenac | Minister of the Interior of the Government of Mitar Martinović | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| May 8, 1913 | April 25, 1914 | 352 days | Swan Gojnić | Minister of the Interior of the First Government of Janko Vukotić | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| April 25, 1914 | January 2, 1916 | 1 year, 252 days | Savo P. Vuletić | Minister of the Interior in the second and third governments of Janko Vukotić | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |
| January 2, 1916 | January 15, 1916 | 13 days | Risto Popović | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Mijušković | Nicholas I (1910-1916) |

#### Montenegrin government-in-exile

| Beginning of the mandate | End of term | Time in office | Name and surname | Notes | Regent | Monarch Titular king |
| January 15, 1916 | May 12, 1916 | 98 days | Risto Popović | Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Mijušković in exile | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |
| May 12, 1916 | January 17, 1917 | 250 days | Pero Vuckovic | Minister of the Interior of the Second Government of Andrija Radović | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |
| January 17, 1917 | June 11, 1917 | 145 days | Milo Matanović | Minister of the Interior of the government of Milo Matanović | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |
| June 11, 1917 | March 2, 1919 | 1 year, 264 days | Nikola M. Hajduković | Minister of the Interior of the Government of Evgenije Popović | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |
| March 2, 1919 | June 28, 1921 | 2 years, 119 days | Jovan Plamenac | Minister of the Interior in the first , second and third governments of Jovan Plamenac | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |
| June 28, 1921 | September 14, 1922 | 1 year, 78 days | Milutin Vučinić | Minister of the Interior of the government of Milutin Vučinić | Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922) | Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922) |

## Ministers of Internal Affairs, since 1991

| Name (Birth–Death) | Party | Term of Office | Term of Office |
| Pavle Bulatović (1948-2000) | DPS | 15 February 1991 | 1 August 1992 |
| Nikola Pejaković (born 1952) | DPS | 1 August 1992 | 17 May 1995 |
| Filip Vujanović (born 1954) | DPS | 17 May 1995 | 5 February 1998 |
| Vukašin Maraš (1938-2008) | DPS | 5 February 1998 | 2 July 2001 |
| Andrija Jovićević (born 1963) | none | 2 July 2001 | 8 January 2003 |
| Milan Filipović (born 1937) | none | 8 January 2003 | 18 December 2003 |
| Dragan Đurović (born 1959) | DPS | 18 December 2003 | 25 October 2005 |
| Jusuf Kalamperović (born 1959) | SDP | 25 October 2005 | 10 June 2009 |
| Ivan Brajović (born 1962) | SDP | 10 June 2009 | 4 December 2012 |
| Raško Konjević (born 1979) | SDP | 4 December 2012 | 12 May 2016 |
| Goran Danilović (born 1971) | Demos | 12 May 2016 | 28 November 2016 |
| Mevludin Nuhodžić (born 1959) | DPS | 28 November 2016 | 4 December 2020 |
| Sergej Sekulović (born 1978) | none | 4 December 2020 | 28 April 2022 |
| Filip Adžić (born 1986) | URA | 28 April 2022 | Present |