Željko Šturanović (; 31 January 1960 – 30 June 2014) was a Montenegrin politician who was the
Prime Minister of Montenegro
The prime minister of Montenegro ( cnr-Latn, Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore, cnr-Cyrl, Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro ( cnr-Latn, Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade ...
from 2006 until his resignation in 2008.
Early life
Šturanović was born in
Nikšić
Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...
, in what was then the
People's Republic of Montenegro, part of the
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia
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.
Prime Minister of Montenegro
Appointment as Prime Minister
Šturanović served as
Minister of Justice in Prime Minister
Milo Đukanović
Milo Đukanović (, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the President of Montenegro from 2018 to 2023, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2002. He also served as the Prime Minister of Montenegro (1991–19 ...
's government. After Đukanović's announcement on 3 October 2006 that he would not accept the nomination for the position of Prime Minister again, Šturanović was selected as a candidate for the position by the leaders of his party the following day. He was welcomed even by Montenegrin Opposition, which is otherwise known to be a harsh critic of the
ruling coalition.
Šturanović and
his government were elected by the Montenegrin parliament on November 10, 2006. The 14-member government, including two deputy prime ministers, was approved by a 42 to 28 vote. Šturanović was sworn in on the same day.
Premiership and resignation
On the eve of January 20, 2007, Šturanović was in Belgrade at
Boris Tadić
Boris Tadić, (born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012.
Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology. He later worked as a journalist ...
's
Democratic Party during its campaign for the parliamentary election.
After becoming Prime Minister, he was diagnosed as having a rare
tumour
A neoplasm () is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue (biology), tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia. The growth of a neoplasm is uncoordinated with that of the normal surrounding tiss ...
of the lung but was for the time being considered fit to continue as Prime Ministe
At the time DPS President and former Prime Minister Đukanović assisted him in his administrative duties.
Šturanović signed the
Stabilization and Association Agreement on behalf of the Government of Montenegro on 15 March 2007.
He resigned on 31 January 2008 for health reasons, saying that the therapy he was prescribed required him to work much less than would be possible while serving as Prime Minister.
He remained in office until Đukanović was approved by Parliament and sworn in at the end of February. He died in Paris at the age of 54 on 30 June 2014.
Cabinet
References
External links
Biography on DPS Official Website
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1960 births
2014 deaths
Politicians from Nikšić
Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro politicians
Prime ministers of Montenegro
Members of the Parliament of Montenegro
University of Montenegro Faculty of Law alumni
Deaths from lung cancer