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Deputy Prime Minister Of Montenegro
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. Deputy Prime Minister in the 42nd cabinet of Montenegro is Dritan Abazović. List of deputy prime min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montenegrin Language
Montenegrin ( ; cnr, label=none, / ) is a normative variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Montenegrins and is the official language of Montenegro. Montenegrin is based on the most widespread dialect of Serbo-Croatian, Shtokavian, more specifically on Eastern Herzegovinian, which is also the basis of Standard Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian. Montenegro's language has historically and traditionally been called either Serbian or Montenegrin. The idea of a standardized Montenegrin standard language separate from Serbian appeared in the 1990s during the breakup of Yugoslavia, through proponents of Montenegrin independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Montenegrin became the official language of Montenegro with the ratification of a new constitution on 22 October 2007. Language standardization In January 2008, the government of Montenegro formed the Board (Council) for Standardization of the Montenegrin Language, which aims to standardize the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragan Đurović
Dragan Đurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ђуровић; born October 31, 1959 in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) was the deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro (in the period between 2001 and 2007), and within that period he was also the Minister of the Interior ( in the period between 2003 and 2005) and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs ( in the period between May 2002 and January 2003). He chaired sessions of the Government of Montenegro in the period between November 5 and January 8, 2003. Graduated from the Faculty of Law. In the 1980s he was actively promoting democratic ideas. During the one-party system of that time, a smaller group of person from the Youth Organisation of Montenegro published the document named “ Let’s stop the election frauds “ , which was actually the request for introduction of the multi-party system . The document, that caused the impulsive reaction of the community leaders of Montenegro of that time, was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Joković
Vladimir Joković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Јоковић; born 2 January 1967) is a Montenegrin politician, sports administrator and former karateka serving as the deputy prime minister of Montenegro and the minister of agriculture, forestry and water management since 28 April 2022. He is the current leader of the Socialist People's Party (SNP), since August 2017, and served as the member of the Parliament of Montenegro, elected from the For the Future of Montenegro (ZBCG) common electoral list, at the 2020 parliamentary election. He also currently serve as the President of the Assembly of the Karate Federation of Montenegro, since 2019, he previously served as President of the Federation. Biography Vladimir Joković was born in Plužine, small town in northwestern Montenegro, at that time part of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Having finished elementary and Electrotechnical High school in Nikšić. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Reform Action
The Civic Movement United Reform Action ( cnr, Građanski pokret Ujedinjena reformska akcija / Грађански покрет Уједињена реформска акција), commonly known as simply United Reform Action, or by its abbreviation URA, is a green, socially liberal, and pro-European party in Montenegro. The current party leader is incumbent Prime Minister Dritan Abazović. History Founded in March 2015 by Žarko Rakčević, a civil engineer and former member and president of Social Democratic Party, before the 2016 parliamentary election URA had two MPs in the Parliament of Montenegro: Dritan Abazović and Miloš Konatar, both elected in 2012 from the electoral list of Positive Montenegro. In September 2016, URA decided to enter the Key Coalition with Demos and SNP in order to participate at the forthcoming parliamentary election. The Key Coalition won 11.05% of votes and 9 seats, two of them being won by URA candidates. In 2017, Dritan Abazović was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Pažin
Zoran Pažin ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Пажин; born 29 August 1966 in Šibenik, Croatia) is a Montenegrin jurist and politician, former Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro since was appointed by Duško Marković on 28 November 2016, and until 4 December 2020, when he was succeeded by Vladimir Leposavić as the new Minister of Justice and Dritan Abazović, as new Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. Graduated in Laws by the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, he served as judge of the Basic Court in Podgorica and representative of Montenegro before the Strasbourg Court. He is an independent politician affiliated with the ruling DPS. During his tenure as the Minister of Justice (from 2016 to 2020), Pažin was often described as one of the most powerful people in Montenegro. In 2019 he was one of the main initiators of the controversial law on religious communities, which de jure transfers the ownership of church buildings and estates from the Serbian Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milutin Simović
Milutin Simović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Симовић; born 1961 in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin politician, member of populist Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), former Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro from November 2016 until 2020, and current mayor of Nikšić Municipality, since November 2020. Simović graduated and obtained a master's degree at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture in 1988. He was a long-term Minister of Agriculture and Rural development in several DPS-led governments, from 1997 until 2010, and again from 2016 until 2020, when he also served as Deputy PM and the head of the national Coronavirus control body, during the 2020 COVID-19 health crisis. Simović also served as one of vice-presidents of the Parliament of Montenegro The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Positive Montenegro
Positive Montenegro ( cnr, italic=no, Pozitivna Crna Gora; Позитивна Црна Гора) was a centrist, social-liberal political party in Montenegro. The party was founded in May 2012 by former environmental activist Darko Pajović. History In the 2012 parliamentary elections, PCG became an opposition parliamentary party, winning 8.4% of popular vote, and 7 seats in Parliament. However, during its first parliamentary mandate the Party went through significant turbulence. During 2013 due to disagreement with the leadership of the party, one MP has stopped being a member of the party. In 2014, the Party encountered a big split, when three (of six remaining) party MPs left the party due to disagreements with party leader Pajović, after which Mladen Bojanić became an independent MP, and other two Dritan Abazović and Miloš Konatar was involved in the foundation of the new centre-left political party United Reform Action (URA). In 2016 a fourth MP left the party and resig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosniak Party
The Bosniak Party ( bs, Bošnjačka stranka, Cyrillic: Бошњачка странка, abbr. BS) is a conservative and pro-European political party of the Bosniak minority in Montenegro. Its founder and first leader was Rafet Husović, while the party is currently led by Ervin Ibrahimović, MP, who is also serving as the party's parliamentary group leader in the Parliament of Montenegro. History This party was founded in 2006 by Rafet Husović and was officially registered with the Ministry of Justice on 24 March 2006. It was formed by unification of the Slavic Muslim-oriented parties in Montenegro: International Democratic Union, Bosniak Democratic Alternative, Muslim-Bosniak Alliance, and Party of National Equality, in February of the same year. At the legislative elections in Montenegro in March 2009, the Bosniak Party was a part of victorious Coalition for a European Montenegro, alongside the DPS, SDP, and HGI. Thus, this party holds two seats in the Parliament of Montene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafet Husović
'' Rafet Husović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Рафет Хусовић; 2 April 19649 March 2021) was a Montenegrin politician, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro. He was the founder and long-term president of the centre-right Bosniak Party, an ethnic minority party for promotion of interests of Bosniaks. Biography Early life and education Rafet Husović was born in Rožaje to a family of Bosniak origin, a town in northeastern Montenegro, at that time part of the SR Montenegro of SFR Yugoslavia. Having finished elementary and secondary school in his hometown, he graduated at the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Pristina, SAP Kosovo, after which he worked for years as a math teacher in his hometown of Rožaje. Political career After the introduction of the multi-party system in Montenegro in 1990, he joined the branch of the right-wing Party of Democratic Action in Republic of Montenegro (SDA CG), where he was part of party's moderate wing and a member of the main boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duško Marković
Duško Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Марковић; born 6 July 1959) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the Prime Minister from 2016 to 2020. Early and personal life Marković was born on 6 July 1959 in Mojkovac, Yugoslavia. He finished elementary and middle school in Mojkovac, and graduated in law at the University of Kragujevac. After he graduated from Kragujevac, he began working in legal consulting for the ''Brskovo'' mine in Mojkovac. He is married and has three children. Political career In 1986, Marković was appointed secretary of the municipal assembly of Mojkovac, and mayor in 1989. He left the post in 1991 to be appointed Secretary-General of the Montenegrin government led by Milo Đukanović within Yugoslavia. In 1997, he was elected to the Montenegrin Assembly, and the following year he became assistant Minister of the Interior, in charge of the State Security Service. During his time in the State Security Service, the editor-in-chief of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Lukšić
Igor Lukšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Лукшић, ; born 14 June 1976) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2010 to 2012, following the resignation of Milo Đukanović. He was succeeded by Đukanović on 4 December 2012 and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the latter's fourth cabinet, from 2012 to 2016. Presently, Lukšić is with PwC and handles public sector activities in southeast Europe. Background Igor Lukšić was born in Bar, Montenegro, Yugoslavia, where he finished elementary school and high school. Lukšić's paternal family roots trace back to the area of Crmnica, a region of old Montenegro. His mother's family, Nikčević, came from the town of Nikšić. Lukšić's family background follows a classic pattern of the Yugoslav working class. One grandfather was a train driver, the other an army captain who joined the Partisans when Italy occupied Montenegro in 1941. His father, a marine engineer, was the tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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