Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, officially Vice President of the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Potpredsjednik Vlade Crne Gore), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Montenegro.

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Conventionally all of the junior partners in the coalition, get one deputy, they are ranked according to the size of their respective parties.

History of the office

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro was established on 15 February 1991, during the first government of Milo Đukanović. It was initially held by three people: Blagoje Lučić, Vuk Ognjenović and Zoran Žižić. Since then, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time (in the government of Filip Vujanović there were five Deputy Prime Ministers at one point). Also, Deputy Prime Ministers may or may not combine the position with another government portfolio. Deputy Prime Minister in the 42nd cabinet of Montenegro is Dritan Abazović.

List of deputy prime ministers

Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Blagoje Lučić15 February 199114 July 1992 Democratic Party of Socialists
Vuk Ognjenović15 February 19911 August 1992 Democratic Party of Socialists
Zoran Žižić 15 February 199124 December 1996 Democratic Party of Socialists
Mihailo Ljesar1 August 199220 December 1993 [1] Democratic Party of Socialists
Krunoslav Vukčević1 August 199224 December 1996 Democratic Party of Socialists
Rade Perović5 March 199324 December 1996 Democratic Party of Socialists
Asim Telaćević1 February 19942 July 2001 Democratic Party of Socialists
Miodrag Vuković24 December 199616 July 1998 Democratic Party of Socialists
Slavko Drljević24 December 19968 July 1997 Independent
Milutin Lalić8 July 19972 July 2001 Democratic Party of Socialists
Jovan Mihailović8 July 19975 February 1998 Democratic Party of Socialists
Slavko Drljević5 February 199816 July 1998 Independent
Predrag Drecun5 February 199816 July 1998 People's Party
Predrag Goranović16 July 199827 January 2000 Democratic Party of Socialists
Novak Kilibarda 16 July 19984 July 2000 People's Party
Dragiša Burzan 16 July 19982 July 2001 Social Democratic Party
Ljubiša Krgović27 January 20002 July 2001 Democratic Party of Socialists
Savo Đurđevac4 July 200028 February 2001 People's Party
Branimir Gvozdenović 2 July 200110 November 2006 Democratic Party of Socialists
Žarko Rakčević 2 July 20018 January 2003 Social Democratic Party
Dragan Đurović 2 July 200110 November 2006 Democratic Party of Socialists
Jusuf Kalamperović8 January 200310 November 2006 Social Democratic Party
Miroslav Ivanišević 8 January 200310 November 2006 Democratic Party of Socialists
Gordana Đurović10 November 200611 June 2009 Democratic Party of Socialists
Vujica Lazović 10 November 200628 November 2016 Social Democratic Party
Svetozar Marović 11 June 200929 December 2010 Democratic Party of Socialists
Igor Lukšić 11 June 200929 December 2010 Democratic Party of Socialists
Duško Marković 29 December 201028 November 2016 Democratic Party of Socialists
Igor Lukšić 4 December 201228 November 2016 Democratic Party of Socialists
Rafet Husović 4 December 20124 December 2020 Bosniak Party
Azra Jasavić12 May 201628 November 2016 Positive Montenegro
Milorad Vujović 12 May 201628 November 2016 Independent
Petar Ivanović12 May 201628 November 2016 Democratic Party of Socialists
Milutin Simović 28 November 20164 December 2020 Democratic Party of Socialists
Zoran Pažin 28 November 20164 December 2020 Independent
Dritan Abazović 4 December 202028 April 2022 United Reform Action
Vladimir Joković 28 April 2022Incumbent Socialist People's Party of Montenegro
Raško Konjević 28 April 2022Incumbent Social Democratic Party
Jovana Marović28 April 2022Incumbent United Reform Action
Ervin Ibrahimović 28 April 2022Incumbent Bosniak Party

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