Edmond Haxhinasto

Edmond Haxhinasto
Edmond Haxhinasto
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 September 2013 -
Preceded by Sokol Olldashi
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office
23 May 2012  27 June 2012
Preceded by William Hague
Succeeded by Edmond Panariti
Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
In office
17 January 2011  4 April 2013
Preceded by Ilir Meta
Succeeded by Myqerem Tafaj
65th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
16 September 2010  27 June 2012
Preceded by Ilir Meta
Succeeded by Edmond Panariti
Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy
In office
27 June 2012  4 April 2013
Succeeded by Florjon Mima
Personal details
Born Edmond Haxhinasto
6 November 1966
Tirana, People's Republic of Albania (now Albania)
Nationality Albanian
Political party LSI
Alma mater University of Tirana

Edmond Haxhinasto (born 16 November 1966) is an Albanian politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from 2011 to 2013.

Early life and education

Edmond Haxhinasto was born in Tirana on the 16 November 1966. Haxhinasto graduated from the University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology, English Chair in 1989 with a Diploma in English. His postgraduate education includes a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the International Executive Center, Brdo, Slovenia in 1996. In 2000, he completed a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Career

After a brief engagement in educational and national youth organizations, worked as Head of Foreign Relations at the Parliament of the Republic of Albania from September 1991 to July 1992. From 1993 to 1997 was engaged in the private sector. From August 1997- July 1999 served at the Office of the Prime Minister as Head of Coordination Department. He was also Government Representative for the Emergency Management Group set up to manage the situation of Kosovan refugees in Albania. In 1998, was Chair of the Anti-Corruption Monitoring Group in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Government’s plan to combat corruption in Albania.

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