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Niko Peleshi

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Niko Peleshi
MP
Peleshi in 2023
Member of the Albanian Parliament
for Korça
Assumed office
25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)
35th Defence Minister of Albania
In office
4 January 2021 (2021-01-04) – 30 July 2024
PresidentIlir Meta
Bajram Begaj
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byOlta Xhaçka
Succeeded byPirro Vengu
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) – 5 January 2019 (2019-01-05)
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byEdmond Panariti
Succeeded byBledi Çuçi
Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
In office
15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) – 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byMyqerem Tafaj
Succeeded byLedina Mandia
Mayor of Korçë
In office
18 February 2007 (2007-02-18) – 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)
Prime MinisterSali Berisha
Preceded byRobert Damo
Succeeded bySotiraq Filo
Personal details
Born (1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53)
Korçë, Albania
Political partySocialist
Alma materPolytechnic University of Tirana
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Niko Aleks Peleshi (born 11 November 1970) is an Albanian politician who is serving as the Minister of Defence since 31 December 2020. He previously has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania in September 2013.[citation needed] He was Prefect of Korçë from 2004[1] to 2005 and Mayor of Korçë[2] from 2007 to 2012. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Party. He's been an official deputy since 2019.

Biography

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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 honors in Korçë, at Raqi Qirinxhi High School.

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 Socialist Party 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 Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.

He is proficient in English and German.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Albanian premier appoints new deputy ministers". Korrieri. 25 October 2004.
  2. ^ "Korçë: Bashkia e parë, që me hua tregtare, financon projektet e infrastrukturës". TRT Shqip. Turkish Radio and Television Corporation. 16 September 2010.
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