Speaker of Parliament of Republic of Albania | |
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Kryetar i Kuvendit të Shqipërisë | |
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Appointer | Parliament |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Xhemal Naipi |
Formation | 1920 |
Website | www |
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The speaker of the Parliament of Albania (Albanian : Kryetar i Kuvendit) is the head of the Parliament whose term coincides with the term of the Parliament and they are elected by a vote during the opening session. The speaker takes over the functions of the office of president when the president is temporarily absent or unable to exercise the powers of the presidency. [1] [2] Since the first multi-party elections held after the collapse of the Communist rule, there have been eight speakers of the Parliament. As of 30 July 2024, the speaker of the Parliament is Elisa Spiropali.
Speakers of the Assembly | |||||||
No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Leg. | |||
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1st | ![]() | Xhemal Naipi (1887–1955) ![]() | 29 March 1920 | 27 May 1920 | I | ||
1 month and 28 days | |||||||
2nd | ![]() | Dhimitër Kacimbra (1875–1950) ![]() | 25 September 1920 | 15 November 1920 | I | ||
1 month and 21 days | |||||||
3rd | ![]() | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) ![]() | 9 May 1921 | 16 July 1921 | II | ||
2 months and 7 days | |||||||
4th | ![]() | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) ![]() | 16 July 1921 | 30 September 1923 | II | ||
2 months and 14 days | |||||||
— | ![]() | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) ![]() | 21 January 1924 | 17 April 1924 | III | ||
2 months and 27 days | |||||||
5th | ![]() | Petro Poga (1850–1944) ![]() | 17 April 1924 | 2 March 1925 | III | ||
9 months | |||||||
— | ![]() | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) ![]() | 2 March 1925 | 24 September 1925 | III, IV | ||
6 months and 22 days | |||||||
— | ![]() | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) ![]() | 24 September 1925 | 15 September 1926 | IV | ||
11 months and 22 days | |||||||
6th | ![]() | Kostaq Kotta (1889–1949) ![]() | 15 September 1926 | 7 June 1928 | IV | ||
1 year, 8 months and 23 days | |||||||
— | ![]() | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) ![]() | 25 August 1928 | 5 March 1930 | V | ||
1 year, 6 months and 8 days | |||||||
— | ![]() | Kostaq Kotta (1889–1949) ![]() | 20 October 1930 | 10 February 1937 | V, VI | ||
6 years, 3 months and 21 days | |||||||
— | ![]() | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) ![]() | 11 February 1937 | 12 April 1939 | VII | ||
2 years, 2 months and 1 day | |||||||
7th | ![]() | Terenc Toçi (1880–1945) ![]() | 9 April 1940 | 23 November 1942 | VIII, IX | ||
2 years, 7 months and 14 days | |||||||
8th | ![]() | Ernest Koliqi (1903–1975) ![]() | 23 November 1942 | 16 May 1943 | IX | ||
5 months and 23 days | |||||||
9th | ![]() | Fejzi Alizoti (1874–1938) ![]() | 16 May 1943 | 4 August 1943 | IX | ||
2 months and 19 days | |||||||
10th | ![]() | Lef Nosi (1877–1946) ![]() | 18 October 1943 | 25 October 1943 | X | ||
7 days | |||||||
11th | ![]() | Idhomen Kosturi (1874–1938) ![]() | 26 October 1943 | 5 November 1943 | X | ||
10 days | |||||||
12th | ![]() | Mihal Zallari (1894–1976) ![]() | 9 November 1943 | 14 September 1944 | X | ||
10 months and 5 days | |||||||
13th | ![]() | Tuk Jakova (1914–1959) ![]() | 10 January 1946 | 20 March 1946 | XI | ||
2 months and 10 days | |||||||
14th | ![]() | Ymer Dishnica (1912–1998) ![]() | 25 March 1946 | 12 July 1947 | XI | ||
1 year, 3 months and 17 days | |||||||
15th | Manush Myftiu (1919–1997) ![]() | 12 July 1947 | 28 June 1950 | XI | |||
2 years, 11 months and 16 days | |||||||
16th | ![]() | Teodor Heba (1914–2001) ![]() | 28 June 1950 | 6 June 1951 | XII | ||
11 months and 9 days | |||||||
17th | Mihal Prifti (1918–1986) ![]() | 6 June 1951 | 19 July 1954 | XII | |||
3 years, 1 month and 13 days | |||||||
18th | ![]() | Gogo Nushi (1913–1970) ![]() | 19 July 1954 | 14 November 1956 | XIII | ||
2 years, 3 months and 26 days | |||||||
19th | ![]() | Rita Marko (1920–2018) ![]() | 14 November 1956 | 21 June 1958 | XIII | ||
1 year, 7 months and 7 days | |||||||
20th | Medar Shtylla (1907–1963) ![]() | 21 June 1958 | 20 December 1963 | XIV, XV | |||
5 years, 5 months and 29 days | |||||||
21st | Lefter Goga (1921–1997) ![]() | 20 November 1964 | 10 September 1966 | XV | |||
1 year, 9 months and 21 days | |||||||
22nd | ![]() | Abdyl Këllezi (1919–1977) ![]() | 10 September 1966 | 13 January 1969 | XVI | ||
2 years, 4 months and 3 days | |||||||
23rd | Behar Shtylla (1918–1994) ![]() | 13 January 1969 | 20 November 1970 | XVI | |||
1 year, 10 months and 7 days | |||||||
24th | ![]() | Fadil Paçrami (1922–2008) ![]() | 20 November 1970 | 25 September 1973 | XVII | ||
2 years, 10 months and 5 days | |||||||
25th | Iliaz Reka (1924–1975) ![]() | 25 September 1973 | 27 December 1975 | XVII, XVIII | |||
2 years, 3 months and 2 days | |||||||
26th | ![]() | Ali Manaj (born 1937) ![]() | 11 February 1976 | 25 December 1978 | XVIII | ||
2 years, 10 months and 14 days | |||||||
27th | Simon Stefani (1929–2000) ![]() | 25 December 1978 | 22 November 1981 | XIX | |||
2 years, 10 months and 28 days | |||||||
28th | Pali Miska (1931–2008) ![]() | 22 November 1981 | 19 February 1987 | XIX, XX | |||
5 years, 2 months and 28 days | |||||||
29th | ![]() | Petro Dode (born 1924) ![]() | 19 February 1987 | 17 April 1990 | XXI | ||
3 years, 1 month and 29 days | |||||||
30th | ![]() | Kastriot Islami (born 1952) ![]() | 18 April 1990 | 6 April 1992 | XXI, XXII | ||
1 year, 11 months and 19 days | |||||||
31st | ![]() | Pjetër Arbnori (1936–2006) ![]() | 6 April 1992 | 24 July 1997 | XXIII, XXIV | ||
5 years, 3 months and 18 days | |||||||
32nd | Skënder Gjinushi (born 1949) ![]() | 24 July 1997 | 4 September 2001 | XXV | |||
4 years, 1 month and 11 days | |||||||
33rd | Namik Dokle (born 1946) ![]() | 4 September 2001 | 30 April 2002 | XXVI | |||
7 months and 26 days | |||||||
34th | Servet Pëllumbi (born 1936) ![]() | 30 April 2002 | 3 September 2005 | XXVI | |||
3 years, 4 months and 4 days | |||||||
35th | | Jozefina Topalli (born 1963) ![]() | 3 September 2005 | 10 September 2013 | XXVII, XXVIII | ||
8 years and 7 days | |||||||
36th | ![]() | Ilir Meta (born 1969) ![]() | 10 September 2013 | 24 July 2017 | XXIX | ||
3 years, 10 months and 14 days | |||||||
37th | ![]() | Gramoz Ruçi (born 1951) ![]() | 9 September 2017 | 10 September 2021 | XXX | ||
4 years and 1 day | |||||||
38th | ![]() | Lindita Nikolla (born 1965) ![]() | 10 September 2021 | 26 July 2024 | XXXI | ||
2 years, 10 months and 16 days | |||||||
39th | ![]() | Elisa Spiropali (born 1983) ![]() | 30 July 2024 | Incumbent | XXXI | ||
19 days | |||||||
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