List of the members of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the PPSh

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Founded on November 8, 1941 Communist Party of Albania chose on their party conference in 1948 for the first time a Politburo and a secretary of the Central Committee , who later in Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë renamed Partia e Pune's e Shqipërisë (PPSh).

The general secretary or, since 1954, the first secretary of the PPSh was Enver Hoxha , who determined the politics of Albania until his death in 1985 . The Politburo usually comprised 11 to 13 members and five candidates, while the Central Committee Secretariat usually consisted of four other secretaries in addition to the First Secretary. The elections of the members and candidates took place at the party congresses of the PPSh, which last took place every five years.

Party congresses of the PPSh

  • 1st Party Congress (November 8 to November 22, 1948)
Members: Enver Hoxha , Mehmet Shehu , Hysni Kapo , Beqir Balluku , Gogo Nushi , Spiro Koleka , Tuk Jakova (deposed 1951), Bedri Spahiu
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (General Secretary), Rita Marko , Manush Myftiu (joined 1952)
  • 2nd Party Congress (March 31 to April 7, 1952)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, Beqir Balluku, Gogo Nushi, Spiro Koleka, Liri Belishova
Candidates: Manush Myftiu, Rita Marko, Pilo Peristeri
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (General Secretary), Mehmet Shehu, Manush Myftiu (resigned July 12, 1954), Rita Marko, Josif Pashko , Liri Belishova
  • 3rd Party Congress (May 25 to June 3, 1956)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, Spiro Koleka, Beqir Balluku, Gogo Nushi, Liri Belishova (deposed September 9, 1960), Manush Myftiu, Rita Marko, Ramiz Alia (moved up to Belishova on September 9, 1960)
Candidates: Pilo Peristeri, Haki Toska , Adil Çarçani , Koço Theodhosi , Ramiz Alia, Rrapo Dervishi
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (First Secretary), Haki Toska, Hysni Kapo, Liri Belishova (retired on September 9, 1960), Rita Marko, Ramiz Alia (moved up to Liri Belishova on September 9, 1960)
  • 4th Party Congress (February 13 to February 20, 1961)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, Spiro Koleka, Beqir Balluku, Manush Myftiu, Gogo Nushi, Rita Marko, Adil Çarçani, Haki Toska, Ramiz Alia
Candidates: Pilo Peristeri, Kadri Hazbiu , Koço Theodhosi, Petrit Dume
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (First Secretary), Haki Toska (retired in 1966), Hysni Kapo, Rita Marko, Ramiz Alia
  • 5th Party Congress (November 1 to November 8, 1966)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, Spiro Koleka, Beqir Balluku, Manush Myftiu, Rita Marko, Adil Çarçani, Gogo Nushi, Ramiz Alia, Haki Toska
Candidates: Kadri Hazbiu, Koço Theodhosi, Petrit Dume, Abdyl Këllezi , Pilo Peristeri
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha, Hysni Kapo, Ramiz Alia, Xhafer Spahiu (resigned in November 1970), Haki Toska (moved up to Xhafer Spahiu in November 1970)
  • 6th Party Congress (November 1 to November 7, 1971)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo, Spiro Koleka, Beqir Balluku (deposed July 10, 1974), Manush Myftiu, Rita Marko, Adil Çarçani, Ramiz Alia, Haki Toska, Kadri Hazbiu, Koço Theodhosi (deposed September 1975 ), Abdyl Këllezi (deposed in September 1975), Pali Miska (moved up for Theodhosi in September 1975), Hekuran Isai (moved up for Këllezi in September 1975)
Candidates: Petrit Dume (deposed in July 1974), Pilo Peristeri, Pirro Dodbiba (retired in April 1976), Xhafer Spahiu, Qirjako Mihali (moved up in January 1975), Llambi Gegprifti (moved up in June 1975)
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (First Secretary), Hysni Kapo, Ramiz Alia, Haki Toska, Hekuran Isai (joined June 1975)
  • 7th Party Congress (November 1 to November 7, 1976)
Members: Enver Hoxha, Mehmet Shehu, Hysni Kapo (died on September 23, 1979), Spiro Koleka, Manush Myftiu, Rita Marko, Adil Çarçani, Ramiz Alia, Haki Toska, Kadri Hazbiu, Pali Miska, Hekuran Isai
Candidates: Lenka Çuko , Llambi Gegprifti, Pilo Peristeri, Qirjako Mihali, Simon Stefani
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha, Hysni Kapo (died on September 23, 1979), Ramiz Alia, Hekuran Isai, Prokop Murra (resigned in April 1980), Simon Stefani (joined on May 7, 1979)
  • 8th Party Congress (November 1 to November 7, 1981)
Members: Enver Hoxha (died April 11, 1985), Mehmet Shehu (suicide December 17, 1981), Adil Çarçani, Hajredin Çeliku , Hekuran Isai, Kadri Hazbiu (resigned October 13, 1982), Lenka Çuko, Manush Myftiu, Muho Asllani , Pali Miska, Rita Marko, Ramiz Alia, Simon Stefani
Candidates: Besnik Bekteshi , Foto Çami , Llambi Gegprifti, Prokop Murra, Qirjako Mihali
Secretariat: Enver Hoxha (first secretary, died on April 11, 1985), Ramiz Alia (first secretary, successor to Enver Hoxha on April 13, 1985), Hekuran Isai, Simon Stefani, Vangjel Çerrava (joined in October 1982), Lenka Çuko (joined January 25, 1983), Photo Çami (moved up for Alia as Central Committee Secretary on July 9, 1985)
  • 9th Party Congress (November 3 to November 8, 1986)
Members: Ramiz Alia, Adil Çarçani, Besnik Bekteshi, Foto Çami (retired in December 1990), Hajredin Çeliku (retired in December 1990), Hekuran Isai, Lenka Çuko (retired in December 1990), Manush Myftiu (retired in July 1990), Muho Asllani (retired in December 1990), Pali Miska, Prokop Murra (retired in July 1990), Rita Marko (retired in July 1990), Simon Stefani (retired in December 1990), Kiço Mustaqi (moved up in July 1990), Vangjel Çerrava (moved up in July 1990), Xhelil Gjoni (moved up in July 1990)
Candidates: Kiço Mustaqi, Llambi Gegprifti, Pirro Kondi (retired in December 1990), Qirjako Mihali (retired in December 1990), Vangjel Çerrava
Secretariat: Ramiz Alia (First Secretary), Foto Çami (resigned December 1990), Lenka Çuko (resigned December 1990), Simon Stefani (resigned February 2, 1989), Hajredin Çeliku (joined February 20, 1987, resigned on February 2, 1989), Hekuran Isai (joined February 2, 1989, resigned July 9, 1990)

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