Albania’s Berisha makes government changes

13/03/2007

TIRANA, Albania – Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Monday (March 12th) that he made changes in the Democratic Party (DP)-led coalition government, in a bid to boost the pace of reforms. The post of deputy prime minister, held by Ilir Rusmajli, is going to Gazmend Oketa. Rusmajli replaces Aldo Bumci as justice minister. Bujar Nishani is the new interior minister, succeeding Sokol Olldashi, who resigned to run for mayor of Tirana last month. Majlinda Bregu replaces Arenca Trashani as European integration minister, Ylli Pango takes over the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports from Bujar Leskaj, and Nard Ndoka replaces Maksim Cikuli as health minister. The changes require the approval of President Alfred Moisiu and Parliament. (Albanian News,

Kabineti I ri qeveritar, Berisha prezanton emrat

• Pak me pare kryeministri I vendit, Sali Berisha ka bere publike, emrat e rinj te qeverise. Sipas Berishes, kabineti I ri qeveritar eshte zgjedhur pas konsultimesh te gjera

Ai beri te ditur se keta emra I jane nisur Presidentit te vendit, dhe me pas do t’I kalohen per miratim parlamentit. Pasi ka prezantuar emrat Berisha ka bere nje falenderim per ministrat te cilet do te lene detyren ne momentin e emerimit te ministareve te rinj. Berisha tha gjithashtu se nuk mund te bente qortime ne adrese te ministrave te cilet po largohen nga postet e tyre.

Emrat e rinj te kabinetit qeveritar jane:

Ilir Rusmali – Minister I Drejtesise post te cilin deri tani e mbante Aldo Bumci (Rusmajli deri tani ka mbajtur postin e zv/kryeministrit)

Majlinda Bregu - Ministre e Integrimit dhe zëdhënëse e Keshillit te Ministrave post te cilin deri tani e mbante Arenca Trashani (sipas Berishes, Bregu ajo ka te gjitha cilesite dhe dhuntite per te permbushur njekohesisht te dyja keto detyra)

Ylli Pango - Ministër i Kulturës dhe Turizmit post te cilin deri tani e mbante Bujar Leskaj.

Gazmend Oketa – Zv/kryeministër post te cilin deri tani e mbante Ilir Rusmajli (Deri tani Oketa ka qene zevendes I Partise Demokratike)

Nard Ndoka - Ministër i Shëndetësisë post te cilin deri tani e mbante Maksim Cikuli

Bujar Nishani - Ministër i Brendshëm post te cilin deri tani e mbante Sokol Olldashi, I cili dha doreheqjen per te kandiduar per postin e kryebashkiakut te Tiranes.

Background von Ylli Pango

He is a person from the Soros Foundation: ypango@xshall.soros.al

1997-99 Head of Leading Committee of Albanian State Radio Television
1999-ongoing Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences - University of Tirana
2002 Political counsellor of the President of Republic of Albania

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