Fatmir Mediu (born 21 January 1967, in

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of ...

) is an

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n conservative politician. He is the current Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania, and served as

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

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 Minister ...

. While Minister of Environment, he quietly oversaw the

2010 Albania floods 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

in the Northern regions of the country, largely caused by poor forest management practices,

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, and heavy rains.

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