He held numerous responsible political functions during the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY): As president of the Presidency of Montenegro, he was chairman of the committee for the transfer of the remains of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and members of the royal family from Sanremo, Italy to Cetinje, Montenegro.

[2] In the 1970s, he built a career in industry and his name is associated with the most successful years of growth and development of what was then the largest company in Montenegro.

He was an advisor and then a commercial (1969–1974) and general manager of the Aluminum Combine in Titograd (1974–1978).

After leaving the Aluminum Combine, he continued his career at the University of Montenegro.

He was a scientific advisor at the Institute for Technical Research, one of the founders of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and a full professor of economics at all technical faculties, until retiring in 2003.