Fatmir Mediu (born 21 January 1967, in
Durrës) is an
Albanian conservative politician. He is the current Chairman of the
Republican Party of Albania
The Republican Party of Albania (, PR or PRSH ) is a national-conservative political party in Albania. It currently holds 3 of the 140 seats in the Parliament of Albania, in alliance with the Democratic Party of Albania.
History
The party was fou ...
, and served as
Minister of Defence from September 2005 to March 2008, and Minister of Environment, Forests & Water Administration.
In March 2008, Mediu resigned from his position as Defence Minister following a
military ammunition explosion in
Gërdec
Gërdec is a village in Albania, 11 kilometers north-west of the capital Tirana. It is part of the municipality Vorë. It was the site of the explosions at a military base on 15 March 2008, causing the deaths of 26 people and injuring over 100. , a village outside of
the capital of Albania. The explosion killed 26 people, injured hundreds, and damaged or destroyed over two thousand homes.
He was succeeded by
Gazmend Oketa
Gazmend Oketa (born 14 December 1968 in Durrës District, Albania) is an Albanian politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, as well as Minister of Defence.
Political career
On 12 March 2007, Oketa was named Deputy Prime Ministe ...
.
While Minister of Environment, he quietly oversaw the
2010 Albania floods
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in the Northern regions of the country, largely caused by poor forest management practices,
illegal logging, and heavy rains.
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1967 births
Living people
Albanian politicians
People from Durrës
Government ministers of Albania
Defence ministers of Albania
Environment ministers of Albania
Political party leaders of Albania
21st-century Albanian politicians
Albanian republicans
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