President of Albania
24 March 1969 Çorovodë, Skrapar, Albania
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Incumbent
President of Albania Ilir Rexhep Meta (Albanian pronunciation: ; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician who has served as President of Albania since 24 July 2017. Previously he served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. He was Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from 2013 to 2017. Meta also held positions as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Energy. Prior to that, he held the Chairmanship of the Parliamentary Commission of European Integration. Meta founded the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) in 2004. On 28 April 2017, he was elected President of Albania, receiving 87 votes from the 140 Members of Parliament. On 9 June 2021, Meta was formally impeached by the Albanian parliament in a 104 to 7 vote making him the first Albanian president in history to be removed from power.
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