Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)
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The Chief of the General Staff (Montenegrin: Начелник Генералштаба, romanized: Načelnik Generalštaba) is the chief of the General Staff and Armed Forces of Montenegro. The chief of staff is appointed by the President of Montenegro, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Montenegro. The current Chief of the General Staff is Brigadier general Zoran Lazarević.
Member ofGeneral Staff
Defense and Security Council
Defense and Security Council
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerKing of Montenegro (historical)
President of Montenegro (modern)
President of Montenegro (modern)
Formation6 August 1914 (historical)
9 June 2006 (modern)
9 June 2006 (modern)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Начелник Генералштаба (Montenegrin) | |
 Logo of the Armed Forces of Montenegro | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff Defense and Security Council |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | King of Montenegro (historical) President of Montenegro (modern) |
| Formation | 6 August 1914 (historical) 9 June 2006 (modern) |
| First holder | General Janko Vukotić (historical) Lt. Col. General Jovan Lakčević (modern) |
| Deputy | Deputy chief of the general staff |
Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
General Janko Vukotić (1866–1927) |
6 August 1914 | 16 January 1916 | 1 year, 163 days | |
For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
Montenegro (2006–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Lt. Col. General Jovan Lakčević (born 1955) | 9 June 2006 | 6 February 2008 | 1 year, 242 days |  Montenegrin Ground Army | — | |
| 2 | Admiral Dragan Samardžić (born 1963) [a] | 6 February 2008 | 13 January 2017 | 8 years, 342 days |  Montenegrin Navy | — | |
| 3 | Colonel general Ljubiša Jokić (born 1958) | 13 January 2017 | 17 October 2017 | 277 days |  Montenegrin Air Force | — | |
| – | Brigadier general Ilija Daković (born 1972) Acting | 17 October 2017 | 12 July 2018 | 268 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | – | |
| 4 | Brigadier general Dragutin Dakić (born 1968) | 12 July 2018 | 16 April 2021 | 2 years, 278 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | [1] | |
| 5 | Brigadier general Milutin Đurović (born 1974) | 16 April 2021 | 10 June 2022 | 1 year, 55 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | [2] | |
| 6 | Brigadier general Zoran Lazarević | 10 June 2022 | 3 June 2025 | 2 years, 357 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | [3] | |
| 7 | Brigadier general Miodrag Vuksanović | 3 June 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 81 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | ||
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See also
Notes
- In the beginning, served as Acting Chief of the General Staff.