Cabinet Rama II
The Rama II cabinet is the 14th government cabinet of the Republic of Albania . Together with the office of Deputy Prime Minister, the two ministries of state and a total of eleven departments, seven of the 14 offices formed are held by women. It is therefore the government cabinet with the highest proportion of women in Albania's history and one of the highest proportions of women in Europe. (For comparison: the Swedish government at the time (2014-2018) also had exactly 50% women.)
On September 9, 2017, the new cabinet of Edi Rama ( PS ) was decreed by President Ilir Meta after Rama's government proposal was accepted by a parliamentary majority. On September 13, 2017, the government was officially sworn in in the presidential office.
prehistory
The Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (PS) under its chairman Edi Rama won the parliamentary election on June 25, 2017 . Compared to 2013 , it was able to increase its share of the vote by almost seven percentage points and thus achieved 48.34% of the votes. This is the highest percentage of votes in the history of the Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë. In Kuvendi i Shqipërisë , the PS will be able to occupy 74 of the 140 seats and will consequently not be dependent on any coalition partners in forming a government. This was still different in 2013, when she had to form a coalition with the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) for a parliamentary majority .
The election was preceded by a difficult political crisis when the opposition Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (PD) boycotted parliament for 90 days, held a permanent strike in front of the Prime Minister's office and then wanted to boycott the parliamentary elections. After long negotiations between the government and the opposition - which were also initiated by various embassy delegations in Tirana and Albania's international partners - Prime Minister Edi Rama and opposition leader Lulzim Basha agreed on a package of measures in mid-May 2017. One point provided for key ministries to be staffed with non-party administrators so that the parliamentary elections could run smoothly. This was a demand from the PD, which feared that the PS and its coalition partner, the LSI, would commit falsifications and manipulations during the election.
Personnel composition 2017–2021
The cabinet consists of 13 ministers and two state ministers, including seven women, including the chairman.
A little more than a year after the swearing-in, there was a first change. Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj , who critics had long accused of being close to organized crime, resigned and was replaced by Sander Lleshi . After a period of prolonged student protests, eight ministers were replaced and another ministry was created in December 2018. The ministers who were dismissed included Deputy Prime Minister Senida Mesi , Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati , Education Minister Lindita Nikolla , Finance Minister Arben Ahmetaj and Culture Minister Mirela Kumbaro . Rama explained the change in view of the upcoming local elections in June 2019. The appointment of Gent Cakaj as foreign minister met with opposition: President Ilir Meta refused to confirm Cakaj because the young Kosovar lacks credibility. As a result, Rama took over the office of foreign minister and, immediately after his confirmation, handed over the leadership of the foreign ministry to his deputy Cakaj. In December 2019, Arben Ahmetaj returned to the cabinet with the newly created function of Minister of State for Reconstruction to deal with the aftermath of the November 26th earthquake .
| logo | Office or Ministry | image | Surname | Political party |
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Prime Minister of Albania Kryeministri i Shqipërisë |
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Edi Rama | PS |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Albania Zëvendëskryeministri i Shqipërisë |
Senida Mesi (until December 2018) | PS | |
| Erion Braçe (since December 2018) | PS | |||
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Minister of the Interior Ministri i Punëve të Brendshme |
Fatmir Xhafaj (until October 2018) | PS | |
| Sander Lleshi (since November 2018) | PS | |||
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Foreign Minister Ministri i Punëve të Jashtme |
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Ditmir Bushati (until December 2018) | PS |
| Edi Rama (since December 2018);
Deputy: Gent Cakaj (since January 2019) |
PS | |||
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Defense Minister Ministrja e Mbrojtjes |
Olta Xhaçka | PS | |
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Minister of Justice Ministrja e Drejtësisë |
Etilda Gjonaj | PS | |
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Minister of Culture Ministrja e Kulturës |
Mirela Kumbaro (until December 2018) | PS | |
| Elva Margariti (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister of Finance, Economy, Labor and Social Welfare Ministri i Financave, Ekonomisë, Punës dhe Mirëqenies Sociale |
Arben Ahmetaj (until December 2018) | PS | ||
| Anila Denaj (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister for Education, Sport and Youth Ministrja e Arsimit, Sportit dhe Rinisë |
Lindita Nikolla (until December 2018) | PS | ||
| Besa Shahini (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare Ministrja e Shëndetësisë dhe Kujdesit Social |
Ogerta Manastirliu | PS | ||
| Minister for Infrastructure and Energy Ministri i Infrastrukturës dhe Energjisë |
Damian Gjiknuri (until December 2018) | PS | ||
| Belinda Balluku (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministri i Bujqësisë dhe Zhvillimit Rural |
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Niko Peleshi (until December 2018) | PS | |
| Bledi Çuçi (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister for Tourism and Environment Ministri i Turizmit dhe Mjedisit |
Blendi Klosi | PS | ||
| Minister of State for Diaspora Ministri i shtetit për diasporën |
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Pandeli Majko | PS | |
| Minister of State for Entrepreneurs Ministri i shtetit për sipërmarrësit |
Sonila Qato (until December 2018) | PS | ||
| Eduard Shalsi (since December 2018) | PS | |||
| Minister for Relations with the Parliament Ministrja për Marrëdhënien me Parlamentin |
Elisa Spiropali (since December 2018) | PS | ||
| Minister of State for Reconstruction Ministri i shtetit për rindërtim |
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Arben Ahmetaj (since December 2019) | PS |
Trivia
Without counting the office of prime minister, exactly half of the cabinet members are women. The average age of the government when he took office was exactly 45 years. Six out of 15 government members have a bachelor's degree, five have a master's degree, three have a doctorate, and one government member is still a doctorate.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree No. 10599 convening an extraordinary session of parliament. President.al, August 29, 2017, accessed September 13, 2017 (Albanian).
- ↑ Decree No. 10603 appointing Edi Rama as Prime Minister. President.al, September 9, 2017, accessed September 13, 2017 (Albanian).
- ↑ Decree No. 10604 appointing the new government cabinet. President.al, September 10, 2017, accessed September 13, 2017 (Albanian).
- ↑ "Rama 2" betohet në PRESIDENCE. Shtrëngim duarsh Rama meta. Top Channel , September 13, 2017, accessed April 22, 2019 (Albanian).
- ^ Albania's Interior Minister Fatmir Xhafaj resigns. In: Tirana Times. October 27, 2018, accessed November 25, 2018 .
- ↑ "Bibilushi" emërohet zv / kryeministër. In: Sprint.al. December 28, 2018, Retrieved December 28, 2018 (Albanian).
- ^ Albania's PM makes Cabinet reshuffle after student protest. In: AP News. December 28, 2018, accessed April 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Gjergj Erebara: Rama Declares Himself Albania's Temporary Foreign Minister. In: Balkan Insight. January 14, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
- ↑ PM Rama hands over foreign ministry to deputy minister. In: Tirana Times. January 22, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 .
- ^ Srdjan Govedarica: After earthquake: Albania hopes for the donor conference. In: tagesschau.de. February 17, 2020, accessed February 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Arben Ahmetaj, Ministër i Shtetit për Rindërtim. In: RTSH. December 13, 2019, accessed February 17, 2020 (Albanian).