Albana Vokshi is a member of the

Assembly of the Republic of Albania The Parliament of Albania ( sq, Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's legislature. The Parliament is composed of no less than 140 members elected to ...

for the

Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania ( sq, Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë, PD or PDSH) is a conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013. The Democratic Party of Albania was founded ...

. She was born on 24 February 1971 and graduated from the

University of Tirana The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of f ...

in Engineering. She later completed her master's degree a
Columbia University
She is a prominent figure of the Democratic Party, being an MP since 2009 for the

Durrës County Durrës County ( sq, Qarku i Durrësit), officially the County of Durrës ( sq, Qarku i Durrësit, italic=unset), is a county in the Northern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the smallest by area and the second most populous of the twe ...

. Prior to that she served as Adviser for the Prime Minister Berisha. During the 2017 elections she was elected for the

Tirana County Tirana County ( sq, Qarku Tiranë, italic=unset), officially the County of Tirana ( sq, Qarku i Tiranës, italic=unset), is a county in the Central Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the tenth largest by area and the most populous of the t ...

. She has served as head of the Committee for Work, Social Issues and Health in the Parliament from 2013 until 2017. During her activity as an MP she focused on providing health services free or with a low payment, women employment and education and training facilities for women. Vokshi is also the chairwoman of the Democratic League of Albanian Women, the

women's wing A women's wing is an organisation affiliated with a political party that consists of that party's female membership or acts to promote women within a party. The organisations take different roles and types, with some giving women the option of join ...

of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vokshi, Albana 1971 births Living people Democratic Party of Albania politicians University of Tirana alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Albanian politicians 21st-century Albanian women politicians Members of the Parliament of Albania Women members of the Parliament of Albania