Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania

The Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania (Albanian: Kryetar i Kuvendit) is the head of the Parliament whose term coincides with the term of the Parliament and they are elected by a vote during the opening session.

Chairperson of Parliament of Albania
Kryetar i Kuvendit të Shqipërisë
Incumbent
Gramoz Ruçi

since 9 September 2017
AppointerParliament
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderXhemal Naipi
Formation1920
Websitewww.parlament.al

If the President is temporarily absent or is out of office, the speaker takes over the functions of the office, as specified by the Constitution.[1][2]

As of 9 September 2017, the Chairperson of the Parliament is Gramoz Ruçi.

Speakers of the Assembly
No. Portrait Name Term in office Party
1   Xhemal Naipi
(1887–1955)
 
29 March 1920 27 May 1920 Unaffiliated
1 month and 28 days
2   Dhimitër Kacimbra
(1875–1950)
 
25 September 1920 15 November 1920 Unaffiliated
1 month and 21 days
3   Pandeli Evangjeli
(1859–1949)
 
9 May 1921 16 July 1921 Unaffiliated
2 months and 7 days
4   Eshref Frashëri
(1874–1938)
 
16 July 1921 30 September 1923 Unaffiliated
2 months and 14 days
  Eshref Frashëri
(1874–1938)
 
21 January 1924 17 April 1924 Unaffiliated
2 months and 27 days
5   Petro Poga
(1850–1944)
 
17 April 1924 17 January 1925 Unaffiliated
9 months
  Eshref Frashëri
(1874–1938)
 
Unaffiliated
  Pandeli Evangjeli
(1859–1949)
 
24 September 1925 15 September 1926 Unaffiliated
11 months and 22 days
6   Kostaq Kotta
(1889–1949)
 
1926 7 June 1928 Unaffiliated
  Pandeli Evangjeli
(1859–1949)
 
25 August 1928 5 March 1930 Unaffiliated
1 year, 6 months and 8 days
  Kostaq Kotta
(1889–1949)
 
20 October 1930 10 February 1937 Unaffiliated
6 years, 3 months and 21 days
  Pandeli Evangjeli
(1859–1949)
 
11 February 1937 12 April 1939 Unaffiliated
2 years, 2 months and 1 day
7   Terenc Toçi
(1880–1945)
 
9 April 1940 23 November 1942 Unaffiliated
2 years, 7 months and 14 days
8   Ernest Koliqi
(1903–1975)
 
23 November 1942 16 May 1943 Unaffiliated
5 months and 23 days
9   Fejzi Alizoti
(1874–1938)
 
16 May 1943 4 August 1943 Unaffiliated
2 months and 19 days
10   Lef Nosi
(1877–1946)
 
18 October 1943 25 October 1943 Unaffiliated
7 days
11   Idhomen Kosturi
(1874–1938)
 
26 October 1943 5 November 1943 Unaffiliated
10 days
12   Mihal Zallari
(1894–1976)
9 November 1943 14 September 1944 Unaffiliated
10 months and 5 days
13   Tuk Jakova
(1914–1959)  
10 January 1946 20 March 1946 Communist Party
2 months and 10 days
14   Ymer Dishnica
(1912–1998)
25 March 1946 12 July 1947 Communist Party
1 year, 3 months and 17 days
15 Manush Myftiu
(1919–1997)
 
12 July 1947 28 June 1950 Communist Party
renamed in 1948 to
Party of Labour
2 years, 11 months and 16 days
16 Teodor Heba
(1914–2001)
28 June 1950 6 June 1951 Party of Labour
11 months and 9 days
17 Mihal Prifti
(1918–1986)
6 June 1951 19 July 1954 Party of Labour
3 years, 1 month and 13 days
18   Gogo Nushi
(1913–1970)
 
19 July 1954 14 November 1956 Party of Labour
2 years, 3 months and 26 days
19 Rita Marko
(1920–2018)
14 November 1956 21 June 1958 Party of Labour
1 year, 7 months and 7 days
20 Medar Shtylla
(1907–1963)
21 June 1958 20 December 1963 Party of Labour
5 years, 5 months and 29 days
21 Lefter Goga
(1921–1997)
 
20 November 1964 10 September 1966 Party of Labour
1 year, 9 months and 21 days
22 Abdyl Këllezi
(1919–1977)
 
10 September 1966 13 January 1969 Party of Labour
2 years, 4 months and 3 days
23 Behar Shtylla
(1918–1994)
13 January 1969 20 November 1970 Party of Labour
1 year, 10 months and 7 days
24 Fadil Paçrami
(1922–2008)
20 November 1970 25 September 1973 Party of Labour
2 years, 10 months and 5 days
25 Iljaz Reka
(1924–1975)
25 September 1973 27 December 1975 Party of Labour
2 years, 3 months and 2 days
26 Ali Manaj
(born 1937)
 
11 February 1976 25 December 1978 Party of Labour
2 years, 10 months and 14 days
27 Simon Stefani
(1929–2000)
 
25 December 1978 22 November 1982 Party of Labour
3 years, 10 months and 28 days
28 Pali Miska
(1931-2008)
22 November 1982 19 February 1987 Party of Labour
4 years, 2 months and 28 days
29 Petro Dode
(born 1924)
19 February 1987 15 April 1991 Party of Labour
4 years, 1 month and 27 days
30 Kastriot Islami
(born 1952)
17 April 1991 6 April 1992 Socialist Party
11 months and 20 days
31 Pjetër Arbnori
(1935–2006)
6 April 1992 24 July 1997 Democratic Party
5 years, 3 months and 18 days
32 Skënder Gjinushi
(born 1949)
24 July 1997 4 September 2001 Social Democratic Party
4 years, 1 month and 11 days
33 Namik Dokle
(born 1946)
4 September 2001 30 April 2002 Socialist Party
7 months and 26 days
34 Servet Pëllumbi
(born 1936)
30 April 2002 3 September 2005 Socialist Party
3 years, 4 months and 4 days
35   Jozefina Topalli
(born 1963)
 
3 September 2005 10 September 2013 Democratic Party
8 years and 7 days
36   Ilir Meta
(born 1969)
 
10 September 2013 24 July 2017 Socialist Movement for Integration
3 years, 10 months and 14 days
37 Gramoz Ruçi
(born 1951)
 
9 September 2017 Incumbent Socialist Party
7 years, 1 month and 20 days

References

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  1. Dervishi, Kastriot (2006). Historia e Shtetit Shqiptar 1912-2005. Tiranë: Shtëpia Botuese "55". p. 955. ISBN 9994379933. OCLC 731509575.
  2. "KUSHTETUTA E REPUBLIKËS SË SHQIPËRISË" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. Article 94.