Ministry of Justice (Albania)

The Ministry of Justice (Albanian: Ministria e Drejtësisë) is a department of the Albanian Government, responsible for the implementation of government justice policy, the Albanian legal system in the Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law as well as matters relating to democratic issues, human rights, integration and minority issues and metropolitan affairs.

Ministry of Justice
Ministria e Drejtësisë
Department overview
Formed4 December 1912
JurisdictionGovernment of Albania
HeadquartersZogu I Boulevard 17, 1016 Tirana, Albania
Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current Minister of Justice is Etilda Gjonaj.[1]

History

The Ministry of Justice was one of the original ministries created following the Independence of Albania in 1912.

From 1968 to 1989, the ministry was closed.[2] It reopened as part of a series of reforms during the fall of communism in Albania.[2]

Subordiante institutions

Officeholders (1912–present)
No. Name
Term in office
1 Petro Poga 4 December 1912 22 January 1914
2 Mufid Libohova 15 March 1914 3 September 1914
3 Sali Toro 5 October 1914 27 January 1916
– Petro Poga 25 December 1918 29 January 1920
4 Hoxha Kadri 30 January 1920 14 November 1920
5 Xhafer Ypi 15 November 1920 1 July 1921
6 Dhimitër Kacimbra 11 July 1921 16 October 1921
7 Koço Tasi 16 October 1921 6 December 1921
– Hoxha Kadri 6 December 1921 12 December 1921
8 Qerim Çelo 12 December 1921 24 December 1921
9 Hysein Vrioni 24 December 1921 2 December 1922
10 Milto Tutulani 2 December 1922 25 February 1924
– Mufid Libohova 3 March 1924 27 May 1924
11 Benedikt Blinishti 30 May 1924 10 June 1924
12 Stavro Vinjau 16 June 1924 24 December 1924
– Mufid Libohova 6 January 1925 31 January 1925
– Petro Poga 1 February 1925 23 September 1925
– Milto Tutulani 28 September 1925 30 July 1926
13 Josif Kedhi 30 July 1926 10 February 1927
– Petro Poga 12 February 1927 20 October 1927
14 Hiqmet Delvina 11 May 1928 5 March 1930
15 Vasil Avrami 6 March 1930 11 April 1931
– Milto Tutulani 20 April 1931 7 December 1932
– Vasil Avrami 11 January 1933 16 October 1935
16 Thoma Orollogai 9 November 1936 12 April 1938
17 Faik Shatku 31 May 1938 7 April 1939
– Xhafer Ypi 21 April 1939 3 December 1941
18 Hasan Dosti 3 December 1941 4 January 1943
19 Anton Kosmaçi 18 January 1943 11 February 1943
20 Rrok Kolaj 5 November 1943 23 October 1944
21 Manol Konomi 23 October 1944 5 March 1951
22 Bilbil Klosi 5 March 1951 13 September 1966
23 Enver Halili 8 May 1990 21 February 1991
24 Dashnor Kore 22 February 1991 10 May 1991
25 Fatmir Zaloshnja 11 May 1991 4 June 1991
26 Shefqet Muçi 11 June 1991 6 December 1991
27 Kudret Çela 18 December 1991 3 December 1994
28 Hektor Frashëri 4 December 1994 10 July 1996
29 Kristofor Peçi 11 July 1996 10 March 1997
30 Spartak Ngjela 11 March 1997 24 July 1997
31 Thimio Kondi 25 July 1997 4 June 1999
32 Ilir Panda 4 June 1999 8 July 2000
33 Arben Imami 8 July 2000 6 September 2001
34 Sokol Nako 6 September 2001 29 January 2002
35 Spiro Peçi 22 February 2002 29 December 2003
36 Fatmir Xhafaj 29 December 2003 1 September 2005
37 Aldo Bumçi 11 September 2005 20 March 2007
38 Ilir Rusmali 20 March 2007 24 November 2007
39 Enkelejd Alibeaj 24 November 2007 17 September 2009
40 Bujar Nishani 17 September 2009 21 April 2011
41 Eduard Halimi 21 July 2011 11 September 2013
42 Nasip Naço 15 September 2013 9 November 2015
43 Ylli Manjani 9 November 2015 31 January 2017
44 Petrit Vasili 3 February 2017 21 May 2017
45 Gazment Bardhi 22 May 2017 17 August 2017
46 Etilda Gjonaj 13 September 2017 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Etilda Gjonaj". www.drejtesia.gov.al. Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. Abrahams, Fred C. (2015). Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Albania. New York: New York University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4798-3809-7.


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