Edi Rama is an Albanian politician,painter,writer,former university lecturer,publicist and former basketball player,who has been serving as the 33rd and incumbent Prime Minister of Albania since 2013 and chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He was appointed Minister of Culture,Youth and Sports in 1998,an office he held until 2000. First elected mayor of Tirana in 2000,he was reelected in 2003 and 2007.
Lulzim Basha is an Albanian politician and the former chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania and the former leader of the albanian opposition.
Ben Blushi is an Albanian politician,writer and journalist.
Liri Belishova was an Albanian politician. She was a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania and an important political figure in Albania between 1944 and 1960.
Julia Gjika is an Albanian-born poet living in the United States. She is one of the few writers publishing in the Albanian language and writes poetry as well working as a journalist. Her poems have been praised by her peers and have been included in several publications of collected works.
Erion Veliaj is an Albanian,politician,who is currently serving as the Mayor of Tirana. Stemming from a civil society activism organization as the leader of MJAFT!,Veliaj joined the ranks of the Socialist Party of Albania in 2011,when he was appointed Secretary for Youth and Immigration.
Endri Fuga is a political strategist and consultant,known for his role as the Director of Communications to the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama. Fuga's long-term relationship with the Prime Minister dates back to when Rama was mayor of Tirana. Fuga became known as the modernizer of the Socialist Party communications systems,as well as the architect of the 2013 left wing coalition campaign,which was characterized by the massive use of digital communication and social media. Prior to joining Rama at the Municipality of Tirana,Fuga was a civic society advocate,working closely with his friend,current Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj. Fuga has worked as a strategist to political campaigns in Europe,South East Asia,Latin America and Africa. He has also been a consultant for different international organizations,like USAID,IRI,the Open Society Foundation in different parts of the world.
Etilda Gjonaj is an Albanian politician,lawyer,and professor. She served as Minister of Justice of Albania.
Gent Cakaj is a Kosovo-born Albanian politician,who served as the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania from 2019–2020.
Events from the year 2020 in Albania.
Anila Denaj is an Albanian politician who served as the country's Minister of Finance and Economy from January 2019 until her suspension in September 2021.
Bledar "Bledi" Çuçi is an Albanian politician. From January 2019 until December 2020 he served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the second cabinet of Edi Rama. On 16 December 2020,he was chosen by Prime Minister Edi Rama to serve as Interior Minister following the resignation of Sandër Lleshaj after mass protests hit the country following the police shooting of a 25 year old man who broke quarantine curfew.
Belind Këlliçi is an Albanian conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Tirana County in April 2021 general elections. He is the official candidate of the Democratic Party to run for Mayor of Tirana in the upcoming local elections,after winning in the Democratic Party Primaries.
Themie Thomai Prifti was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour.
Përparim Rama is a Kosovo Albanian architect and urban planner serving as the current Mayor of Pristina since 7 December 2021. His work has been published in London Building Design Magazine and several other international design magazines.
Evis Kushi is an Albanian politician. She was served as 52nd Minister of Education,Sports and Youth since september 2023.
Delina Ibrahimaj is an Albanian politician serving as Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Business Climate as of September 2023.
Milva Ekonomi is an Albanian politician. She is currently serving as the Minister of State for Standards and Services in the Albanian government of Prime minister Edi Rama. She was appointed Minister of State for Standards and Services since September 10,2021. She studied Statistics and Economics at the Agricultural University of Tirana,and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Tirana.
Igli Hasani is an Albanian high-ranking diplomat and security expert. Since September 2023 he holds the position of Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania in the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Blendi Gonxhja is a Socialist Party of Albania politician,serving since January 2024 as the Minister of Economy,Culture,and Innovation of Albania.
