Chief of the General Staff | |
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Начелник Генералштаба (Montenegrin) | |
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since 16 April 2021 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff |
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 |
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 Milutin Đurović.
Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
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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)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Defence branch | Ref. | ||
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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 | ![]() | — | |
2 | Admiral Dragan Samardžić (born 1963) [a] | 6 February 2008 | 13 January 2017 | 8 years, 342 days | ![]() | — | |
3 | Colonel general Ljubiša Jokić (born 1958) | 13 January 2017 | 17 October 2017 | 277 days | ![]() | — | |
– | Brigadier general Ilija Daković (born 1972) Acting | 17 October 2017 | 12 July 2018 | 268 days | ![]() | – | |
4 | Dragutin Dakić (born 1968) | Brigadier general12 July 2018 | 16 April 2021 | 2 years, 278 days | ![]() | [1] | |
5 | Milutin Đurović (born 1974) | Brigadier general16 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 138 days | ![]() | [2] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ In the beginning, served as Acting Chief of the General Staff.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.