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Igor Lukšić, Ph.D. (Montenegrin: Igor Lukšić, Игор Лукшић, born 14 June 1976) is Montenegrin politician who is currently the Prime Minister in the Government of Montenegro.[4] His family roots trace back to Crmnica (one of the regions of old Montenegro). Lukšić became the acting Prime Minister of Montenegro upon the resignation of Milo Đukanović, and was elected as Đukanović's permanent replacement on 29 December 2010.[5][6][7]
Political background
In 1998, Lukšić graduated from the University of Montenegro Faculty of Economics in Podgorica. In 2000, he finished postgraduate studies in the same faculty and in 2002, obtained his MA degree. Lukšić received a Ph.D. in economics on 10 September 2005.
Lukšić was first elected to the Parliament of Montenegro in 2001. He also served in the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006. In 2003, he was the advisor to the Minister of Public Relations, along with being the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro.
On 16 February 2004, Lukšić was appointed Minister of Finance of the Republic of Montenegro by Prime Minister Đukanović. Lukšić stayed on as the country's finance minister after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006, in which Montenegro attained full independence.
Later in 2006 Lukšić was retained by Prime Minister Željko Šturanović during his tenure, and then again by Đukanović after he became prime minister again in February 2008. Lukšić became one of Montenegro's three deputy prime ministers in December 2008. In Montenegrin politics, Lukšić is widely viewed as a close Đukanović ally.[8]
Besides speaking his native Montenegrin, he also speaks English, French and Italian. Lukšić publishes regular blogs in both Montenegrin and English.[9][10]
Succession as Montenegrin prime minister
On 21 December 2010, Đukanović announced his resignation as Montenegrin prime minister and recommended Lukšić as his successor to the ruling party in the Parliament of Montenegro, the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro.[11] The DPS unanimously nominated Lukšić as Đukanović's successor in short order.[12] The Parliament of Montenegro took a final vote on the matter on 29 December 2010. With Lukšić as prime minister, Đukanović will remain DPS party leader as he did during Šturanović's government.[13]
At 34 years old at the time of his succession, Lukšić is the world's youngest current head of government, surpassing Madagascar's Andry Rajoelina, who is two years his senior.[14]
As prime minister Lukšić will likely make Montenegro's application to join the European Union a top priority, as the country was granted official candidate status by the EU shortly before Đukanović's resignation.[15] He is not expected to make significant changes to Đukanović's government in the short term.[16]
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