Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Начелник Генералштаба Načelnik Generalštaba | |
 Logo of the Military of Montenegro | |
since 16 April 2021 | |
| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | President of Montenegro |
| Formation | 9 June 2006 (modern) |
| First holder | Lt. Col. General Jovan Lakčević (modern) |
| Deputy | Colonel Željko Radulović |
The Chief of the General Staff (Montenegrin: Начелник Генералштаба / 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 Milutin Đurović.
Chiefs of the General Staff (?–1918)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
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General Božidar Janković (1849–1920) |
1914 | June 1915 | 0–1 years | |
For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
Chiefs of the General Staff (2006–present)
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Incumbent | 3 years, 230 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | [2] |
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See also
Notes
- ^ In the beginning, served as Acting Chief of the General Staff.
References
- ^ NATO (9 September 2020). "Brigadier General Dragutin Dakić". NATO.int. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Milutin Đurović izabran za novog načelnika Generalštaba Vojske Crne Gore". rtv.rs/ (in Montenegrin). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
