Erion Braçe (born 2 April 1972) is an

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politician who served as the

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since January 2019 until his suspension in September 2021.

Early life

Erion Braçe was born in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

on 2 April 1972. He completed his studies at 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 ...

’s Faculty of Economy, branching in finance. Braçe worked as a journalist at the

Zëri i Popullit ''Zëri i Popullit'' ( en, Voice of the People) is an Albanian online newspaper. It was the official press organ of the Party of Labour and, later, of the Socialist Party of Albania, but it later ceased print publication and became an independe ...

newspaper between the years 1993–1997 and served as the paper's

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from 1998 to 2007.

Political career

In 1994, Braçe became a member of the Socialist Party's General Steering Committee. Between 1997 and 2001 he was a member of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Privatization. He has been elected as member of the

Albanian Parliament 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 ...

for six legislatures and previously served as Chairman of the Committee on Economy and Finances. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 28 December 2018 and was confirmed by a presidential decree on 4 January 2019 until his suspension in September 2021.

Private life

Braçe is married and has a daughter and a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brace, Erion 1972 births Living people Politicians from Tirana 21st-century Albanian politicians Government ministers of Albania Deputy Prime Ministers of Albania Socialist Party of Albania politicians University of Tirana alumni