Prefect (Albania)

The prefects in Albania ( Albanian  prefekt / prefekti ) are representatives of the central government at the level of the twelve Qarqe , the first level of the administrative structure of Albania .

The prefects are appointed by the government and oversee the local Qarqe councils and communities. In addition, they carry out certain local government affairs that have not been assigned to the local authorities, or coordinate between the local offices of the ministries. The prefects are thus the extended arm of the government in the regions.

The function of prefect was first created in 1992. The institution was criticized by local and foreign constitutional lawyers because of its less democratic and centralistic nature. In 2000 the qarqe were created based on the 1998 constitution , which initiated a process of decentralization . In 2002 the law on prefects was enacted, which regulates their tasks, responsibilities and duties, appointment and dismissal as well as cooperation with other authorities.

With prefektura the official seat of the prefect is called today. The previous prefectures were dissolved with the creation of the qarqe.

Qarqe and circles in Albania			Map of the prefectures in Albania
Qark	Circles within the qarks	Seat of the prefecture	No.
Qark Berat	Berat District , Kuçovë District , county Skrapar	Advises	01
Qark Dibra	Bulqizë District , Circle Dibra , Mat District	Peshkopia	02
Qark Durrës	Durrës District , Circle Kruja	Durrës	03
Elbasan Qark	Elbasan District , gramsh district , county Librazhd , peqin district	Elbasan	04th
Qark Fier	District of Fier , District of Lushnja , District of Mallakastra ,	Fier	05
Gjirokastra Qark	District Gjirokastra , Përmet District , Tepelenë District	Gjirokastra	06th
Korça district	District Devoll , Kolonjë District , Korçë District , Pogradec District	Korça	07th
Qark Kukës	Has circle , kukës district , district Tropoja	Kukës	08th
Lezha district	District Kurbin , Lezhë District , Circle Mirdita	Lezha	09
Qark Shkodra	Circle Malësia e Madhe , Pukë District , Shkodër District	Shkodra	10
Tirana County	Kreis Kavaja , Tirana District	Tirana	11
Vlora County	District of Delvina , District of Saranda , District of Vlora	Vlora	12

Web links

• Ligj No. 8927, date July 25, 2002 për Prefektin (Law on Prefects; PDF)
• Ligj No. 8652, datë 31.7.2000 për organizimin dhe funksionimin e qeverisjes vendore (Law on the Organization and Functions of the Government of the Country; PDF; 77 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article 114 of the Albanian Constitution
2. ↑ World Bank (Ed.): Albania: Decentralizaiton in Transition . Volume II: Analytical Report , February 2004 ( PDF, online, 3.5 MB ).
3. ↑ Erika Schläppi, Zdenek Vyborny, Silvana Simaku, Dritan Shutina: Supporting regional development in Northern Albania - Feasibility study . Ed .: Swiss Cooperation and Austrian Development Cooperation. February 23, 2009 ( Word document, 980 kB ). Word document, 980 kB ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Commission of the European Communities: Albania - Report on the Stabilization and Association Process 2004. (PDF; 202 kB) March 2004, accessed on May 7, 2011 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Rudina Toto: Decentralization and Analysis of Government Functions: National, Regional and Local - Draft Report . October 20, 2009 ( PDF, online ). PDF, online ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Dhimitër Doka, Eqerem Yzeiri: Basic features of the spatial structure of Albania . In: Peter Jordan, Karl Kaser, Walter Lukan, Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers, Holm Sundhaussen (eds.): Österreichische Osthefte . Volume 45, issue 1/2. Peter Lang, 2003, ISSN  0029-9375 , p. 21 .