Petro Dode (born 17 April 1924, date of death unknown) was an Albanian politician. He served as

Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

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 a ...

from 19 February 1987 to 17 April 1990. Dode was a party functionary. He authored technical and political books, such as: ''20 Vjet Shqipëri socialiste'' (20 years of Socialist Albania) in 1964, ''Revizionizmi jugosllav dhe pasojat e tij në ekonominë bujqësore të Jugosllavisë'' (Yugoslav revisionism and its effects on the Yugoslav agricultural economy) of 1962, and ''Probleme të planifikimit dhe të zhvillimit ekonomisë bujqësore në RPSH'' (Topics on planning and agricultural economy development in the PSR of Albania) of 1965. In addition, he was also first candidate of the Central Committee (CC) of the

Labour Party of Albania The Party of Labour of Albania ( sq, Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë, PPSh), sometimes referred to as the Albanian Workers' Party (AWP), was the ruling and sole legal party of Albania during the communist period (1945–1991). It was founded on ...

(PPSh).The Albanian Communist Party From Its Foundation Up To Its Fourth Congress (9. Dezember 1960)
In 1966, he was first-deputy of the People's Assembly (Alb: ''Kuvendi Popullor''). Dode was member of the parliament from the sixth to the end of the eleventh legislative term ending in 1991. After the demise of

Abdyl Këllezi Abdyl Këllezi (20 August 1919 – 17 May 1977) was an Albanian politician of the Communist era. He served as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from 10 September 1966 to 13 January 1969. Life and activity Këllezi was bor ...

, he succeeded on 1 September 1975 as Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister

Mehmet Shehu Mehmet Ismail Shehu (January 10, 1913 – December 18, 1981) was an Albanian communist politician who served as the 23rd Prime Minister of Albania from 1954 to 1981. As an acknowledged military tactician, without whose leadership the communist p ...

, position he held until January 14, 1982. At the same time, on 1 September 1975, Dode also succeeded Këllezi as Chairman of the State Planning Commission until 23 November 1982. He was succeeded by

Harilla Papajorgji Harilla Papajorgji (11.10.1933 - 7.9.2019) was an Albanian Politician, Professor of Economics and Statesman. He served as Chairman of thState Planning Commissionfrom 1982 to 1985, member of People's Assembly from 1982 to 1987 and Vice Director ...

as Chairman of the State Planning Commission in the Çarçani II Government. On February 19, 1987, he was elected President of the People's Assembly of the

People's Socialist Republic of Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

, position previously held by

Pali Miska Pali Miska (19 May 1931 – September 2009) was an Albanian politician of the Communist Era. He served as Chairman of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania from 22 November 1982 to 19 February 1987. Miska was first as a party functionary in ...

. He held this position until 17 April 1990 and was therefore the last officeholder of the position of President of the People's Assembly of the People's Republic of Albania.

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