The Lukšić Cabinet, led by Igor Lukšić, is the 39th cabinet of the Montenegro. The cabinet was elected on 29 December 2010 by a majority vote in Montenegrin Parliament. It succeeded the sixth cabinet of Milo Đukanović. formed after the 2009 parliamentary election, after Đukanović resigned the prime minister. The coalition government was composed of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and ethnic minority parties.

Lukšić Cabinet

39th Cabinet of Montenegro
2010–2012
Date formed29 December 2010 (2010-12-29)
Date dissolved4 December 2012 (2012-12-04)
People and organisations
Head of governmentIgor Lukšić
No. of ministers18 (1 of them without portfolio)
Member partiesDPS, SDP, BS, DUA
Status in legislatureCoalition government
History
Election29 March 2009
PredecessorĐukanović V Cabinet
SuccessorĐukanović VI Cabinet

History

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Đukanović resignation

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Due to international controversies around him, the premiership of Milo Đukanović was seen as a major obstacle in the EU integration path of Montenegro.[1] He eventually resigned four days after Montenegro was given official candidate status on 21 December 2010.[2]

New government election

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The DPS unanimously nominated Deputy Prime Minister Igor Lukšić as Đukanović's successor.[3] The Parliament of Montenegro took a final vote on the matter on 29 December 2010. The cabinet comprised ministers from the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Bosniak Party (BS) and Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA). It consists mostly of the same ministers from the previous Đukanović cabinet.

Cabinet composition

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office
Prime Minister
General Affairs Igor Lukšić DPS 29 December 2010
Deputy Prime Ministers
Justice Duško Marković DPS 29 December 2010
Economic and Financial Policy Vujica Lazović SDP 10 November 2006
Ministers
Foreign Affairs Milan Roćen DPS 10 November 2006
Agriculture and Rural Development Tarzan Milošević DPS 29 December 2010
Defence Boro Vučinić DPS 10 November 2006
Finance Milorad Katnić DPS 29 December 2010
Education and Sports Migo Stijepović DPS 29 December 2010
Science Sanja Vlahović DPS 29 December 2010
Culture Branislav Mićunović DPS 29 February 2008
Economy Vladimir Kavarić DPS 29 December 2010
Traffics and Naval Affairs Andrija Lompar SDP 10 November 2006
Sustainable Development and Tourism Predrag Sekulić DPS 29 December 2010
Health Miodrag Radunović DPS 10 November 2006
Human and Minority Rights Fehrat Dinosha DUA 10 june 2009
Labour and Social Welfare Suad Numanović DPS 10 November 2006
Internal Affairs Ivan Brajović SDP 10 june 2009
Without Portfolio Rafet Husović BS 10 june 2009

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References

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