Jakov Milatović
Jakov Milatović (Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Јаков Милатовић, pronounced [jakoʋ mǐlatoʋitɕ]; born 7 December 1986) is a Montenegrin politician and economist who is the incumbent president of Montenegro, serving since May 2023. He previously served as the minister of economic development in the cabinet of Zdravko Krivokapić from 2020 to 2022, and as an economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and Podgorica. He was a co-founder and until 24 February 2024 the deputy leader of Europe Now!, a liberal and pro-European political party that is the largest single party in the Montenegrin parliament.
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Јаков Милатовић | |||||||||
Milatović in 2023 | |||||||||
| 3rd President of Montenegro | |||||||||
| Assumed office 20 May 2023 | |||||||||
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| Preceded by | Milo Đukanović | ||||||||
| Minister of Economic Development | |||||||||
| In office 4 December 2020 – 28 April 2022 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Zdravko Krivokapić | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Dragica Sekulić | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Goran Đurović | ||||||||
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| Born | 7 December 1986 Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||
| Political party | Independent (before 2022, since 2024) | ||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Europe Now! (2022–2024) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Milena Milatović | ||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Politician • Economist | ||||||||
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Taking office in a landslide presidential election at the age of 36, Milatović is the youngest person to hold the office of president in independent Montenegro, as well as the world's sixth-youngest serving state leader. He is the third president of Montenegro since the country's independence in 2006. He has made improving living standards, tackling corruption, and the accession of Montenegro to the European Union by 2025 his central issues.