Spartak Ngjela

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Spartak Ngjela
Member of the Albanian Parliament
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2005–2009
Alma mater University of Tirana
ProfessionLawyer, politician
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Spartak Ngjela (born 11 July 1948) is an Albanian lawyer, writer, and politician. He served as the Minister of Justice in the National Government of National Reconciliation in 1997 and was a member of the Albanian Parliament for two terms. [1]

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Early life and education

Ngjela was born in Tirana in 1948. He is the son of Kiço Ngjela, a senior official in the Party of Labour of Albania who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Trade during the communist era. Ngjela graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tirana in 1970. [2] [3]

Professional career

After graduation, Ngjela worked as a prosecutor in the District Prosecutor's Office of Vlorë (1970), and later in the Prosecutor's Office of Durrës (1972). In 1973, he became a research associate at the Institute of History in Tirana. [4]

Imprisonment

In March 1979, Ngjela was arrested and sentenced by the District Court of Fier (decision no. 51, dated 23 March 1979) to 10 years in prison for "agitation and propaganda against the people's power", under the penal code of the communist regime. By application of Article 36 of the Penal Code, the final sentence amounted to 13 years of imprisonment starting from 23 March 1979, along with the loss of electoral rights for five years. He was imprisoned in Burrel Prison and released in 1990. [5] [6] [7] [2]

His father, Kiço Ngjela, who had been a high-ranking official and Minister of Foreign Trade until 1975, was also removed from his positions and accused by the regime of anti-party activities. These included promoting unnecessary trade agreements with "revisionist countries," sabotaging the policy of self-reliance, and being an agent of foreign intelligence services such as UDBA, CIA, and KGB. [8]

After his release, Ngjela resumed his legal practice and operated a private law office from 1991. [2]

Political career

Ngjela was appointed Minister of Justice in the transitional Government of National Reconciliation from 11 March to 25 July 1997, serving under President Sali Berisha and Prime Minister Bashkim Fino. [9]

In the 2000 local elections, he ran as the candidate of the Democratic Party of Albania for mayor of Tirana. He lost the race to Edi Rama, who at the time was affiliated with the Socialist Party of Albania and later became Prime Minister of Albania. [10]

He was later elected to the Albanian Parliament for two consecutive terms. From 2001 to 2005 (Legislature XVI), he served as a Member of Parliament representing District 38 in Tirana County, where he won 6,297 votes (51.0%). In the following legislature (2005–2009, Legislature XVII), he represented District 41 in Tirana, with 5,299 votes (38.1%). [11]

During his time in Parliament, Ngjela served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs from 2001 to 2003, and later as Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights from September 2005 to April 2006. [12]

On 12 December 2008, he founded the political party Law and Justice. [13]

Books

Ngjela is the author of several books, including novels and political or legal works:

References

  1. ↑ "Historiku i qeverive shqiptare". Kryeministria e Republikës së Shqipërisë (in Albanian). Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Spartak Ngjela feston sot ditëlindjen / Ja sa vjeç mbush avokati". CNA.al. CNA. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Refleksionet e Spartak Ngjelës: Im atë, Kiço, më tregonte në burgun e Burrelit..." Shqiptarja.com. Shqiptarja.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela feston sot ditëlindjen/ Ja sa vjeç mbush avokati". CNA.al (in Albanian). 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela". Kujto.al (in Albanian). Autoriteti për Informimin mbi Dokumentet e ish-Sigurimit të Shtetit. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela rrëfen: "Vitet në burg me babanë, debatonim se kishim bindje të ndryshme politike"". BalkanWeb (in Albanian). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela: Cilat ishin "spiunët" e Sigurimit mes të dënuarve?". Panorama (in Albanian). Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  8. ↑ "EKSKLUZIVE/ Rrëfimi i ish-kryeprokurorit të Enverit: Si u ngritën akuzat ndaj Abdyl Këllezit, Kiço Ngjelës dhe Koço Theodhosit". Panorama.com.al (in Albanian). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ishte ministër Drejtësie në '97, Spartak Ngjela: Nanon donin ta vrisnin në qeli…". Gazeta Dita (in Albanian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  10. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela komenton refuzimin e Edi Ramës për përballjen me debat televiziv". TV Klan (in Albanian). 8 October 2003. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  11. ↑ "Tabela e rezultateve të kandidatëve fitues të PD dhe PS në zgjedhjet e 2005, 7 korrik 2005". TV Klan (in Albanian). 7 July 2005. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  12. ↑ "Komisioni i Ligjeve – Spartak Ngjela". TV Klan (in Albanian). 9 March 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Partia Ligj dhe Drejtësi (PLiDr)" (PDF). Central Election Commission of Albania (in Albanian). 27 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  14. ↑ "Spartak Ngjela/ "Hakmarrja e një gruaje", përdhunimi i femrave në komunizëm". Gazeta Shqiptare (in Albanian). 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2025-06-28.
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