Gazment Bardhi | |
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46th Justice Minister of Albania | |
In office 22 May 2017 – 11 September 2017 | |
Preceded by | Petrit Vasili |
Succeeded by | Etilda Gjonaj |
General Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
In office 19 January 2019 – 9 September 2023 | |
Member of the Assembly of Albania | |
Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kavajë, Albania | July 6, 1986
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Gazment Bardhi (born 6 July 1986) is an Albanian lawyer and politician who formerly served as Albania's Minister of Justice in 2017.[1] A noted legal expert in Albanian politics,[2] he played an important role in the drafting of the much debated Vetting Law, one of the key components of the country's judicial reform process.[3] On January 19, 2019 Bardhi was elected as General Secretary of the Democratic Party, defeating his opponent Dorjan Teliti by a vote of 277–44.[4] Two years later, he was elected member of the assembly on September 10, 2021 to serve in the 31st legislature, representing the Democratic Party in Elbasan.[5] He was expelled from the Democratic Party on September 10, 2023[6] and in that same month, joined Sali Berisha's rival faction.