Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania
| Chairperson of Parliament of Albania
Kryetar i Kuvendit të Shqipërisë | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Parliament |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Xhemal Naipi |
| Formation | 1920 |
| Website | www.parlament.al |
The Chairperson 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.
If the President is temporarily absent or is out of office, the speaker takes over the functions of the office, as specified by the Constitution.[1][2]
As of 9 September 2017, the Chairperson of the Parliament is Gramoz Ruçi.
List
| Speakers of the Assembly | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xhemal Naipi (1887–1955) |
29 March 1920 | 27 May 1920 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 1 month and 28 days | |||||||
| 2 | Dhimitër Kacimbra (1875–1950) |
25 September 1920 | 15 November 1920 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 1 month and 21 days | |||||||
| 3 | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) |
9 May 1921 | 16 July 1921 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 months and 7 days | |||||||
| 4 | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) |
16 July 1921 | 30 September 1923 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 months and 14 days | |||||||
| — | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) |
21 January 1924 | 17 April 1924 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 months and 27 days | |||||||
| 5 | Petro Poga (1850–1944) |
17 April 1924 | 17 January 1925 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 9 months | |||||||
| — | Eshref Frashëri (1874–1938) |
Unaffiliated | |||||
| — | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) |
24 September 1925 | 15 September 1926 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 11 months and 22 days | |||||||
| 6 | Kostaq Kotta (1889–1949) |
1926 | 7 June 1928 | Unaffiliated | |||
| — | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) |
25 August 1928 | 5 March 1930 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 1 year, 6 months and 8 days | |||||||
| — | Kostaq Kotta (1889–1949) |
20 October 1930 | 10 February 1937 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 6 years, 3 months and 21 days | |||||||
| — | Pandeli Evangjeli (1859–1949) |
11 February 1937 | 12 April 1939 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 years, 2 months and 1 day | |||||||
| 7 | Terenc Toçi (1880–1945) |
9 April 1940 | 23 November 1942 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 years, 7 months and 14 days | |||||||
| 8 | Ernest Koliqi (1903–1975) |
23 November 1942 | 16 May 1943 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 5 months and 23 days | |||||||
| 9 | Fejzi Alizoti (1874–1938) |
16 May 1943 | 4 August 1943 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 2 months and 19 days | |||||||
| 10 | Lef Nosi (1877–1946) |
18 October 1943 | 25 October 1943 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 7 days | |||||||
| 11 | Idhomen Kosturi (1874–1938) |
26 October 1943 | 5 November 1943 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 10 days | |||||||
| 12 | Mihal Zallari (1894–1976) |
9 November 1943 | 14 September 1944 | Unaffiliated | |||
| 10 months and 5 days | |||||||
| 13 | Tuk Jakova (1914–1959) |
10 January 1946 | 20 March 1946 | Communist Party | |||
| 2 months and 10 days | |||||||
| 14 | Ymer Dishnica (1912–1998) |
25 March 1946 | 12 July 1947 | Communist Party | |||
| 1 year, 3 months and 17 days | |||||||
| 15 | Manush Myftiu (1919–1997) |
12 July 1947 | 28 June 1950 | Communist Party renamed in 1948 to Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 11 months and 16 days | |||||||
| 16 | Teodor Heba (1914–2001) |
28 June 1950 | 6 June 1951 | Party of Labour | |||
| 11 months and 9 days | |||||||
| 17 | Mihal Prifti (1918–1986) |
6 June 1951 | 19 July 1954 | Party of Labour | |||
| 3 years, 1 month and 13 days | |||||||
| 18 | Gogo Nushi (1913–1970) |
19 July 1954 | 14 November 1956 | Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 3 months and 26 days | |||||||
| 19 | Rita Marko (1920–2018) |
14 November 1956 | 21 June 1958 | Party of Labour | |||
| 1 year, 7 months and 7 days | |||||||
| 20 | Medar Shtylla (1907–1963) |
21 June 1958 | 20 December 1963 | Party of Labour | |||
| 5 years, 5 months and 29 days | |||||||
| 21 | Lefter Goga (1921–1997) |
20 November 1964 | 10 September 1966 | Party of Labour | |||
| 1 year, 9 months and 21 days | |||||||
| 22 | Abdyl Këllezi (1919–1977) |
10 September 1966 | 13 January 1969 | Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 4 months and 3 days | |||||||
| 23 | Behar Shtylla (1918–1994) |
13 January 1969 | 20 November 1970 | Party of Labour | |||
| 1 year, 10 months and 7 days | |||||||
| 24 | Fadil Paçrami (1922–2008) |
20 November 1970 | 25 September 1973 | Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 10 months and 5 days | |||||||
| 25 | Iljaz Reka (1924–1975) |
25 September 1973 | 27 December 1975 | Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 3 months and 2 days | |||||||
| 26 | Ali Manaj (born 1937) |
11 February 1976 | 25 December 1978 | Party of Labour | |||
| 2 years, 10 months and 14 days | |||||||
| 27 | Simon Stefani (1929–2000) |
25 December 1978 | 22 November 1982 | Party of Labour | |||
| 3 years, 10 months and 28 days | |||||||
| 28 | Pali Miska (1931-2008) |
22 November 1982 | 19 February 1987 | Party of Labour | |||
| 4 years, 2 months and 28 days | |||||||
| 29 | Petro Dode (born 1924) |
19 February 1987 | 15 April 1991 | Party of Labour | |||
| 4 years, 1 month and 27 days | |||||||
| 30 | Kastriot Islami (born 1952) |
17 April 1991 | 6 April 1992 | Socialist Party | |||
| 11 months and 20 days | |||||||
| 31 | Pjetër Arbnori (1935–2006) |
6 April 1992 | 24 July 1997 | Democratic Party | |||
| 5 years, 3 months and 18 days | |||||||
| 32 | Skënder Gjinushi (born 1949) |
24 July 1997 | 4 September 2001 | Social Democratic Party | |||
| 4 years, 1 month and 11 days | |||||||
| 33 | Namik Dokle (born 1946) |
4 September 2001 | 30 April 2002 | Socialist Party | |||
| 7 months and 26 days | |||||||
| 34 | Servet Pëllumbi (born 1936) |
30 April 2002 | 3 September 2005 | Socialist Party | |||
| 3 years, 4 months and 4 days | |||||||
| 35 | Jozefina Topalli (born 1963) |
3 September 2005 | 10 September 2013 | Democratic Party | |||
| 8 years and 7 days | |||||||
| 36 | Ilir Meta (born 1969) |
10 September 2013 | 24 July 2017 | Socialist Movement for Integration | |||
| 3 years, 10 months and 14 days | |||||||
| 37 | Gramoz Ruçi (born 1951) |
9 September 2017 | Incumbent | Socialist Party | |||
| 8 years and 16 days | |||||||
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