The Ministry of Internal Affairs ( Montenegrin: Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Poslova Crne Gore / Министарство унутрашњих послова) is a Ministry in the Government of Montenegro, tasked with oversight and strategic planning of law enforcement apparatus in Montenegro, including budgetary oversight and internal affairs, as well as direct control over disaster relief and emergency situations management, maintaining citizen, vehicle and firearms databases, issuance of ID cards, passports, driving and firearms licences. It also has certain jurisdiction over border security management, and operates police aviation unit.

History

Historically, Ministry was the main arm of law enforcement and state intelligence. However, in 2005 the intelligence arm split and became and independent agency, while law enforcement became fully operationally independent, as Police Administration.

Ministers of Internal Affairs since 1879

Montenegrin monarchy

Principality of Montenegro

Image	Beginning of the mandate	End of mandate	Time in office	Name and surname	Notes	Prince
	March 20, 1879	1884	4-5 years	Mašo Vrbica	Minister of the Interior of the government of Božo Petrović-Njegoš	Nicholas I (1860-1910)
	1884	December 19, 1905	10-11 years	Božo Petrović-Njegoš	Minister of the Interior of the government of Božo Petrović-Njegoš
	December 19, 1905	November 24, 1906	69 days	Swan Gojnić	Minister of the Interior in the Prime Minister of Lazar Mijušković
	November 24, 1906	April 17, 1907	144 days	Mihailo Ivanović	Minister of the Interior during the government of Marko Radulović and the first government of Andrija Radović
	April 17, 1907	April 15, 1909	1 year, 363 days	Lakić Vojvodić	Minister of the Interior in the Prime Minister of Lazar Tomanović
	April 15, 1909	February 6, 1910	298 days	Jovan Plamenac	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović
	February 6, 1910	April 13, 1910	70 days	Lazar Tomanović	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović
	April 13, 1910	August 28, 1910	134 days	Jovan Plamenac	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović

Kingdom of Montenegro

Image	Beginning of the mandate	End of term	Time in office	Name and surname	Notes	Monarch
	August 28, 1910	September 13, 1910	15 days	Jovan Plamenac	In the second government of Lazar Tomanović , he served as Minister of the Interior at the time when Montenegro was elevated to the level of a kingdom .	Nicholas I (1910-1916)
	September 13, 1910	September 14, 1910	1 day	Filip Jergović	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Tomanović
	September 14, 1910	June 19, 1912	1 year, 279 days	Marko Đukanović	Minister of the Interior in the third and fourth governments of Lazar Tomanović
	June 19, 1912	May 8, 1913	323 days	Jovan Plamenac	Minister of the Interior of the Government of Mitar Martinović
	May 8, 1913	April 25, 1914	352 days	Swan Gojnić	Minister of the Interior of the First Government of Janko Vukotić
	April 25, 1914	January 2, 1916	1 year, 252 days	Savo P. Vuletić	Minister of the Interior in the second and third governments of Janko Vukotić
	January 2, 1916	January 15, 1916	13 days	Risto Popović	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Mijušković

Montenegrin government-in-exile

Image	Beginning of the mandate	End of term	Time in office	Name and surname	Notes	Regent	Monarch Titular king
	January 15, 1916	May 12, 1916	98 days	Risto Popović	Minister of the Interior in the second government of Lazar Mijušković in exile	Milena of Montenegro (1921-1922)	Nicholas I (1916-1921) Danilo (March 1-March 7, 1921) Michael (1921-1922)
	May 12, 1916	January 17, 1917	250 days	Pero Vuckovic	Minister of the Interior of the Second Government of Andrija Radović
	January 17, 1917	June 11, 1917	145 days	Milo Matanović	Minister of the Interior of the government of Milo Matanović
	June 11, 1917	March 2, 1919	1 year, 264 days	Nikola M. Hajduković	Minister of the Interior of the Government of Evgenije Popović
	March 2, 1919	June 28, 1921	2 years, 119 days	Jovan Plamenac	Minister of the Interior in the first , second and third governments of Jovan Plamenac
	June 28, 1921	September 14, 1922	1 year, 78 days	Milutin Vučinić	Minister of the Interior of the government of Milutin Vučinić

Ministers of Internal Affairs, since 1991

External links

• Official Website