Gent Cakaj

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Cakaj in October 2019

Gent Cakaj (born July 6, 1990 in Pristina , Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ) is an Albanian politician ( PS ). The Kosovar Albanian  has been the deputy head of the Albanian Foreign Ministry since the beginning of 2019 .

biography

Gent Cakaj was born and raised in Pristina, Kosovo. His family is originally from Gjakova, his father Shkëlzen is a recognized scientist in the field of communication technology .

In 2012 he had a Bachelor in Philosophy of the University of Prishtina acquired. In 2015 he obtained a master's degree in political science from the Central European University in Budapest . He also graduated in 2016 a legal bachelor course at a private university in Pristina and 2017 studies ( Research Master ) in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium from.

In January 2018 he was hired by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama as political advisor for European integration and foreign policy. He also acted as Albania's national coordinator for the Western Balkans economic area . In June 2018 he was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister under Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati in the Rama II government cabinet.

In a government reshuffle in January 2019, Cakaj should take over from Bushati. However, President Ilir Meta refused to confirm Cakaj's appointment. The young Kosovar lacks credibility and experience in politics, diplomacy and administration. There were also differences in Kosovo politics. Ilir Meta himself was only four years older when he was appointed Foreign Minister in 2002, but at that time already had experience as Prime Minister .

As a result, Rama took over the office of foreign minister and on January 23, immediately after his confirmation, transferred the leadership of the foreign ministry to his deputy Cakaj. Rama publicly stated that he was only acting de jure as foreign minister. In addition to Cakaj, Education Minister Besa Shahini also comes from Kosovo.

In the Albanian and German-speaking media, Cakaj is regularly referred to as the “Albanian Foreign Minister”.

In Albanian foreign policy, 2019 was marked by the failure to start accession negotiations with the European Union , which had long been expected. Albania will assume the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Gent Cakaj  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual proof

  1. ↑ a b c Minister. In: Ministria per Evropen dhe Punet e Jashtme. Retrieved November 1, 2019 ( Acting Minister section ).
  2. ↑ Ismet Sylejmani: Hasan Prishtina dhe Gent Cakaj. In: Epoka e Re. January 5, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 (Albanian).
  3. ↑ a b Opinion - Ministri i jashtëm Gent Cakaj! In: TV Klan. April 24, 2019, accessed November 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Ministri i Jashtëm Gent Cakaj, i biri i një shkencëtari mendjendritur. In: Tirana Today. December 29, 2018, accessed November 3, 2019 (Albanian).
  5. ↑ Gjergj Erebara: Rama Declares Himself Albania's Temporary Foreign Minister. In: Balkan Insight. January 14, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ PM Rama hands over foreign ministry to deputy minister. In: Tirana Times. January 22, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Ani Ruci, Bekim Shehu, Anila Shuka: Albania wants open borders in the region. In: Deutsche Welle. January 16, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Balkan Schengen: Without Kosovo there is no Albania either | nex24.news. In: NEX24. October 23, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Adelheid Wölfl: In the Balkans people only shake their heads at Paris. In: the standard. October 16, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Albania's OSCE Chairmanship to focus on "Implementing OSCE commitments, together", Acting Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Gent Cakaj tells Permanent Council | OSCE. In: osce.org. July 11, 2019, accessed November 1, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Cakaj, Ghent
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Albanian politician (PS)
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Pristina , Yugoslavia