Edi Rama
Edvin "Edi" Rama (born 4 July 1964[1]) is an Albanian politician, artist and writer. He is also the Prime Minister of Albania since 2013,[2] and the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He was the Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports from 1998 to 2000 and Mayor of Tirana from 2000 to 2011.
Edvin Rama | |
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32nd Prime Minister of Albania | |
Assumed office 15 September 2013 | |
President | Bujar Nishani Ilir Meta Bajram Begaj |
Deputy | Niko Peleshi |
Preceded by | Sali Berisha |
Chairman of the Socialist Party | |
Assumed office 10 October 2005 | |
Preceded by | Fatos Nano |
Mayor of Tirana | |
In office 11 October 2000 – 25 July 2011 | |
Preceded by | Albert Brojka |
Succeeded by | Lulzim Basha |
Personal details | |
Born | Tirana, Albania | 4 July 1964
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | Matilda Makoçi (Divorced) Linda Rama (2010–present) |
Children | Gregor Rama Zaho Rama |
Website | Official website |
Edi Rama Media
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz and Rama in Tirana, Albania, 17 June 2014
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Edi Rama during the 2014 NATO Summit in Newport, UK
President Aleksandar Vučić, Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama stands at the opening of the Open Balkan in Skopje, North Macedonia, 29 July 2021
Rama surveying earthquake damage with an Israel Defense Forces Aid Mission in 2019
Rama at a political campaign rally in Vlore, 2013
Jozsef Toth, Edi Rama, Aleksandar Vucic, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ilham Aliyev, Boyko Borisov, and Berat Albayrak at the 2017 World Petroleum Congress
Rama and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in December 2015
References
- ↑ "Prime Minister Edi Rama: Albania's European Renaissance". Friedl Business Information. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Albania profile". BBC. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.