Government of Kosovo
Government of Kosovo | |
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Albanian: Qeveria e Kosovës Serbian: Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova | |
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Established | 17 February 2008 |
Polity | Kosovo |
Leader | Prime Minister of Kosovo |
Appointed by | President of Kosovo |
Main organ | Cabinet |
Responsible to | Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo |
Headquarters | Government Building, Pristina |
Website | http://www.rks-gov.net |
Constitution and law |
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The Government of Kosovo (Albanian: Qeveria e Kosovës, Serbian: Влада Косова / Vlada Kosova) exercises executive authority in the Republic of Kosovo.[a] It is composed of government ministers, and is led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo. Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and then confirmed by the Assembly.
Albin Kurti is the current Prime Minister of Kosovo. His government, approved by the Assembly and installed on March 22, 2021, consists of Albanians, as well as ministers from Kosovo's ethnic minorities, which include Bosniaks, Romani, Turks and Serbs. Although the government includes representatives of ethnic minorities, it is dominated by the Albanian majority, who have most influence on the decision-making.[1]
Current Cabinet[]
Office | Incumbent | Party | Term started | Term Length | |||
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Prime Minister | Albin Kurti | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
First Deputy Prime Minister | Besnik Bislimi | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz | Guxo | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Deputy Prime Minister | Emilija Redžepi | NDS | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Administration and Local Government | Elbert Krasniqi | IRDK | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Communities and Returns | Goran Rakić | SL | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Defense | Armend Mehaj | Independent | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Infrastructure and Environment | Liburn Aliu | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Ministry of Finance, Labor and Transfers | Hekuran Murati | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Health | Rifat Latifi | Independent | 16 November 2021 | 91 days | |||
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports | Hajrulla Çeku | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Justice | Albulena Haxhiu | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology | Arbërie Nagavci | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Internal Affairs and Public Administration | Xhelal Sveçla | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Economy | Artane Rizvanolli | Independent | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development | Faton Peci | Guxo | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Ministry of Trade, Entrepreneurship and Industry | Rozeta Hajdari | LVV | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
Minister of Rural Development | Fikrim Damka | KDTP | 22 March 2021 | 330 days | |||
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See also[]
Notes and references[]
Notes[]
a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition. |
References[]
- ^ GROWup - Geographical Research On War, Unified Platform. "Ethnicity in Kosovo". ETH Zurich. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Kabineti Qeveritar" [Government Cabinet] (in Albanian). Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links[]
- Official website (in Albanian, English, and Serbian)
- Government of Kosovo
- Executive branches of government
- Parallel structures in Kosovo
- European governments