The Deputy Prime Minister of Albania ( sq, Zëvendëskryeministri i Shqipërise), officially styled the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania ( sq, Zëvendëskryeministri i Republikës së Shqipërisë), is the deputy

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Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. In the absence of the

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, the deputy prime minister takes over the functions of chairman of the council of ministers. The office is the second senior minister of the cabinet in the executive branch of the

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in the

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in the Republic of Albania. Although

has always had a Deputy Prime Minister since its independence in 1912. A

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

may choose not to appoint a Deputy Prime Minister. As of the Constitution of Albania, the

President of Albania The president of Albania ( sq, Presidenti i Shqipërisë), officially styled the President of the Republic of Albania ( sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Shqipërisë), is the head of state, commander-in-chief of the military and the representa ...

appoints the Deputy Prime Minister and swears before the starting duties in front of the President. The Deputy Prime Minister can take the position of the acting Prime Minister, when the Prime Minister is temporarily absent or incapable of exercising its

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. The Deputy Prime Minister is often asked to succeed to the Prime Minister's term of office, following the Prime Minister's sudden death or unexpected resignation. However, that is not necessarily mandated by the Constitution of the nation.

Officeholders (1912–present)

Since the inception of the Fourth Republic, nineteen individuals have occupied the post. The shortest-serving deputy premier was

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 ...

, lasting for 2 months between 22 December 1990 and 22 February 1991. The longest-serving Deputy Prime Minister was

Niko Peleshi Niko Aleks Peleshi (born 11 November 1970 in Korçë) is an Albanian politician who currently is serving as the Minister of Defence since 31 December 2020. He previously has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania in September 2013. He w ...

, who held the deputy premiership continuously from 15 September 2013 to 22 May 2017. of the officeholders after the

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Politics of Albania

Officeholders (1912–present)

See also

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