Astrit Patozi (born 22 July 1964 in

Kavajë Kavajë ( , sq-definite, Kavaja) is a municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. It borders Durrës to the north , Tiranë to the east and Rrogozhinë to the south . To the west lies the Adriati ...

) is an Albanian politician and former 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 ...

. As one of the closest associates of former prime minister

Sali Berisha Sali Ram Berisha (; born 15 October 1944) is an Albanian conservative politician and former cardiologist who served as the second President of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and Prime Minister from 2005 to 2013. He is also the current chairman of ...

, he served as deputy leader of the

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and also as head of its parliamentary group. On 23 April 2019, he became the coordinator of the newly born political party on the center-right of the Albanian political scene, Democratic Conviction.

Career as a journalist

* 1992-1995: Worked at the Albanian Telegraphic Agency and later Newspaper ''"Rilindja" und "olti".'' * 1995-1997: Editor-in-chief of Newspaper ''"Albania"''. * 1997-2005: Editor-in-chief of Newspaper ''"

Rilindja Demokratike ''Rilindja Demokratike'' ( en, Democratic Rebirth and short RD) is an Albanian newspaper founded and continuously published in Tirana. Rilindja Demokratike is the official newspaper of the Democratic Party of Albania. Its chief editor is Bledi Ka ...

"''.

Career as a politician

* 1997–present : Member of the democratic Party's National Council. * 2002–present : Member of the Democratic Party's Directorate. * 2005-2007: Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission. * 2006: Commission Head for the inquiry to prosecute Theodori Sollaku, then Albania's Prosecutor General. * 2007-2009: Head of the Democratic Party's Parliamentary Group. * 2019- continuing coordinator of Democratic Conviction Party of Albania

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