Ministry of Justice
Ministria e Drejtësisë
Department overview
Formed4 December 1912; 111 years ago (1912-12-04)
JurisdictionGovernment of Albania
HeadquartersZogu I Boulevard 17, 1016 Tirana, Albania
Minister responsible
Websitedrejtesia.gov.al

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.

The current Minister of Justice is Ulsi Manja since 2 September 2021.[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]

Reorganization

Since the establishment of the institution, the Ministry of Justice has undergone several administrative changes to its organizational structure. When a new department was formed, it often merged with the ministry thus expanding its role, subsequently leading to the name of the ministry being changed. If that department later broke off as a separate ministry or was dissolved, the ministry reverted to its original name.[a][b]

Subordinate institutions

Officeholders (1912–present)

No. Name
Term in office
1 Petro Poga 4 December 1912 22 January 1914
2 Mufid Libohova 14 March 1914 3 September 1914
3 Sali Toro 5 October 1914 27 January 1916
* Petro Poga[c] 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 Hysen Vrioni 24 December 1921 12 May 1923
10 Milto Tutulani 12 May 1923 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
* Ilias Vrioni[d] 24 October 1927 10 May 1928
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 17 January 1933 16 October 1935
* Mehdi Frashëri[e] 21 October 1935 7 November 1936
16 Thoma Orologa 9 November 1936 12 April 1938
17 Faik Shatku 31 May 1938 7 April 1939
* Xhafer Ypi[f] 21 October 1935 7 November 1936
– Xhafer Ypi 21 April 1939 3 December 1941
18 Hasan Dosti 3 December 1941 7 May 1942
19 Mustafa Merlika-Kruja 7 May 1942 4 January 1943
20 Andon Kosmaçi 18 January 1943 11 February 1943
* Javer Hurshiti[g] 12 February 1943 28 April 1943
– Andon Kosmaçi 11 May 1943 10 September 1943
21 Rrok Kolaj 5 November 1943 16 June 1944
* Manol Konomi[h][./Ministry_of_Justice_(Albania)#cite_note-fn8-10 [lower-alpha 8]] 28 May 1944 23 October 1944
* Eqrem Vlora[i] 18 July 1944 28 August 1944
– Rrok Kolaj 6 September 1944 25 October 1944
22 Manol Konomi[j] 23 October 1944 5 March 1951
23 Bilbil Klosi 6 September 1951 13 September 1966
The ministry as an institution was absent from 13 September 1966 until 8 May 1990
24 Enver Halili 8 May 1990 21 February 1991
25 Dashamir Kore 22 February 1991 10 May 1991
26 Fatmir Zaloshnja 11 May 1991 4 June 1991
27 Shefqet Muçi 11 June 1991 6 December 1991
28 Kudret Çela 18 December 1991 3 December 1994
29 Hektor Frashëri 4 December 1994 10 July 1996
30 Kristofor Peçi 11 July 1996 1 March 1997
31 Spartak Ngjela 11 March 1997 24 July 1997
32 Thimjo Kondi 25 July 1997 4 June 1999
33 Ilir Panda 4 June 1999 8 July 2000
34 Arben Imami 8 July 2000 6 September 2001
35 Sokol Nako 6 September 2001 29 January 2002
36 Spiro Peçi 22 February 2002 29 December 2003
37 Fatmir Xhafaj 29 December 2003 10 September 2005
38 Aldo Bumçi 11 September 2005 20 March 2007
39 Ilir Rusmali 20 March 2007 24 November 2007
40 Enkelejd Alibeaj 24 November 2007 17 September 2009
41 Bujar Nishani 17 September 2009 21 April 2011
42 Eduard Halimi 21 July 2011 15 September 2013
43 Nasip Naço 15 September 2013 9 November 2015
44 Ylli Manjani 13 November 2015 31 January 2017
45 Petrit Vasili 3 February 2017 21 May 2017
46 Gazment Bardhi 22 May 2017 17 August 2017
47 Etilda Gjonaj 13 September 2017 18 September 2021
48 Ulsi Manja 18 September 2021 Incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The title "Substitutive" (gheg albanian: Zavëndësisht), often using the acronym "Zav.", references to the temporary exercise of duty by an official who was not formally appointed by the prime minister but occupied the interim role of the vacant minister. These officials are labeled in the list with an asterisk.
  2. ^ During the period of the Republic (1925–1928), the minister of justice served the de facto role of prime minister.
  3. ^ Petro Poga served as a delegate from 1918 to 1920.
  4. ^ Ilias Vrioni was a substitutive minister from 1927 to 1928.
  5. ^ Mehdi Frashëri was a substitutive minister from 1935 to 1936.
  6. ^ Xhafer Ypi was member in charge of justice from 8–12 April, 1938.
  7. ^ Javer Hurshiti was a substitutive minister from 12 February – 28 April, 1943.
  8. ^ Manol Konomi was member in charge of justice affairs representing the Anti-Fascist National Liberation Council from 28 May – 23 October, 1944.
  9. ^ Eqrem Vlora was a substitutive minister serving in the Dine Cabinet.
  10. ^ The quisling Biçaku Government served until October 25, 1944, while the first Hoxha Government, otherwise known as the "Democratic Government of Albania" (a precursor of the Anti-Fascist National Liberation Council) which was a provisional shadow government, started its term two days prior, on October 23.

References

  1. ^ "Etilda Gjonaj". www.drejtesia.gov.al. Archived from the original on 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. ^ a b 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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