🇲🇰 North Macedonia
Parliamentary republicElectoral democracy
.jpg?width=330)
Hristijan Mickoski
Prime Minister · 846 days in office
How the political system works in North Macedonia
North Macedonia is governed as a parliamentary republic. Its prime minister, Hristijan Mickoski, has led the country since Jun 23, 2024. North Macedonia has had 14 prime ministers since 1968. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Nikola Gruevski
3,431 days
Shortest-serving
Radmila Šekerinska
50 days
Average tenure
806 days
Hristijan Mickoski: 5% above average
Female leaders
1 of 14
First: Radmila Šekerinska (2004)
Recent prime ministers by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in North Macedonia?
Across 15 completed terms, the average prime minister of North Macedonia has served 806 days (about 2.2 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 516 days. The last leader to beat the average was Zoran Zaev, who left office in 2020.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All prime ministers of North Macedonia
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Hristijan Mickoski | Jun 23, 2024 | Incumbent | 846 |
| 15 |  Talat Xhaferi | Jan 28, 2024 | Jun 23, 2024 | 147 |
| 14 |  Dimitar Kovačevski | Jan 17, 2022 | Jan 28, 2024 | 741 |
| 13 |  Zoran Zaev | Aug 30, 2020 | Jan 16, 2022 | 504 |
| 12 |  Oliver Spasovski | Jan 3, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 240 |
| 11 | Zoran Zaev | Jun 1, 2017 | Jan 3, 2020 | 946 |
| 10 |  Emil Dimitriev | Jan 18, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | 499 |
| 9 |  Nikola Gruevski | Aug 27, 2006 | Jan 18, 2016 | 3,431 |
| 8 |  Vlado Bučkovski | Dec 15, 2004 | Aug 27, 2006 | 620 |
| 7 |  Radmila Šekerinska | Nov 18, 2004 | Dec 17, 2004 | 29 |
| 6 | Hari Kostov | Jun 2, 2004 | Nov 18, 2004 | 169 |
| 5 | Radmila Šekerinska | May 12, 2004 | Jun 2, 2004 | 21 |
| 4 |  Branko Crvenkovski | Nov 1, 2002 | May 12, 2004 | 558 |
| 3 |  Ljubčo Georgievski | Nov 30, 1998 | Nov 1, 2002 | 1,432 |
| 2 | Nikola Kljusev | Jan 27, 1991 | Aug 17, 1992 | 568 |
| 1 |  Ksente Bogoev | Jan 1, 1968 | Jan 1, 1974 | 2,192 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Prime Minister of North Macedonia?
- Hristijan Mickoski has been Prime Minister of North Macedonia since Jun 23, 2024.
- How is the leader of North Macedonia chosen?
- North Macedonia is governed as a parliamentary republic. Its prime minister, Hristijan Mickoski, has led the country since Jun 23, 2024. North Macedonia has had 14 prime ministers since 1968. Under the Regimes of the World classification, it counts as an electoral democracy.
- Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of North Macedonia?
- Nikola Gruevski, with 3,431 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in North Macedonia?
- Across 15 completed terms, the average prime minister of North Macedonia has served 806 days (about 2.2 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 516 days. The last leader to beat the average was Zoran Zaev, who left office in 2020.
- Has North Macedonia ever had a female prime minister?
- Yes. North Macedonia has had 1 female prime minister. The first was Radmila Šekerinska, who took office in 2004.