Ranko Krivokapić (; born August 17, 1961) is a
Montenegrin politician who served as the
minister of foreign affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
from April to October 2022. He is a former long-term
President of the Parliament of Montenegro from 2003 to 2016, and the President of the
Social Democratic Party (SDP) from 2002 until his resignation in 2017. He is currently the honorary president of the SDP. He is the longest-serving President of the Parliament of Montenegro in the country's history.
Biography
Krivokapić was born on 17 August 1961 in
Kotor,
Montenegro
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Yugoslavia
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. His political interest began in the late 1980s. He graduated from the
University of Niš Law School, and started pursuing LLM at the
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. Besides his native language, Krivokapić speaks
English.
Politics
He was elected a representative in Montenegrin Parliament six times, the first time being in 1989. He was a Montenegrin representative to the Parliament of Yugoslavia from 1993 to 1997. From 2003 to 2006, Krivokapić served as the speaker of Parliament of Montenegro within the state union of
Serbia and Montenegro
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. Following the ratification of an
independence referendum held in 2006 by the Parliament of Montenegro, Krivokapić became the president of a sovereign parliament rather than of a constituent state of a union.
He continued to serve in that position until his dismissal in 2016. After the poor results at May 2019 local elections Krivokapić decided to resign from the office of SDP president. In June 2019,
Draginja Vuksanović was elected new president of the Party, Krivokapic has been named honorary president.
Since 28 April 2022, Krivokapić is serving as the
minister of foreign affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...
in the
minority government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
of
Dritan Abazović. However, Abazović removed him from office in October 2022.
See also
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Social Democratic Party of Montenegro
References
1961 births
Living people
Cuce
Foreign ministers of Montenegro
Government ministers of Montenegro
Montenegrin nationalists
People from Kotor
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro politicians
Speakers of the Parliament of Montenegro
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