President of Montenegro

President of Montenegro
File:Standard of the President of Montenegro.svg Standard of the President of Montenegro
File:Jakov Milatović (2023-05-30).jpg Incumbent Jakov Milatović since 20 May 2023
Residence	Blue Palace in Cetinje
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Momir Bulatović
Formation	23 December 1990
Website	http://www.predsjednik.me

The President of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Predsjednik Crne Gore, Predśednik Crne Gore) is the head of state of Montenegro. The current president is Jakov Milatović, who was elected in 2023. The official residence of the President is the Blue Palace located in the former royal capital Cetinje.

Each president has a term of 5 years in office. The president can call elections for the Assembly. If the president is removed from office, a special election is held to select a replacement.

Living former presidents

RADIVOJE BRAJOVIC

Radivoje Brajović, the oldest living head of state of Montenegro.

Radivoje Brajović (90 years)

Miodrag Vlahović (95 years)

Filip Vujanović (70 years)

Milo Đukanović (63 years)

List of presidents

  Democratic Party of Socialists   Europe Now!

Before independence

President				Term of office	Political party	Elected	Previous office	Prime Minister(s)
1		File:Momir Bulatović (cropped).jpg	Momir Bulatović 1956-2019 (62 years old)	28 April 1992 – 15 January 1998	Democratic Party of Socialists	1990 1992	16th President of Socialist Republic of Montenegro (1990-1992)	M. Đukanović
2		File:Milo Đukanović.jpg	Milo Đukanović Born 1962 (63 years old)	15 January 1998 – 25 November 2002	Democratic Party of Socialists	1997	25th Prime Minister of Montenegro (1991-1998)	F. Vujanović
3		File:FilipVujanovic.jpg	Filip Vujanović Born 1954 (70 years old)	22 May 2003 – 20 May 2018	Democratic Party of Socialists	2003 2008 2013	26th Prime Minister of Montenegro (1998-2003)	M. Đukanović
								Ž. Šturanović
								M. Đukanović
								I. Lukšić
								M. Đukanović
								D. Marković
(2)		File:Milo Đukanović in 2010 (cropped).jpg	Milo Đukanović Born 1962 (63 years old)	20 May 2018 – 20 May 2023	Democratic Party of Socialists	2018	25th Prime Minister of Montenegro (2012-2016)	D. Marković Z. Krivokapić D. Abazović
4		File:Jakov Milatović in 2023.jpg	Jakov Milatović Born 1986 (38 years old)	20 May 2023 – Incumbent	Europe Now!	2023	Minister of Economy (2020-2022)	D. Abazović

List of Presidents of Socialist Montenegro

Socialist Republic

See also: Socialist Republic of Montenegro

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
President of the Anti-Fascist Council of People's Liberation of Montenegro and the Boka (ZAVNOCGB) 1943–1944
-	Nikola Miljanić	Miljanić, NikolaNikola Miljanić (1892–1957) Leader of Montenegrin wartime assembly.	15 November 1943	13 July 1944	241 days	SKJ
President of the Montenegrin Anti-Fascist Assembly of People's Liberation (CASNO) 1944–1946
-	Nikola Miljanić	Miljanić, NikolaNikola Miljanić (1892–1957)	13 July 1944	21 November 1946	2 years, 131 days	SKJ
President of the Presidium of the Constitutional Assembly 1946–1947
-	Miloš Rašović	Rašović, MilošMiloš Rašović	21 November 1946	1 January 1947	41 days	SKJ
Presidents of the Presidium of the People's Assembly 1947–1953
1	Miloš Rašović	Rašović, MilošMiloš Rašović	1 January 1947	6 November 1950	3 years, 309 days	SKJ
2	Nikola Kovačević	Kovačević, NikolaNikola Kovačević (1890–1964)	6 November 1950	4 February 1953	2 years, 90 days	SKJ SKJ
Presidents of the People's Assembly 1953–1974
2	Nikola Kovačević	Kovačević, NikolaNikola Kovačević (1890–1964)	4 February 1953	15 December 1953	314 days	SKJ
3	Blažo Jovanović	Jovanović, BlažoBlažo Jovanović (1907–1976)	15 December 1953	12 July 1962	8 years, 209 days	SKJ
4	Filip Bajković	Bajković, FilipFilip Bajković (1910–1985)	12 July 1962	5 May 1963	297 days	SKJ
5	Andrija Mugoša	Mugoša, AndrijaAndrija Mugoša (1912–2006)	5 May 1963	5 May 1967	4 years, 0 days	SKJ
6	Veljko Milatović	Milatović, VeljkoVeljko Milatović (1921–2004)	5 May 1967	6 October 1969	2 years, 154 days	SKJ
7	Vidoje Žarković	Žarković, VidojeVidoje Žarković (1927–2000)	6 October 1969	1 April 1974	4 years, 177 days	SKJ
-	Budislav Šoškić	Šoškić, BudislavBudislav Šoškić (1925–1979) Acting	1 April 1974	5 April 1974	4 days	SKJ
Presidents of the Presidency 1974–1990
8	Veljko Milatović	Milatović, VeljkoVeljko Milatović (1921–2004)	5 April 1974	7 May 1982	8 years, 32 days	SKJ
9	Veselin Đuranović	Đuranović, VeselinVeselin Đuranović (1925–1997)	7 May 1982	7 May 1983	1 year, 0 days	SKJ
10	Marko Orlandić	Orlandić, MarkoMarko Orlandić (1930–2019)	7 May 1983	7 May 1984	1 year, 0 days	SKJ
11	Miodrag Vlahović	Vlahović, MiodragMiodrag Vlahović (born 1930)	7 May 1984	7 May 1985	1 year, 0 days	SKJ
12	Branislav Šoškić	Šoškić, BranislavBranislav Šoškić (1922–2022)	7 May 1985	7 May 1986	1 year, 0 days	SKJ
13	Radivoje Brajović	Brajović, RadivojeRadivoje Brajović (born 1935)	7 May 1986	7 May 1988	2 years, 0 days	SKJ
14	Božina Ivanović	Ivanović, BožinaBožina Ivanović (1931–2002)	7 May 1988	13 January 1989	251 days	SKJ
-	Slobodan Simović	Simović, SlobodanSlobodan Simović (1939–1998) Acting	13 January 1989	17 March 1989	63 days	SKJ
15	Branko Kostić	Kostić, BrankoBranko Kostić (1939–2020)	17 March 1989	23 December 1990	1 year, 281 days	SKJ
Presidents of Republic 1990–1992
16	Momir Bulatović	Đukanović, MiloMomir Bulatović (1956–2019)	23 December 1990	28 April 1992	1 year, 127 days	SKJ DPS

Republic

See also: Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) and Montenegro

Other websites

• President of Montenegro Archived 2012-09-09 at Archive.today