Minister of Defence (Albania)

Minister of Defence of Albania
Ministri i Mbrojtjes së Shqipërisë
Incumbent
Olta Xhaçka
since 11 September 2017
Ministry of Defence
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer President
Term length No fixed term
serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
Formation 4 December 1912[1][2]
Website Official Website

The Minister of Defence of Albania (Albanian: Ministri i Mbrojtjes së Shqipërisë), officially styled the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Ministri i Mbrojtjes të Republikes së Shqipërisë), is the Defence Minister of Albania, with responsibility for co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the Cabinet of Albania relating directly to national security and the Military of Albania.

The President of Albania is the commander-in-chief of the military and appoints and relieves military commanders of duty, conforming to applicable legislation. In times of peace, the duties are executed through the Defence Minister.[3] The main responsibilities of the Defence Minister are to prevent armed conflicts and war, to safeguard the sovereignty of Albania and integrity of Albanian territory and to promote global peace and stability. He or she is obligatory to follows the directions given by the President of Albania and the decisions of the Parliament.

The current officeholder is Mimi Kodheli of the Socialist Party who was elected on 23 June 2013 and started his first four-year-term on 15 September 2013.[4] She is the first female holder of this office.[5][6]

Officeholders

Since the inception of the Fourth Republic and the fall of communism in the country, fourteen individuals have occupied the post. The shortest-serving minister was Luan Rama, between February 2002 to July 2002. The longest-serving Defence Minister was Safet Zhulali, who held the premiership continuously from 13 April 1992 to 11 March 1997.

Following is a list of Defence Ministers since the collapse of communism in 1991:

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
8 Alfred Moisiu 18 December 1991 13 April 1992 Independent
9 Safet Zhulali 13 April 1992 11 March 1997 Democratic Party
10 Shaqir Vukaj 11 March 1997 25 July 1997 Independent
11 Sabit Brokaj 25 July 1997 24 April 1998 Socialist Party
12 Luan Hajdaraga 24 April 1998 7 July 2000 Socialist Party
13 Ilir Gjoni 7 July 2000 8 November 2000 Independent
14 Pandeli Majko 12 September 2001 22 February 2002 Socialist Party
15 Luan Rama 22 February 2002 31 July 2002 Independent
16 Pandeli Majko 31 July 2002 11 September 2005 Socialist Party
17 Fatmir Mediu 11 September 2005 18 March 2008 Republican Party
18 Gazmend Oketa 18 March 2008 17 September 2009 Democratic Party
19 Arben Imami 17 September 2009 15 September 2013 Democratic Party
20 Mimi Kodheli 15 September 2013 11 September 2017 Socialist Party
20 Olta Xhaçka 11 September 2017 Incumbent Socialist Party

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Qeveria kryesuar nga Ismail Qemali (4 dhjetor 1912 – 22 janar 1914)". shtetiweb.org (in Albanian).
  2. ↑ Schmidt-Neke, Michael (1987). Entstehung und Ausbau der Königsdiktatur in Albanien, 1912–1939. Oldenbourg Verlag. p. 320. ISBN 3-486-54321-0.
  3. ↑ Article 169, Section 1 of the Constitution of Albania (28 November 1998)
  4. ↑ "Ministër i Mbrojtjes i Republikës së Shqipërisë". mod.gov.al (in Albanian).
  5. ↑ "For NATO, a first: 5 female defense ministers". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Albania nominates its first female army general". apnews.com. Tirana. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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