Ilir Meta
| Ilir Meta | |
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| 25th Speaker of the Parliament of Albania | |
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Assumed office September 10, 2013 |
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| President | Bujar Nishani |
| Preceded by | Jozefina Topalli |
| 31st Prime Minister of Albania | |
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In office October 29, 1999 – February 22, 2002 |
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| President | Rexhep Meidani |
| Preceded by | Pandeli Majko |
| Succeeded by | Pandeli Majko |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office July 31, 2002 – July 18, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Fatos Nano |
| Preceded by | Arta Dade |
| Succeeded by | Luan Hajdaraga (Acting) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office September 17, 2009 – September 17, 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Sali Berisha |
| Preceded by | Lulzim Basha |
| Succeeded by | Edmond Haxhinasto |
| Personal details | |
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March 24, 1969 Skrapar, Albania |
| Spouse(s) | Monika Kryemadhi |
| Religion | Bektashi Islam |
| Website | lsi |
Ilir Rexhep Meta (born March 24, 1969) is an Albanian politician, who served as the 31st Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010, and he has been Speaker of the Albanian Parliament since 2013. He also held positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, in both left-wing and right-wing governments.
As a member of the Socialist Party of Albania (PS), Meta was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. He subsequently founded the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) in 2004 and continues to lead the party. From 2009 to 2013, the LSI was a member of the governing coalition with the right-wing Democratic Party of Albania. Meta served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy of the Republic of Albania. Prior to that, he held the Chairmanship of the Parliamentary Commission of European Integration.
Following the 2013 parliamentary election, Ilir Meta was elected as Speaker of Parliament on September 10, 2013.
Meta was born in March 24, 1969 in Skrapar. He graduated from the Faculty of Economy, Political Economy branch, of Tirana University, where he also pursued his post-graduate studies.
Ilir Meta has been lecturer at the Economic Faculty of Tirana University. He has also lectured at several renowned universities and academies overseas, including Harvard University, London School of Economics and the European Academy in Berlin.
Ilir Meta speaks Albanian, English and Italian. He is married to Monika Kryemadhi. They have two daughters and a son, Bora, Era and Besar.
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