Ivan van Brajović was born on 9 March 1962 in Podgorica. He finished primary and secondary school in Danilovgrad, and graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering - course of study Transport in Podgorica.

Prior to introduction of a multi-party system, he was delegate in the Local Assembly of Danilovgrad, member of the Presidency of the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia, Secretary of Montenegro Youth and Vice President of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro. He is one of the founders of the Socialist Party of Montenegro, Alliance of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia in Montenegro and Social Democratic Party of Montenegro.

As a member of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro and on its behalf, he served as Secretary of the Executive Committee, councillor and Vice President in the Municipality of Danilovgrad, MP in the Parliament of Montenegro, MP in the State Union Serbia and Montenegro, member of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. At the fifth congress of the Social Democratic Party of Montenegro in 2001, he was elected Vice President and he has been elected MP at all parliamentary elections held since 2002. Following parliamentary elections of 29 March 2009, on 10 June of the same year, he was elected Minister of Interior Affairs and Public Administration. Prior to this appointment, he worked as assistant teacher at the Faculty of Civil Engineering. Since December 2012, he served as Minister of Traffic and Maritime Affairs.

At the founding assembly of the Social Democrats of Montenegro (SDCG) of 31 July 2015, he was elected responsible person of the SDCG, and at the fist Congress of 31 January 2016, he was elected first president of the SDCG. He has received several awards and recognitions, including - Award on the occasion of Liberation Day of Danilovgrad “9. decembar” and Student Award on the occasion of Liberation Day of Podgorica "19. decembar".

He is married, spouse Dragana, daughters Maša and Dunja and son Tomo. He lives in Podgorica.

Branimir Gvozdenović was born in 1961 in Bar. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Podgorica. He began his professional career in the Secretariat for Development of Montenegro, in organizational affairs, where he coordinated a young team of experts which, in the 90s of the past century, initiated the IT development of Montenegro on the new ICT platforms. He was later appointed as the Assistant Secretary at the Secretariat, and in 1999 he was elected Executive Director of the Post Office of Montenegro.

He became Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Economic Development in 2001, and he performed those duties during three terms of office. In that period, he was the President of the Municipality of Bar for 18 months. In the following term of the Government, he was the Minister of Economic Development. Following the parliamentary elections of 2009, he was elected Minister of Spatial Planning and Environment and he exercised that office until the end of 2010. From February 2011 to December 2012 he exercised the office of Political Director of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. In the period from December 2012 to November 2016 he exercised the office of Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism.

During his career, Mr Gvozdenović, among other things, was the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Elektroprivreda Crne Gore and a member of the Management Board of the PE PTT of Montenegro. He was one of the initiators for holding of the Festival of IT Achievements (INFOFEST) as the most significant regional ICT manifestation, as well as a series of projects which yielded concrete results with regard to the development of the country. He was elected member of the Parliament of Montenegro several times and since November 2016 he has been elected as Vice-President of the Parliament of Montenegro.

He is a member of the Presidency of the Democratic Party of Socialists.

Furthermore, he is a member of several associations and thematic societies. He is a President of the Assembly of the Women’s Handball Club “Budućnost”, and he also exercised the office of the President of the Assembly of the Handball Association of Montenegro and of the Chairman of the Management Board of the Women’s Handball Club “Budućnost”.

His professional affinities relate to the intensifying of economic and democratic development, as well as the acceleration of the process of European and EuroAtlantic integration of Montenegro.

Andrija Mandić was born on 19 January 1965 in Šavnik. He graduated from the Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology in Podgorica.

Before engaging actively in politics, he was successful entrepreneur. As a director and co-owner of a joint stock company for the processing of non-ferrous metals, he organised first private production of aluminium alloys in Montenegro. In cooperation with the Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology in Podgorica he worked on project planning, manufacturing and installation of aluminium casting equipment, as well as on commercial metallurgical engineering.

He is one of the founders of the Serb People's Party, and from 2003 until 2009 he was President of the Serbian People's Party. He was the leader of the coalition “Serbian List” and was a candidate for the President of Montenegro at the elections in 2008 in front of Serbian List coalition. He was also one of the leaders of the coalition “Better Montenegro”.

When New Serb Democracy (known as NOVA) was found on 24 January 2009, he became first president of the party, and he was re-elected by New Serb Democracy's assembly in two terms, on 11 May 2013 and 11 May 2017. Since 2012, he was a founder and a member of Democratic Front Presidency. He was head of the list “Democratic Front – We or He” at the parliamentary elections in 2016.

Since 2001, he is a Member of Parliament of Montenegro. He was member of Delegation of the Parliament of Montenegro to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In previous convocation of the Parliament, he was a member of Constitutional Committee, Committee on Security and Defence and Anticorruption Committee. In current 26th Convocation of the Parliament, he is a member of the Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE.

Nikola Rakočević was born in 1989 in Podgorica. He graduated at Montenegro business school, Marketing Management (Bachelor) in 2012, and did his MA Study and reported thesis "The importance of MITS in modern managerial practices in 2015 at Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro.

Work experience

2008-2012 Top manager and co-owner of the catering club, with excellent results.

2012-2013 Junior assistant in company for accounting, finance and tax consulting - “Capital consult”.

2013-2017 Responsible person and representative of Montenegro in a multinational company in aviation Euro Jet Intercontinental LTD.

Personal characteristics: persistent, creative, responsible leadership-oriented, teamwork, ambitious, focused on acquiring new knowledge.

Aleksandra Vuković was born in 1981 in Nikšić. She is Professor of Montenegrin Language and Literature.

Ms. Vuković did her MA in International Relations. She is a co-author of first Montenegrin Literature Textbook.

Ms. Vuković has been host and programme editor on local TV stations for the last ten years.

She has been teaching at Faculty of Art and Humanistic studies at University of Donja Gorica since 2011. She is a member of the Parliament of Montenegro since November 2016.