Prime Minister of Albania

Prime Minister of Albania
Kryeministri i Shqipërisë
Rama in 2020 Incumbent Edi Rama since 15 September 2013
Style	His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Council of Ministers
Residence	Kryeministria
Appointer	President
Formation	29 November 1912 (1912-11-29)
First holder	Ismail Qemali
Website	kryeministria.al

The Prime Minister of Albania (Template:Lang-sq), officially styled Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania (Template:Lang-sq), is the head of government of the Republic of Albania and the most powerful and influential person in Albanian politics. The prime minister holds the executive power of the nation and represents the Council of Ministers and chairs its meetings.

The prime minister is appointed by the president of Albania after each general election and must have the confidence of the Parliament of Albania to stay in office. The Council is responsible for carrying out both foreign and domestic policies. It directs and controls the activities of the ministries and other state organs. The prime minister is elected on the basis of universal suffrage, through a secret ballot, for a four-year term. The Constitution of Albania sets no limit as to office terms of the prime minister.

The 33rd and current officeholder is Edi Rama of the Socialist Party who was elected on 23 June 2013 and started his first four-year-term on 15 September 2013.

Powers, duties and responsibilities

See also: Constitution, Politics, and Council of Ministers (Albania)

The prime minister of the Albania, officially styled Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, is the most powerful and influential state officeholder in the Albanian system of government.

One important role of the president is to designate a candidate for the office of prime minister who, in the opinion of the president, is best able to command a majority of the members of the Parliament. As head of government, the prime minister is charged with directing the internal policy of the country and leads the public administration. In this regard, the government cooperates with other interested social actors. If the prime minister is temporarily absent or incapable of exercising its executive power, the deputy prime minister takes over his functions, such as chairing the cabinet and the council of ministers.

The Constitution states that the prime minister represents the council of ministers and chairs its meetings, outlines and presents the principal general policies of the state and is responsible for them, assures the implementation of legislation and policies approved by the Council of Ministers, coordinates and supervises the work of the members of the Council of Ministers and other institutions of the central state administration, performs other duties contemplated in the Constitution and laws, resolves disagreements among ministers, and issues orders in the exercise of his powers. The prime minister can also initiate a proceeding of the Constitutional Court of Albania.

Oath

Before assuming duty, the prime minister-elect is required to take an oath of office before the President, swearing loyalty to the Constitution. The text of the oath in its Albanian form is sensitive to gender and all nouns always retain a neutral form. The prime minister-elect takes the following oath of office, specified by the Constitution:

Albanian: Betohem se do t’i bindem Kushtetutës dhe ligjeve të vendit, do të respektoj të drejtat dhe liritë e shtetasve, do të mbroj pavarësinë e Republikës së Shqipërisë dhe do t’i shërbej interesit të përgjithshëm dhe përparimit të Popullit Shqiptar. The President may add: Zoti më ndihmoftë!

English:

I swear that I will obey to the Constitution and laws of the country, that I will respect the rights and freedoms of citizens, protect the independence of the Republic of Albania, and I will serve the general interest and the progress of the Albanian People. The President may add: So help me God!

Office and residence

Main article: Kryeministria

The facade of the Kryeministria.

The Prime Minister's Office (Template:Country data Kryeministria) is the official office and residence of the prime minister. It provides secretarial assistance to the prime minister. The prime minister through his office coordinates with all ministers in the central union cabinet, minister of independent charges and governors and ministers of state government. Furthermore informal meetings between the prime minister and other government or foreign officials takes place in the Office. It also consists of the immediate staff of the prime minister of Albania, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the prime minister. Since 1941, the building serves as the office and residence of the prime minister. The building is in the capital city of Tirana at the Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, near the Mother Teresa Square.

The building was planned by the Italian architects Florestano Di Fausto and Gherardo Bosio, and constructed together with the Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard, the Mother Teresa Square and all the buildings located on these squares, during the Italian occupation of Albania in 1939 to 1941, in a Rationalist style.

List of prime ministers (1912–present)

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Government
Albania (1912–1914)
1st		Ismail Qemali (1844–1919)	4 December 1912	22 January 1914	Provisional Government
			1 year, 1 month and 18 days
International Control Commission (22 January 1914 – 7 March 1914)
Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
2nd		Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1846–1927)	14 March 1914	3 September 1914	Përmeti Governments (I and II)
			5 months and 20 days
3rd		Esad Toptani (1863–1920)	5 October 1914	27 January 1916	Toptani Government
			1 year, 3 months and 22 days
Austro-Hungarian Command (23 January 1916 – 30 October 1918)
—		Turhan Pasha Përmeti (1846–1927)	25 December 1918	29 January 1920	Përmeti III Government
			1 year, 1 month and 4 days
4th		Sulejman Delvina (1884–1933)	30 January 1920	14 November 1920	Delvina Government
			9 months and 15 days
5th		Ilias Vrioni (1882–1932)	15 November 1920	16 October 1921	Vrioni Governments (I and II)
			11 months and 1 day
6th		Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949)	16 October 1921	6 December 1921	Evangjeli I Government
			1 month and 20 days
7th		Qazim Koculi Acting Prime Minister (1887–1943)	6 December 1921	6 December 1921	Koculi Government
			0 days
8th		Hasan Prishtina (1873–1933)	7 December 1921	12 December 1921	Prishtina Government
			5 days
9th		Idhomen Kosturi Acting Prime Minister (1873–1943)	12 December 1921	24 December 1921	Kosturi Government
			12 days
10th		Xhafer Ypi (1880–1940)	24 December 1921	2 December 1922	Ypi Government
			11 months and 8 days
11th		Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961)	2 December 1922	25 February 1924	Zogu I Government
			1 year, 2 months and 23 days
12th		Shefqet Vërlaci (1877–1946)	3 March 1924	27 May 1924	Vërlaci Government
			2 months and 24 days
—		Ilias Vrioni (1882–1932)	30 May 1924	10 June 1924	Vrioni III Government
			11 days
13th		Fan Noli (1882–1965)	16 June 1924	24 December 1924	Noli Government
			6 months and 8 days
—		Ahmet Zogu (1895–1961)	6 January 1925	31 January 1925	Zogu II Government
			8 months and 17 days
During the period of the Republic, the role of the prime minister was exersised by the Minister of Justice. (1 February 1925 – 1 September 1928)
Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)
14th		Kostaq Kotta (1886–1947)	5 September 1928	5 March 1930	Kotta I Government
			1 year and 6 months
—		Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949)	6 March 1930	16 October 1935	Evangjeli Governments (II, III and IV)
			5 years, 7 months and 10 days
15th		Mehdi Frashëri (1872–1963)	21 October 1935	7 November 1936	Frashëri Government
			1 year and 17 days
—		Kostaq Kotta (1886–1947)	9 November 1936	7 April 1939	Kotta II Government
			2 years, 4 months and 29 days
Interim Administrative Committee (8 April 1939 – 12 April 1939)
Italian Occupation (1939–1943)
—		Shefqet Vërlaci (1877–1946)	12 April 1939	3 December 1941	Vërlaci II Government
			2 years, 7 months and 21 days
16th		Mustafa Merlika-Kruja (1887–1958)	3 December 1941	4 January 1943	Merlika-Kruja Government
			1 year, 1 month and 1 day
17th		Ekrem Libohova (1882–1948)	18 January 1943	11 February 1943	Libohova I Government
			24 days
18th		Maliq Bushati (1880–1946)	12 February 1943	28 April 1943	Bushati Government
			2 months and 16 days
—		Ekrem Libohova (1882–1948)	11 May 1943	12 September 1943	Libohova II Government
			4 months and 1 day
German Occupation (1943–1944)
Interim Executive Committee (14 September 1943 – 4 November 1943)
19th		Rexhep Mitrovica (1887–1967)	5 November 1943	16 June 1944	Mitrovica Government
			7 months and 11 days
20th		Fiqri Dine (1897–1960)	18 July 1944	28 August 1944	Dine Government
			1 month and 10 days
21st		Ibrahim Biçaku (1905–1977)	6 September 1944	25 October 1944	Biçaku Government
			1 month and 19 days
People's Socialist Republic of Albania (1944–1991)
22nd		Enver Hoxha (1908–1985)	23 October 1944	19 July 1954	Hoxha Governments (I, II and III)
			9 years, 8 months and 26 days
23rd		Mehmet Shehu (1913–1981)	20 July 1954	26 April 1980	Shehu Governments (I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII)
			27 years, 4 months and 28 days
24th	File:Adil Çarçani.jpg	Adil Çarçani (1922–1997)	15 January 1982	21 February 1991	Çarçani Governments (I, II and III)
			9 years, 1 month and 6 days
Republic of Albania (1991–present)
25th		Fatos Nano (born 1952)	22 February 1991	4 June 1991	Nano Governments (I and II)
			3 months and 13 days
26th	File:Ylli Bufi (portret).jpg	Ylli Bufi (born 1948)	11 June 1991	6 December 1991	Bufi Government
			5 months and 25 days
27th		Vilson Ahmeti (born 1951)	18 December 1991	13 April 1992	Ahmeti Government
			3 months and 26 days
28th		Aleksandër Meksi (born 1939)	13 April 1992	1 March 1997	Meksi Governments (I and II)
			4 years, 10 months and 16 days
29th	File:Bashkim Fino.jpg	Bashkim Fino (1962–2021)	11 March 1997	24 July 1997	Fino Government
			4 months and 13 days
—		Fatos Nano (born 1952)	25 July 1997	28 September 1998	Nano III Government
			1 year, 2 months and 3 days
30th	File:Pandeli Majko (1998).jpg	Pandeli Majko (born 1967)	2 October 1998	25 October 1999	Majko I Government
			1 year and 23 days
31st		Ilir Meta (born 1969)	28 October 1999	29 January 2002	Meta Governments (I and II)
			2 years, 3 months and 1 day
—	File:Pandeli Majko (1998).jpg	Pandeli Majko (born 1967)	22 February 2002	25 July 2002	Majko II Government
			5 months and 3 days
—		Fatos Nano (born 1952)	29 July 2002	10 September 2005	Nano IV Government
			3 years, 1 month and 12 days
32nd	File:Sali Berisha (portret).jpg	Sali Berisha (born 1944)	10 September 2005	13 September 2013	Berisha Governments (I and II)
			8 years and 3 days
33rd	File:Edi Rama (portret).jpg	Edi Rama (born 1964)	13 September 2013	Incumbent	Rama Governments (I, II and III)
			11 years, 2 months and 4 days

See also

• List of Albanian monarchs
• List of heads of state of Albania
• Deputy Prime Minister of Albania