Ilir Meta

Who is Ilir Meta?

Ilir Meta is a Albanian politician who was Prime Minister of Albania from 1999 to 2002. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010, and he has been Speaker of the Albanian Parliament since 2013. He also held positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, in both left-wing and right-wing governments.

As a member of the Socialist Party of Albania, Meta was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. He subsequently founded the Socialist Movement for Integration in 2004 and continues to lead the party. From 2009 to 2013, the LSI was a member of the governing coalition with the Democratic Party of Albania.