Mayor of Podgorica

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Mayor of Podgorica ({{langx|cnr|Gradonačelnik Podgorice / Градоначелник Подгорице}}) is the head of the City of Podgorica (capital of Montenegro). He acts on behalf of the City, and performs an executive function in the Podgorica Capital City. The current mayor since 29 December 2024 is Saša Mujović, member of the centrist Europe Now! movement, elected in the 2024 City Assembly election aftermath.

List

class="wikitable"
style="background:#cccccc" ! colspan=2\| Mayor !! Term start !! Term end !! Party !! Notes
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Marko Miljanov \| {{center\|1878}} \| {{center\|1879}} \|none \|{{nowrap\|First governor of Podgorica after the 1878 liberation.}}
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Ilija Plamenac \| {{center\|1879}} \| {{center\|1886}} \|none \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Luka Nenezić \| {{center\|1886}} \| {{center\|1891}} \|none \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Marko Pejanović \| {{center\|1891}} \| {{center\|1893}} \|none \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Stevan Lukačević \| {{center\|1893}} \| {{center\|1895}} \|none \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Stevan Raičković \| {{center\|1895}} \| {{center\|1899}} \|none \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Jovan Mrčarica \| {{center\|1899}} \| {{center\|1906}} \|none \|
style="background:lightblue;" \| \| Spasoje Piletić \| {{center\|1906}} \| {{center\|1908}} \|NS \|
style="background:lightblue;" \| \| Nešo Stanić \| colspan=2\| {{center\|1908{{ref label\|reference_name_A\|a\|a}}}} \|NS \|
style="background:#6495ED;" \| \| Stanko Marković \| {{center\|1908}} \| {{center\|1915}} \|PNS \|
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Savo Šestić \| {{center\|1915}} \| {{center\|1916}} \|none \|
style="background:lightblue;" \| \| Ljubomir Glomazić \| {{center\|1916}} \| {{center\|1918}} \|NS \|
style="background:#404371 ;" \| \| Savo Cerović \| {{center\|1918}} \| {{center\|1920}} \|NRS \|Podgorica integrated into the Yugoslav state in 1919.
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Luka Pišteljić \| {{center\|1920}} \| {{center\|1922}} \|none \|
style="background:#404371 ;" \| \| Ljubomir Krunić{{cite web \|url=http://www.montenegrina.net/pages/pages1/istorija/cg_izmedju_1_i_2_svj_rata/politicke_stranke_i_zivotna_pitanja_cg_1918_1929.htm \|title=Političke stranke i životna pitanja Crne Gore 1918-1929. \|author=Šerbo Rastoder \|author-link=Šerbo Rastoder \|date= \|publisher=Montenegrina \|accessdate=3 August 2012}} \| {{center\|1922}} \| {{center\|1925}} \|NRS \|
style="background:#404371 ;" \| \| Nešo Šćepović \| {{center\|1925}} \| {{center\|1940}} \|NRS \|
style="background:#404371 ;" \| \| Dimitrije Begović \| {{center\|1940}} \| {{center\|1941}} \|NRS \|Fled after the 1941 Axis invasion of Yugoslavia.
style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Miloš Vučinić \| {{center\|1941}} \| {{center\|1944}} \|none \|
style="background:#f08080;" \| \| Petar Raičković \| {{center\|1944}} \| {{center\|1945}} \|NOF \|First mayor of Podgorica after the 1944 liberation.
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| {{nowrap\|Stevan Radusinović}} \| {{center\|1945}} \| {{center\|1947}} \|KPJ \|Podgorica becomes the capital of SR Montenegro.
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Periša Vujošević \| {{center\|1947}} \| {{center\|1949}} \|KPJ
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Iko Mirković \| {{center\|1949}} \| {{center\|1950}} \|KPJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Periša Vujošević \| {{center\|1950}} \| {{center\|1953}} \|SKJ \|KPJ reformed and renamed SKJ in 1952.
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Iko Mirković \| {{center\|1954}} \| {{center\|1958}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Branko Nilević \| {{center\|1958}} \| {{center\|1961}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:#DDDDDD;" \| \|colspan=5 align="center"\| Between 1961 and 1965 the town was managed by Vaso Stajkić, Velizar Škerović and Vuko Radovanović.
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| {{nowrap\|Aleksandar Radević}} \| {{center\|1965}} \| {{center\|1967}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Branko Lazović \| {{center\|1967}} \| {{center\|1974}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Miro Popović \| {{center\|1974}} \| {{center\|1978}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Slobodan Filipović \| {{center\|1978}} \| {{center\|1982}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Slobodan Simović \| {{center\|1982}} \| {{center\|1984}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Borislav Drakić \| {{center\|1984}} \| {{center\|1986}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Ratko Ivanović \| {{center\|1986}} \| {{center\|1989}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:{{party color\|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" \| \| Jovan Kavarić \| {{center\|1989}} \| {{center\|1990}} \|SKJ \|
style="background:#e9638b;" \| \| Srđa Božović{{cite web \|url=http://www.pobjeda.me/arhiva/?datum=2011-06-07&id=210849 \|title=DPS za Mugošu, SDP opet protiv: odgorički odbor DPS jednoglasno stao uz dosadašnjeg gradonačelnika \|author1=Igor Perović \|author2=Dušanka Ćirović \|author3=Nataša Jovanović \|date=7 June 2011 \|publisher=Pobjeda \|accessdate=3 August 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130221020330/http://www.pobjeda.me/arhiva/?datum=2011-06-07&id=210849 \|archivedate=21 February 2013 }} \| {{center\|1990}} \| {{center\|1993}} \|DPS \|Montenegrin SK reformed and renamed DPS.
style="background:#e9638b;" \| \|Zoran Knežević \| {{center\|1993}} \| {{center\|1996}} \|DPS \|
style="background:cornflowerblue;" \| \| Radivoje Rašović \| {{center\|1996}} \| {{center\|1998}} \|SNP \|SNP formed after splitting from DPS in 1997.
style="background:cornflowerblue;" \| \| Dragiša Pešić \| colspan=2\| {{center\|1998}} \|SNP \|
style="background:#F6931D;" \| \| Mihailo Burić \| {{center\|1998}} \| {{center\|2000}} \|DPS \|
style="background:#F6931D;" \| \| Miomir Mugoša \| {{center\|2000}} \| {{center\|2014}} \|DPS \|Capital of Independent Montenegro, since 2006.
style="background:#F6931D;" \| \| Migo Stijepović \| {{center\|2014}} \| {{center\|2018}} \|DPS \|
style="background:#F6931D;" \| \| Ivan Vuković \| {{center\|2018}} \| {{center\|2023}} \|DPS \|
style="background:#FFD700;" \| \| Olivera Injac \| {{center\|2023}} \| {{center\|2024}} \|PES! \|First woman to assume the office of Mayor in Podgorica.
style="background:#FFD700;" \| \| Saša Mujović \| {{center\|2024}} \| {{center\|present}} \|PES! \|

class="wikitable"

style="background:#cccccc"

! colspan=2| Mayor !! Term start !! Term end !! Party !! Notes

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Marko Miljanov

| {{center|1878}}

| {{center|1879}}

|none

|{{nowrap|First governor of Podgorica after the 1878 liberation.}}

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Ilija Plamenac

| {{center|1879}}

| {{center|1886}}

|none

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Luka Nenezić

| {{center|1886}}

| {{center|1891}}

|none

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Marko Pejanović

| {{center|1891}}

| {{center|1893}}

|none

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Stevan Lukačević

| {{center|1893}}

| {{center|1895}}

|none

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Stevan Raičković

| {{center|1895}}

| {{center|1899}}

|none

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Jovan Mrčarica

| {{center|1899}}

| {{center|1906}}

|none

style="background:lightblue;" |

| Spasoje Piletić

| {{center|1906}}

| {{center|1908}}

|NS

style="background:lightblue;" |

| Nešo Stanić

| colspan=2| {{center|1908{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}}}

|NS

style="background:#6495ED;" |

| Stanko Marković

| {{center|1908}}

| {{center|1915}}

|PNS

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Savo Šestić

| {{center|1915}}

| {{center|1916}}

|none

style="background:lightblue;" |

| Ljubomir Glomazić

| {{center|1916}}

| {{center|1918}}

|NS

style="background:#404371 ;" |

| Savo Cerović

| {{center|1918}}

| {{center|1920}}

|NRS

|Podgorica integrated into the Yugoslav state in 1919.

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Luka Pišteljić

| {{center|1920}}

| {{center|1922}}

|none

style="background:#404371 ;" |

| Ljubomir Krunić{{cite web |url=http://www.montenegrina.net/pages/pages1/istorija/cg_izmedju_1_i_2_svj_rata/politicke_stranke_i_zivotna_pitanja_cg_1918_1929.htm |title=Političke stranke i životna pitanja Crne Gore 1918-1929. |author=Šerbo Rastoder |author-link=Šerbo Rastoder |date= |publisher=Montenegrina |accessdate=3 August 2012}}

| {{center|1922}}

| {{center|1925}}

|NRS

style="background:#404371 ;" |

| Nešo Šćepović

| {{center|1925}}

| {{center|1940}}

|NRS

style="background:#404371 ;" |

| Dimitrije Begović

| {{center|1940}}

| {{center|1941}}

|NRS

|Fled after the 1941 Axis invasion of Yugoslavia.

style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |

| Miloš Vučinić

| {{center|1941}}

| {{center|1944}}

|none

style="background:#f08080;" |

| Petar Raičković

| {{center|1944}}

| {{center|1945}}

|NOF

|First mayor of Podgorica after the 1944 liberation.

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| {{nowrap|Stevan Radusinović}}

| {{center|1945}}

| {{center|1947}}

|KPJ

|Podgorica becomes the capital of SR Montenegro.

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Periša Vujošević

| {{center|1947}}

| {{center|1949}}

|KPJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Iko Mirković

| {{center|1949}}

| {{center|1950}}

|KPJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Periša Vujošević

| {{center|1950}}

| {{center|1953}}

|SKJ

|KPJ reformed and renamed SKJ in 1952.

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Iko Mirković

| {{center|1954}}

| {{center|1958}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Branko Nilević

| {{center|1958}}

| {{center|1961}}

|SKJ

style="background:#DDDDDD;" |

|colspan=5 align="center"| Between 1961 and 1965 the town was managed by Vaso Stajkić, Velizar Škerović and Vuko Radovanović.

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| {{nowrap|Aleksandar Radević}}

| {{center|1965}}

| {{center|1967}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Branko Lazović

| {{center|1967}}

| {{center|1974}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Miro Popović

| {{center|1974}}

| {{center|1978}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Slobodan Filipović

| {{center|1978}}

| {{center|1982}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Slobodan Simović

| {{center|1982}}

| {{center|1984}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Borislav Drakić

| {{center|1984}}

| {{center|1986}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Ratko Ivanović

| {{center|1986}}

| {{center|1989}}

|SKJ

style="background:{{party color|League of Communists of Yugoslavia}};" |

| Jovan Kavarić

| {{center|1989}}

| {{center|1990}}

|SKJ

style="background:#e9638b;" |

| Srđa Božović{{cite web |url=http://www.pobjeda.me/arhiva/?datum=2011-06-07&id=210849 |title=DPS za Mugošu, SDP opet protiv: odgorički odbor DPS jednoglasno stao uz dosadašnjeg gradonačelnika |author1=Igor Perović |author2=Dušanka Ćirović |author3=Nataša Jovanović |date=7 June 2011 |publisher=Pobjeda |accessdate=3 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130221020330/http://www.pobjeda.me/arhiva/?datum=2011-06-07&id=210849 |archivedate=21 February 2013 }}

| {{center|1990}}

| {{center|1993}}

|DPS

|Montenegrin SK reformed and renamed DPS.

style="background:#e9638b;" |

|Zoran Knežević

| {{center|1993}}

| {{center|1996}}

|DPS

style="background:cornflowerblue;" |

| Radivoje Rašović

| {{center|1996}}