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.
| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Начелник Генералштаба (Montenegrin) | |
 Logo of the Armed Forces of Montenegro | |
since 10 June 2022 | |
| 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 |
Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Incumbent | 2 years, 164 days | Montenegrin Ground Army | [3] | |
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See also
editNotes
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.
- ^ "Ko je Zoran Lazarević, novi načelnik Generalštaba VCG". rtv.rs/ (in Montenegrin). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.