Political Science

Igor Lukšić

Former Prime Minister of Montenegro, University of Donja Gorica

Igor Lukšić first become a Member of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2001, a period of transition as the nations comprising the State of Union of Serbia and Montenegro were moving towards independence.

From 2004 - 2010, Dr. Lukšić served as Finance Minister of Montenegro. Thus, Finance Minsiter Lukšić presided over the nation’s finances through three key events:

the transition to independence in 2006,

the global financial crisis in 2008, and

the government’s first Euro bond issuance in 2010.

In 2005, he completed a PhD in Economics with a doctoral dissertation entitled Transition – the Process of Achieving Economic and Political Freedoms. A scholar of the Austrian School of Economics, Dr. Lukšić has been involved in the debate between Austrian and Keynesian economists with the perspective of both an academic and a policy-maker who has had to put economic theory into application.

Dr. Lukšić assumed the role of Prime Minister in 2010.

An advocate of the benefits of the European Union and the Euro, Prime Minister Lukšić made preparing Montenegro to join the European Union and Eurozone a top policy priority.

Additionally, Prime Minister Lukšić has also advocated for Montenegrin ascension to NATO, which occurred in 2017.

Following his Prime Ministership, Dr. Lukšić continued working towards Montenegrin ascension to the European Union, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs & European Integration of the Government of Montenegro from 2012 - 2016.

Dr. Lukšić stood as a candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary General in 2016.

Doctoral Dissertation: Transition – the Process of Achieving Economic and Political Freedoms.

Political Party: Independent; Democratic Party of Socialists (2002 - 2016).

Born: Bar, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro).

Education

Ph.D. Economics, University of Montenegro

Topics

Entry Into the Balkan Market · Geopolitical Intelligence · The Eurozone · The European Union · European Enlargement · NATO Enlargement · Responding To The 2008 Financial Crisis As Finance Minister · Post-Communist Economies · Transition From Communism · The Economic Theories of Austrian vs. Keynesian Economists · Fiscal Policy · National Debts & Deficits · Economic Stabilizers During Crises · Financial Crises · Leadership & Decision-Making · International Affairs · Montenegrin & EU Foreign Policy