The prime minister of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Predśednik/Predśednica Vlade Crne Gore, Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предс́едник/Предс́едница Владе Црне Горе), is the head of the government of Montenegro. The role of the prime minister is to direct the work of the government, and to submit to the Parliament the government's program, which includes a list of proposed ministers. The resignation of the prime minister would cause the dissolution of his government.

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Prime Minister of Montenegro
Predśednik Vlade Crne Gore Предс́едник Владе Црне Горе
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Incumbent Milojko Spajić since 31 October 2023
Appointer	Parliament of Montenegro
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Božo Petrović-Njegoš
Formation	20 March 1879
Salary	US$15,522 annually[1]
Website	www.gov.me

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The current prime minister, Milojko Spajić, leader of the political party Europe Now!, was approved by the Parliament of Montenegro on 31 October 2023, after the formation of the 44th government of Montenegro.^[2]

The first modern Montenegrin government was established on 20 March 1879, during the Principality of Montenegro. The title of the head of government was President of the Ministerial Council (Предсједник Министарског савјета).

On 28 August 1910, Montenegro was proclaimed a kingdom. During both the principality and the kingdom, the office was of no major importance or influence but depended solely on the will of the sovereign Nikola I. After the capitulation of Montenegro to the Central Powers on 15 January 1916, during World War I, the government went into exile and remained abroad until it ceased to exist. After the decision of the Podgorica Assembly on 26 November 1918, to unify Montenegro with Serbia and the subsequent formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Stojan Protić became the prime minister of the newly formed Kingdom on 20 December 1918. The deposed King Nikola I continued to appoint prime ministers of Montenegro in exile until his death in 1921. The government of Montenegro in exile ceased to exist the next year.

Under the communist regime, Montenegro obtained its own government on 7 March 1945. On that day, a ministry for Montenegro was created within the government of Yugoslavia (as for all the other five republics), with a minister for Montenegro in charge of creating the first real government of post-war Montenegro, which took place on 17 April 1945. Governments were headed by a prime minister until 4 February 1953, by a president of the Executive Council until 15 January 1991, and again by a prime minister since then.

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