Niko Aleks Peleshi (born 11 November 1970 in

Korçë Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of . It stands on a plateau som ...

) is an

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n politician who currently is serving as the

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since 31 December 2020. He previously has served as the

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in September 2013. He was Prefect of Korçë from 2004 to 2005 and Mayor of Korçë from 2007 to 2012. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Presidency of the

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. Since 2019 he's been an official deputy.

Biography

He is married to Amarda Peleshi and has three children. He graduated with honours in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Tirana and was awarded the title of Electronic Engineer. In 1989 he completed secondary education with honours in Korçë, at

Raqi Qirinxhi High School Raqi Qirinxhi High School (in Albanian Shkolla e mesme Raqi Qirinxhi) is a three-year public high school in the town of '' Korça'', Albania. It is one of the few schools in Albania where in some of the classes students learn French as first langu ...

. Peleshi worked for several years in the private business sector in the city of Korçë and was head of the Korçë Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2001 to 2004. His political career started in October 2004 when he was appointed Prefect of Korça Region. He stayed in office for one year. In 2005 he was elected Chair of Korçë

Branch. In the local elections of February 2007 he was elected Mayor of Korçë, to be reconfirmed in this office in the 2011 local elections. He is a member of the Socialist Party Chairmanship since 2012. In 2013 he became a full of the Monitoring Committee of the

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. He has good knowledge of

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and

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Personal website

Official Website of the Albanian Council of Ministers
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