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This is a list of Justice Ministers of Albania who have served since the Albanian Declaration of Independence of 1912. [1]
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and a maritime border with Italy to the west.
The Albanian Declaration of Independence was the declaration of independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. Independent Albania was proclaimed in Vlorë on 28 November 1912. Six days later the Assembly of Vlorë formed the first Government of Albania which was led by Ismail Qemali and the Council of Elders (Pleqnia).
No. | Name | ||
1 | Petro Poga | 4 December 1912 | 22 January 1914 |
2 | Myfit Libohova | 15 March 1914 | 3 September 1914 |
3 | Sali Toro | 5 October 1914 | 27 January 1916 |
4 | Petro Poga | 25 December 1918 | 29 January 1920 |
5 | Hoxha Kadri | 30 January 1920 | 14 November 1920 |
6 | Xhafer Ypi | 15 November 1920 | 1 July 1921 |
7 | Dhimitër Kacimbra | 11 July 1921 | 16 October 1921 |
8 | Koço Tasi | 16 October 1921 | 6 December 1921 |
9 | Hoxha Kadri | 6 December 1921 | 12 December 1921 |
10 | Qerim Çelo | 12 December 1921 | 24 December 1921 |
11 | Hysen Vrioni | 24 December 1921 | 2 December 1922 |
12 | Milto Tutulani | 2 December 1922 | 25 February 1924 |
13 | Myfit Libohova | 3 March 1924 | 27 May 1924 |
14 | Benedikt Blinishti | 30 May 1924 | 10 June 1924 |
15 | Stavro Vinjau | 16 June 1924 | 24 December 1924 |
16 | Myfit Libohova | 6 January 1925 | 31 January 1925 |
17 | Petrit Poga | 1 February 1925 | 23 September 1925 |
18 | Milto Tutulani/Josif Kedhi | 28 September 1925 | 10 February 1927 |
19 | Petro Poga | 12 February 1927 | 21 October 1927 |
20 | Hiqmet Delvina | 11 May 1928 | 5 March 1930 |
21 | Vasil Avrami | 6 March 1930 | 11 April 1931 |
22 | Milto Tutulani | 20 April 1931 | 7 December 1932 |
23 | Vasil Avrami | 11 January 1933 | 16 October 1935 |
24 | Thoma Orollogaj/Faik Shatku | 9 November 1936 | 7 April 1939 |
25 | Xhafer Ypi | 21 April 1939 | 3 December 1941 |
26 | Hasan Dosti | 3 December 1941 | 4 January 1943 |
27 | Anton Kosmaçi | 18 January 1943 | 11 February 1943 |
28 | Rrok Kolaj | 5 November 1943 | 23 October 1944 |
29 | Manol Konomi | 23 October 1944 | 5 March 1951 |
30 | Bilbil Klosi | 5 March 1951 | 13 September 1966 |
31 | Enver Halili | 8 May 1990 | 21 February 1991 |
32 | Dashnor Kore | 22 February 1991 | 10 May 1991 |
33 | Fatmir Zaloshnja | 11 May 1991 | 4 June 1991 |
34 | Shefqet Muçi | 11 June 1991 | 6 December 1991 |
35 | Kudret Çela | 18 December 1991 | 3 December 1994 |
36 | Hektor Frashëri | 4 December 1994 | 10 July 1996 |
37 | Kristofor Peçi | 11 July 1996 | 10 March 1997 |
38 | Spartak Ngjela | 11 March 1997 | 24 July 1997 |
39 | Thimio Kondi | 25 July 1997 | 4 June 1999 |
40 | Ilir Panda | 4 June 1999 | 8 July 2000 |
41 | Arben Imami | 8 July 2000 | 6 September 2001 |
42 | Sokol Nako | 6 September 2001 | 29 January 2002 |
43 | Spiro Peçi | 22 February 2002 | 29 December 2003 |
44 | Fatmir Xhafaj | 29 December 2003 | 1 September 2005 |
45 | Aldo Bumçi | 11 September 2005 | 20 March 2007 |
46 | Ilir Rusmali | 20 March 2007 | 24 November 2007 |
47 | Enkelejd Alibeaj | 24 November 2007 | 17 September 2009 |
48 | Bujar Nishani | 17 September 2009 | 21 April 2011 |
49 | Eduard Halimi | 21 July 2011 | 11 September 2013 |
50 | Nasip Naço | 15 September 2013 | 9 November 2015 |
51 | Ylli Manjani | 9 November 2015 | 31 January 2017 |
52 | Petrit Vasili | 3 February 2017 | 21 May 2017 |
53 | Gazment Bardhi | 22 May 2017 | 17 August 2017 |
54 | Etilda Gjonaj | 13 September 2017 | Incumbent |
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