Milo Đukanović Мило Ђукановић |
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Prime Minister of Montenegro | |
In office 4 December 2012 – 28 November 2016 |
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President | Filip Vujanović |
Preceded by | Igor Lukšić |
Succeeded by | Duško Marković |
In office 29 February 2008 – 29 December 2010 |
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President | Filip Vujanović |
Preceded by | Željko Šturanović |
Succeeded by | Igor Lukšić |
In office 8 January 2003 – 10 November 2006 |
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President |
Filip Vujanović Rifat Rastoder Dragan Kujović Filip Vujanović |
Preceded by | Dragan Đurović (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Željko Šturanović |
In office 15 February 1991 – 5 February 1998 |
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President | Momir Bulatović |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Filip Vujanović |
President of Montenegro | |
In office 15 January 1998 – 25 November 2002 |
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Prime Minister | Filip Vujanović |
Preceded by | Momir Bulatović |
Succeeded by | Filip Vujanović |
Minister of Defence Acting |
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In office 5 June 2006 – 10 November 2006 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Boro Vučinić |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nikšić, Yugoslavia (now Montenegro) |
15 February 1962
Political party |
Communist Party (Before 1991) Democratic Party of Socialists (1991–present) |
Other political affiliations |
Coalition for a European Montenegro (1998–2016) |
Spouse(s) | Lidija Kuč |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University of Montenegro |
Milo Đukanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Мило Ђукановић, pronounced [mǐːlɔ̝ d͡ʑǔkanɔ̝v̞it͡ɕ]; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician. He served as Prime Minister of Montenegro from 1991 to 1998, as President of Montenegro from 1998 to 2002, and as Prime Minister again from 2003 to 2006, from 2008 to 2010, and from 2012 to 2016. Đukanović is also the long-term president of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, originally the Montenegrin branch of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, which has governed Montenegro since the introduction of multi-party politics.
When Đukanović first emerged on the political scene, he was a close ally of Slobodan Milošević. In 1996, however, he turned against Milošević, abandoning the traditional joint Serbian and Montenegrin vision in favour of an independent Montenegro. He oversaw the conversion of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and Montenegro's increasing separation from Serbia under his leadership, culminating in victory in the May 2006 independence referendum.
After serving continuously in office from 1991 to 2006, Đukanović first retired from politics in late 2006, but he returned to the office of Prime Minister in February 2008. He stepped down again in December 2010 before returning for a second time in December 2012 to lead Montenegro for a seventh term. After winning the 2016 parliamentary elections, Đukanović announced that he would resign as Prime Minister again. There is speculation that he may run for President in 2017.