Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro

Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro Potpredsjednik Vlade Crne Gore
Coat of Arms of Montenegro
Incumbent Igor Lukšić with Duško Marković, Vujica Lazović and Rafet Husović since 4 December 2012
Appointer	Milo Đukanović, as Prime Minister of Montenegro
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Blagoje Lučić, Vuk Ognjenović and Zoran Žižić
Formation	15 February 1991
Website	www.gov.me

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. 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.

The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Igor Lukšić (since 4 December 2012), Duško Marković (since 29 December 2010), Vujica Lazović (since 10 November 2006) and Rafet Husović (since 4 December 2012).

List of Deputy Prime Ministers

	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Term of Office		Political Party
		Blagoje Lučić (?– )	15 February 1991	14 July 1992	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Vuk Ognjenović (1939– )	15 February 1991	1 August 1992	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Zoran Žižić (1951–2013)	15 February 1991	24 December 1996	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Mihailo Ljesar (?–1993)	1 August 1992	20 December 1993	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Krunoslav Vukčević (?– )	1 August 1992	24 December 1996	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Rade Perović (?– )	5 March 1993	24 December 1996	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Asim Telaćević (1939– )	1 February 1994	2 July 2001	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Miodrag Vuković (1955– )	24 December 1996	16 July 1998	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Slavko Drljević (1946– )	24 December 1996	8 July 1997	Independent
		Milutin Lalić (1949– )	8 July 1997	2 July 2001	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Jovan Mihailović (?– )	8 July 1997	5 February 1998	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Slavko Drljević (1946– )	5 February 1998	16 July 1998	Independent
		Predrag Drecun (1960– )	5 February 1998	16 July 1998	People's Party
		Predrag Goranović (1954– )	16 July 1998	27 January 2000	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Novak Kilibarda (1934– )	16 July 1998	4 July 2000	People's Party
		Dragiša Burzan (1950– )	16 July 1998	2 July 2001	Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
		Ljubiša Krgović (?– )	27 January 2000	2 July 2001	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Savo Đurđevac (?– )	4 July 2000	28 February 2001	People's Party
		Branimir Gvozdenović (1961– )	2 July 2001	10 November 2006	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Žarko Rakčević (1961– )	2 July 2001	8 January 2003	Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
		Dragan Đurović (1959– )	2 July 2001	10 November 2006	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Jusuf Kalamperović (1945– )	8 January 2003	10 November 2006	Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
		Miroslav Ivanišević (1956– )	8 January 2003	10 November 2006	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Gordana Đurović (1964– )	10 November 2006	11 June 2009	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Vujica Lazović (1963– )	10 November 2006	Present	Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
		Svetozar Marović (1955– )	11 June 2009	29 December 2010	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Igor Lukšić (1976– )	11 June 2009	29 December 2010	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Duško Marković (1958– )	29 December 2010	Present	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Igor Lukšić (1976– )	4 December 2012	Present	Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
		Rafet Husović (1964– )	4 December 2012	Present	Bosniak Party

See also

• Government of Montenegro