In the Montenegrin Assembly, the interests of citizens are represented by 81 deputies, among whom only 22 are women. All parliamentarians are university-educated, but they differ significantly in terms of the years of service they have acquired before entering political positions.
This is shown by the analysis of the composition of parliamentary clubs of the 28th convocation of the Parliament.
The biographies of some of the deputies, which are on the website of the Legislative Chamber, are not complete and most of them are missing their date of birth, and therefore it is impossible to obtain precise data on the average age of this convocation of the Legislative Chamber, that is, the clubs.
After rotations on electoral lists and the departure of a certain number of deputies to ministerial and other positions in the Government, the representation of women in the Assembly increased, which after the national elections was a record low and amounted to only 21 percent, that is, 17 women.
In the strongest ruling party, the Europe Now Movement (PES), five of the 20 deputies are women, in the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) there are five women out of 17 representatives, and in the club of New Serbian Democracy (NSD) there are three women out of nine deputies. Two of the seven Democrats' deputies are women, and one of the six Bosniak Party (BS) deputies is a woman.
The Democratic People's Party (DNP) and the Civic Movement (GP) URA each have four deputies, among whom is one woman each, in the caucus of the Socialist People's Party (SNP) and CIVIS, two of the three deputies are women, while in the special caucus of three seats two are occupied by women.
There are no women in the club of the Social Democrats (SD), the Albanian Forum, the club of the Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA) and the Croatian Civic Initiative (HGI).
When looking at the educational profile, among the representatives of the PES club there are several doctors of science and masters. Vasilije Carapić is a Master of Laws, Seid Hadzic Master of Economics, Ugleša Urošević Doctor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Vladimir Bakrač Doctor of Sociological Sciences, a Nadja Laković master's degree in political science. As written in his biography, Čarapić started his professional career in 2014, when, working for several large Montenegrin companies, he participated in the conclusion of several valuable business transactions in the fields of energy, hotel industry, IT sector and construction, while Hadžić started his business experience in the private sector as manager of international business, assistant manager of the office of the Sandza business association and manager of the Faculty of Islamic Studies.
Graduates of political science in PES are the vice-presidents of the Assembly Boris Pejović, Dražen Petrić, Jovan Subotic, and doctors Dane Markovic i Dragana Vucevic.
Jelena Nedović has a master's degree in law, who worked in the Human Resources Administration and as an adviser to the ombudsman, while Darko Dragović lawyer. Armen Šehović is a physical education teacher, Branka Markovic classroom teacher at "Branko Božović" Primary School in Podgorica, a Jelenka Andric professor of Serbian language and literature. MP of PES Miloš Pižurica is a graduate manager, who built his career in retail companies, and currently holds the position of director for Montenegro in a company.
Milan Zecevic is an IT engineer and businessman, Tonći Janović an economist with experience working in a bank and Luštica bay, and the head of the club Miodrag Laković graduated from the Faculty of Civil Defense at the University of Belgrade and worked in the police for over 20 years. Gordan Stojović is a marine engineering graduate and former ambassador of Montenegro to several South American countries.
When it comes to the parliamentary club of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), they also have doctors of science and masters in their ranks.
Ivan Vukovic, former mayor of Podgorica, is a doctor of political science, Aleksandra Despotović of biotechnical sciences, a Nikola Milović of economic sciences. Vuković is employed at the Faculty of Political Sciences (FPN), Despotović is a full professor at the Faculty of Biotechnology, and Milović is a full professor at the Faculty of Economics, of which he was also the dean.
Abaz Dizdarević has a master's degree in painting, who, according to his biography, after completing his postgraduate studies, was hired as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Visual Arts of the Mediterranean University and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Novi Pazar.
Head of the club of deputies Andrija Nikolić is a political scientist, who before his political career was a journalist of RTCG, and in the ranks of the lawyers club is the acting head of DPS Danijel Zivkovic and their youngest MP Sonja Milatović.
Živković worked as an independent consultant in the Municipality of Pljevlja and as a legal officer in Rudnik Uglja, and Milatović completed an internship at Telekom, where she also worked after the internship.
Economists in the DPS club are i Nikola Rakočević, Mihailo Andjušić, while Dušan Raičević graduate in management economics, a Oscar Hutter specialist in management and business. After his engagement in the private sector, Andušić worked in the Ministry of Education, Raičević, before serving in the Municipality of Bar, from 2008 to 2014, was engaged in private business, while Huter gained professional experience in the National Museum and the Tourist Organization of the Capital.
They are doctors Nermin Abdić i Jevto Erakovic, while Drita Lola graduated in pharmacy.
Abdić works as an orthopedist at the Clinical Center of Montenegro (KCCG), Eraković at the Clinic for Neurology at KCCG, while Lola's biography states that she was active in the civil and private sectors. Educators are Zoja Bojanić Lalović, who has been in education since 1996, a professor of Montenegrin language and literature Aleksandra Vuković Kuč, who has been working as a teaching assistant at the University of Donja Gorica since 2011. Nikola Janović is a graduate manager in shipping and a former trophy water polo player.
He is the oldest leader in the Bosnian Party (BS) club Ervin Ibrahimovic, who is a metallurgical engineer, and the youngest is a specialist in English language and literature Amer Smailovic. Ibrahimović used to work as a teacher at the Secondary Vocational School and coached the basketball clubs "Rožaje" and "Tutin", while Smailović is a teacher at the elementary school "Šukrija Međedović" in Bijelo Polje. There are also three economists in the BS club - Damir Gutic, Admir Adrović i Mirsad Nurković. Gutić worked as a broker, investment manager, and then the director of the Pension Fund at DZU "Market invest", while Adrović is a former long-time adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister for regional development and former Minister of Labour.
Kenana Strujić Harbić completed studies in philosophy and sociology, and worked as an independent consultant for social and humanitarian protection in the Municipality of Pljevlja, and then in the Coal Mine as a social worker and specialist for external communication in the office of the executive director. He has been active in politics since 2012.
In the DNP club, according to available data from biographies, the most experience outside of politics is a lawyer Maja Vukićević, which has many years of involvement in legal-administrative work, as well as in consulting work, which included cooperation with domestic and foreign companies. In biographies Milan Knežević i Milun Zogović no other work engagements, except in the party, are mentioned. Knežević completed his studies at the Department of Serbian Language and Literature, and Zogović is a lawyer.
Member of the DNP Vladislav Bojović he has a degree in philosophy. He was acting general director of the Directorate for Payments in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, during the Government Zdravka Krivokapića.
In the parliamentary club GP URA Dritan Abazovic, the recent prime minister, is a doctor of political science, Milos Konatar economist, while Ana Novaković Đurović graduated from FPN, a Filip Adzic at the State Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management. After graduating from university, Konatar founded an agency for accounting and financial and tax consulting, Adžić is the owner and executive director of a private company, while Novaković Đurović was the executive director of the Center for the Development of Non-Governmental Organizations, and also deals with consulting and coaching work for NGOs, public administration as well as the business sector. Their oldest deputy is Konatar, and the youngest is Adžić.
There are economists in the SNP-CIVIS club Bogdan Božović i Sladjana Kaluđerović, as well as a political scientist Maja Vučelić. No information is available on whether they were employed elsewhere before joining the party.
In the club of SD are masters of economic sciences Boris Mugoša, professor of physical culture Branislav Nenezić i Nikola Zirojevic, who is on specialist studies in the field of telecommunications at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Mugoša worked at Euromarket Bank, as an assistant at the University of the Mediterranean, manager and business analyst of the business results management sector at Telenor, while Nenezić, after several years of teaching in primary and secondary schools in Bar, was an officer of the Communal Police in Bar.
There is a professor in the Club of Representatives of the Albanian Forum Nikola Camaj and a bachelor's degree in economics Artan Chobi. Among other things, Camaj worked as a professor at the Gymnasium in Tuzi and as an assistant secretary for information, while Čobi is the coordinator of the Office for Projects of the Municipality of Ulcinj.
DUA and HGI are in the Club of Deputies Adrian Vuksanovic i Mehmed Zenka. After graduating from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Vuksanović worked at the Electrical Industry, and was also a teacher at the High School of Electrical Engineering. Zenka graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences and worked as deputy director and executive director at the Public Enterprise for Game Breeding and Protection.
There are psychologists in a special club of deputies Jevrosima Pejović, professor of literature at the "Niko Rolović" Gymnasium Radinka Ćinćur and a doctor Vladimir Dobričanin. Pejović worked at the NGO CAZAS, at the school, at the Employment Agency, while Dobričanin has been employed at KCCG since 2008.
The Albanian Alliance is represented in the Assembly by a Doctor of Computer Science Ilir Chapuni. He worked as an assistant at the Faculty of Science, as a professor of information technology in Tirana, and since 2019 he has been teaching at the state university.
The most experienced deputies of Nova
Members of the NSD club are among the oldest representatives in the parliament. Head of the Assembly and leader of NSD Andrija Mandić is a metallurgical engineer, Vaso Obradović a mechanical engineer, Milan Lekić a mining engineer.
As written in his biography, Mandić was a successful entrepreneur before his active political engagement, Obradović was employed at the Vocational High School in Bijelo Polje, while Lekić worked at the Uglja Mine, of which he was the director, and the Pljeval Waterworks.
The professors of Serbian language and literature are Jelena Božović, who has worked in the Municipality of Berane since 2014, and Jovan Vučurović, who worked as a journalist before his political career.
Slaven Radunović is a graduate in economics, as is the youngest MP in their ranks, Bojana Pićan. Radunović, as written in his biography, founded the foreign trade company Ofis centar at the end of 1991, then the tax service in Montenegro, while Pićan enrolled in doctoral studies in 2022. During her studies, she worked at the Faculty of Economics as a teaching assistant and did a professional internship. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia.
Simonida Kordić is a lawyer, who completed her master's degree in business administration at the University of Sheffield and has extensive work experience in journalism until she took up her position in the Municipality of Herceg Novi. Dejan Đurović received his master's degree and doctorate at the University of Belgrade.
Democrats have the most lawyers
The Democrats have the most lawyers. They are the head of the club Boris Bogdanović, Duško Stjepović, Momčilo Leković and Nikola Rovčanin. According to his biography, Bogdanović worked as the head of the IT center, but it is not written where, Stjepović did an internship in a law firm, Rovčanin worked in Pljevlja Vodovod and is the executive director of Elektroprivreda, while there is no information in Leković's biography that he previously arrival in the party somewhere radio.
The Vice President of the Assembly, Zdenka Popović, is an economist, Anđela Vojinović holds a master's degree in international relations, while Albin Ćeman is a physician, who started working at the Health Center and continued at the Institute for Emergency Medical Assistance.
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