Chief of the General Staff (Montenegro)

The Chief of the General Staff (Montenegrin: Начелник Генералштаба, romanizedNačelnik 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
Incumbent
Brigadier General Zoran Lazarević
since 10 June 2022
Ministry of Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerKing of Montenegro (historical)
President of Montenegro (modern)
Formation6 August 1914 (historical)
9 June 2006 (modern)
First holderGeneral Janko Vukotić (historical)
Lt. Col. General Jovan Lakčević (modern)
DeputyDeputy chief of the general staff

Kingdom of Montenegro (1910–1918)

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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)

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died)
Term of office Defence branch Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1Lakčević, JovanLt. Col. General
Jovan Lakčević
(born 1955)
9 June 20066 February 20081 year, 242 days  Montenegrin Ground Army
2Samardžić, DraganAdmiral
Dragan Samardžić
(born 1963)
[a]
6 February 200813 January 20178 years, 342 days  Montenegrin Navy
3Samardžić, DraganColonel general
Ljubiša Jokić
(born 1958)
13 January 201717 October 2017277 days  Montenegrin Air Force
Daković, IlijaBrigadier general
Ilija Daković
(born 1972)
Acting
17 October 201712 July 2018268 days  Montenegrin Ground Army
4Dakić, DragutinBrigadier general
Dragutin Dakić
(born 1968)
12 July 201816 April 20212 years, 278 days  Montenegrin Ground Army[1]
5Đurović, MilutinBrigadier general
Milutin Đurović
(born 1974)
16 April 202110 June 20221 year, 55 days  Montenegrin Ground Army[2]
6Lazarević, ZoranBrigadier general
Zoran Lazarević
10 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 164 days  Montenegrin Ground Army[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In the beginning, served as Acting Chief of the General Staff.

References

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  1. ^ NATO (9 September 2020). "Brigadier General Dragutin Dakić". NATO.int. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Milutin Đurović izabran za novog načelnika Generalštaba Vojske Crne Gore". rtv.rs/ (in Montenegrin). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ko je Zoran Lazarević, novi načelnik Generalštaba VCG". rtv.rs/ (in Montenegrin). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.