| Post: | Prime Minister |
| Body: | Montenegro |
| Native Name: | |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Montenegro (seal).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 80px |
| Insigniacaption: | Insignia |
| Incumbent: | Milojko Spajić |
| Incumbentsince: | 31 October 2023 |
| Appointer: | Parliament of Montenegro |
| Termlength: | No term limit |
| Salary: | annually[1] |
| Formation: | 20 March 1879 |
| Inaugural: | Božo Petrović-Njegoš |
| Website: | www.gov.me |
The prime minister of Montenegro (Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore, Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro (Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade Crne Gore,), 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.[2]
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.
See main article: Guvernadur of Montenegro.
See also: Principality of Montenegro and Kingdom of Montenegro.
| Head of Government | Name | Term of office | Political party | Regent[3] | Monarch | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| Principality of Montenegro | Milena of Montenegro Anto Gvozdenović | Nikola I Danilo Mihailo | ||||||||
| 1 | Božo Petrović-Njegoš | 20 March 1879 | 19 December 1905 | Independent | ||||||
| 2 | Lazar Mijušković | 19 December 1905 | 24 November 1906 | True People's Party | ||||||
| 3 | Marko Radulović | 24 November 1906 | 1 February 1907 | People's Party | ||||||
| 4 | Andrija Radović | 1 February 1907 | 17 April 1907 | People's Party | ||||||
| 5 | Lazar Tomanović | 17 April 1907 | 28 August 1910 | Independent | ||||||
| Kingdom of Montenegro | ||||||||||
| (5) | Lazar Tomanović | 28 August 1910 | 19 June 1912 | Independent | ||||||
| 6 | Mitar Martinović | 19 June 1912 | 8 May 1913 | True People's Party | ||||||
| – | Dušan Vukotić [4] | 3 October 1912 | Independent | |||||||
| 7 | Janko Vukotić | 8 May 1913 | 2 January 1916 | Independent | ||||||
| – | Risto Popović [5] | 17 July 1914 | Independent | |||||||
| – | Mirko Mijušković | 3 October 1915 | Independent | |||||||
| (2) | Lazar Mijušković | 2 January 1916 | 25 January 1916 | True People's Party | ||||||
| Montenegrin government-in-exile | ||||||||||
| (2) | Lazar Mijušković | 25 January 1916 | 12 May 1916 | True People's Party | ||||||
| (4) | Andrija Radović | 12 May 1916 | 17 January 1917 | People's Party | ||||||
| 8 | Milo Matanović | 17 January 1917 | 11 June 1917 | Independent | ||||||
| 9 | Evgenije Popović | 11 June 1917 | 17 February 1919 | Independent | ||||||
| 10 | Jovan Plamenac | 17 February 1919 | 28 June 1921 | True People's Party | ||||||
| 11 | Milutin Vučinić | 28 June 1921 | 14 September 1922 | True People's Party | ||||||
| 12 | Anto Gvozdenović | 23 September 1922 | 14 September 1929 | Independent | ||||||
| From 1922 until 1941 territory of Montenegro was part of Zeta oblast and later banovina within Kingdom of Yugoslavia. | ||||||||||
See also: Socialist Republic of Montenegro.
| Head of Government | Name | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Minister for Montenegro | |||||||
| – | Milovan Đilas | 7 March 1945 | 17 April 1945 | Communist Party | |||
| Prime Minister of NR Montenegro | |||||||
| 1 | Blažo Jovanović | 17 April 1945 | 4 February 1953 | Communist Party ----League of Communists | |||
| President of the Executive Council | |||||||
| 1 | Blažo Jovanović | 4 February 1953 | 16 December 1953 | League of Communists | |||
| 2 | Filip Bajković | 16 December 1953 | 12 July 1962 | League of Communists | |||
| 3 | Đorđije Pajković | 12 July 1962 | 25 June 1963 | League of Communists | |||
| 4 | Veselin Đuranović | 25 June 1963 | 8 December 1966 | League of Communists | |||
| 5 | Mijuško Šibalić | 8 December 1966 | 5 May 1967 | League of Communists | |||
| 6 | Vidoje Žarković | 5 May 1967 | 7 October 1969 | League of Communists | |||
| 7 | Žarko Bulajić | 7 October 1969 | 6 May 1974 | League of Communists | |||
| 8 | Marko Orlandić | 6 May 1974 | 28 April 1978 | League of Communists | |||
| 9 | Momčilo Cemović | 28 April 1978 | 7 May 1982 | League of Communists | |||
| 10 | Radivoje Brajović | 7 May 1982 | 6 June 1986 | League of Communists | |||
| 11 | Vuko Vukadinović | 6 June 1986 | 29 March 1989 | League of Communists | |||
| 12 | Radoje Kontić | 29 March 1989 | 15 February 1991 | League of Communists | |||
See also: Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006) and Montenegro.