Lazar Tomanović

Lazar Tomanović, PhD (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Лазар Томановић; 3 September 1845 – 2 November 1932) was a Montenegrin and Dalmatian Serb writer, politician and diplomat, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Montenegro, as well the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Montenegro, under the regime of King Nikola I.

Lazar Tomanović
Лазар Томановић
5th Prime Minister of Principality of Montenegro 4th president of the Ministerial Council of Principality of Montenegro
In office 17 April 1907 – 28 August 1910
Monarch	Nicholas I
Preceded by	Andrija Radović
Succeeded by	Mitar Martinović
1st Prime Minister of Kingdom of Montenegro 1st president of the Ministerial Council of Kingdom of Montenegro
In office 28 August 1910 – 19 July 1912
Monarch	Nicholas I
Preceded by	Himself (as Prime Minister or Principality of Montenegro)
Succeeded by	Mitar Martinović
7th Minister of Internal Affairs of Principality of Montenegro
In office 15 April 1909 – 6 February 1910
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Jovan Plamenac
Succeeded by	Jovan Plamenac
9th and 12th Minister of Justice of Principality of Montenegro
In office 17 May 1907 – 15 May 1909
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Gavrilo M. Cerovic
Succeeded by	Sekula Drljević
In office 13 April 1910 – 28 August 1910
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Baina Vucković
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Justice of Kingdom of Montenegro)
1st Minister of Justice of Kingdom of Montenegro
In office 28 August 1910 – 24 August 1911
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Justice of Principality of Montenegro)
Succeeded by	Milo Dožić
6th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Principality of Montenegro
In office 17 April 1907 – 28 August 1910
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Andrija Radović
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Montenegro)
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Montenegro
In office 28 August 1910 – 24 August 1911
Monarch	Nicholas I
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Montenegro)
Succeeded by	Dušan Gregović
Personal details
Born	(1845-09-03)3 September 1845 Lepetane, Herceg Novi, Dalmatia, Austrian Empire
Died	2 November 1932(1932-11-02) (aged 87) Jošice, Herceg Novi, Zeta Banovina, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin, Yugoslav
Political party	Independent

Biography

Early life and education

Lazar Tomanović was born on 3 September 1845 in Lepetane, a village near Herceg Novi in Bay of Kotor. At the time it was part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia within the Austrian Empire. Having finished elementary and secondary school in Herceg Novi, Tomanović studied in Novi Sad and Budapest and received his doctorate in law in Graz. He was a member of Parliament of Dalmatia (Diet) as representative of Serb People's Party in the Kingdom of Dalmatia.

Prime Minister of Montenegro

He became Prime Minister of Montenegro with support of Royalist True People's Party in April 1907 and held the office for several terms until June 1912. He also served Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice of Montenegro. During his second term, Montenegro was proclaimed a sovereign kingdom.