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Ilir Meta | |
|---|---|
| Ilir Metaj | |
 Meta in 2018 | |
| President of Albania | |
| In office 24 July 2017 – 24 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Bujar Nishani |
| Succeeded by | Bajram Begaj |
| 31st Prime Minister of Albania | |
| In office 29 October 1999 – 29 January 2002 | |
| President | Rexhep Meidani |
| Preceded by | Pandeli Majko |
| Succeeded by | Pandeli Majko |
| 36th Speaker of the Parliament of Albania | |
| In office 10 September 2013 – 24 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jozefina Topalli |
| Succeeded by | Valentina Leskaj (Acting) |
| 47th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 September 2009 – 17 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Sali Berisha |
| Preceded by | Lulzim Basha |
| Succeeded by | Edmond Haxhinasto |
| In office 31 July 2002 – 18 July 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Fatos Nano |
| Preceded by | Arta Dade |
| Succeeded by | Luan Hajdaraga (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 March 1969 Çorovodë, Skrapar, Albania |
| Political party | Freedom Party (2022–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2017–2022) Socialist Movement for Integration (2004–2017) Socialist Party (1990–2004) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
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Ilir Rexhep Meta (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾ meta]; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24 July 2022.[1]
Previously Meta served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and he was Speaker of the Parliament of Albania from 2013 to 2017.[2] He 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. He founded the Socialist Movement for Integration in 2004.
On 28 April 2017, Meta was elected President of Albania, receiving 87 votes from the 140 Members of Parliament.[3] On 9 June 2021, he was formally impeached by the Albanian parliament in a 104 to 7 vote making him the first Albanian president in history to be impeached by parliament.[4] On 16 February 2022 the Constitutional Court of Albania overturned the impeachment and ruled that the accusations against him did not violate the constitution.[5]
- ^ "Ilir Meta zgjidhet president i Shqipërisë". rtsh.al (in Albanian). 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ parlament.al Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania
- ^ "Ilir Meta, president i ri i Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). 28 April 2017.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Albania parliament impeaches President Ilir Meta, removes him from office | DW | 09.06.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Constitutional court overturns impeachment of Albania's president". euronews. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.