Nikola Jovanović was born on 25 April 1987 in Mojkovac, Montenegro. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate specialist studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro, in Podgorica, obtaining the titles of Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and Specialist in Legal Sciences (Civil Law), with a certificate issued on 17 October 2013 (No. 1221).
He began his professional career as an Advisor to the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Front in the Parliament of Montenegro, serving from 1 December 2012 to 31 December 2014. From 1 January 2014 to 7 November 2016, he served as a Legal Expert with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Parliament of Montenegro.
Between 1 April 2017 and 20 March 2019, he was Director of the Legal Office of the Democratic People’s Party of Montenegro. On 21 March 2019, he assumed the position of Acting Head of the Office of the President of the Municipality of Budva, which he held until 1 July 2022. He subsequently served as Acting City Manager of the Municipality of Budva from 4 July to 18 November 2022.
From 18 November 2022 to 7 July 2024, Jovanović served as President of the Municipal Assembly of Budva. He also held the position of Vice-President of the Municipality of Budva from 2 February 2024 to 6 February 2025.
On 6 February 2025, he assumed office as President of the Municipality of Budva, a position he continues to hold.
Throughout his political career, Jovanović was a candidate in parliamentary and local elections in 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022 for the Parliament of Montenegro, the Assembly of the Capital City of Podgorica, and the Municipal Assembly of Budva. In the 2024 local elections in Budva, he was the lead candidate of the citizens’ group “Budva – Our City” (Budva naš grad).
