Arta Dade (born 15 March 1953) is an Albanian politician and former member of Parliament of Albania for the Socialist Party.[1] She held government posts such as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Biography
Dade was born in Tirana,Albania.[2] She graduated from the University of Tirana in English Literature.[2] She worked as a lecturer in the University until 1997,when she started her political career. She had joined the Socialist Party of Albania in 1991 and served as a member of the executive committee from 1992.[2]
In April 1998,the Greek embassy in Albania put pressure on Fatos Nano to dismiss Dade and the Albanian Minister of DefenceSabit Brokaj,who both opposed the Greek stance on Kosovo,including wanting to arrest Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) operatives in Albania. President Rexhep Meidani refused to sign Nano's order for their removal.[4] In 2000,while Minister of Culture,Dade signed an agreement on cultural cooperation between Albania and Kosovo.[5] Dade was also an advocate of resolving issues in Macedonia by political means with guaranteed minority rights.[6]
In her last years in Parliament,Dade held the role of the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy.[3] In 2016,she was the Chair of the Moldova Group of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.[citation needed]
Dade retired from parliamentary politics in 2017.[8] She has continued to be active in Albanian politics,such as giving interviews on current affairs issues[8][9] and speaking at the Socialist Party's 2025 Political Academy for young members.[10]
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