(1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 55) 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
Monika Kryemadhi
(m. 1998)
Children
3
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Ilir Rexhep Meta (Albanian pronunciation:[iliɾmeta]; 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.
Ilir Rexhep Meta (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾmeta]; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July...
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round, the incumbent Chairperson and former Prime Minister of Albania, IlirMeta was elected as the seventh President of Albania with 87 votes. The Opposition...
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served as President of FRESH.[citation needed] Former Prime Minister IlirMeta was also a member of FRESH.[citation needed] In 1992 he entered the Albanian...
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Retrieved 2 August 2015. "IlirMeta, president i ri i Shqipërisë". telegrafi.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017. Ilir Metës si president i Republikës...
of the Republic of Albania which was officially mandated by President IlirMeta on 18 September 2021. Following the 2021 election, the Socialist Party...
over the video resulted in the resignation of the deputy prime minister, IlirMeta. A demonstration was called by parliamentary opposition parties, which...
then elected Prime Minister until November 1999, when he was replaced by IlirMeta. The Parliament adopted the current Constitution on 29 November 1998....
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earthquake epicenter that expressed their condolences to Albanian president IlirMeta. In April 2017, Xhaferi was elected President of the Macedonian parliament...
party, the Socialist Movement for Integration of IlirMeta, in order to retain power. Berisha appointed Meta to the post of Deputy Prime Minister and at the...
Constitutional Court overturned parliament's impeachment of President IlirMeta, opponent of the ruling Socialist Party. Albania is a member state of...
epicentre that expressed their condolences to the Albanian president IlirMeta. In September 2020, Ahmeti testified to prosecutors at the Kosovo Specialist...
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