# Ministry of Public Works (Albania)

The Ministry of Public Works (Albanian: Ministria e Punëve Botore or Ministria e Punëve Publike) was a department of the Albanian government in the early beginnings of the newly formed Albanian State. Established as an institution since the first provisional government of Ismail Qemali, on December 4, 1912, the ministry would play an important role in later governments and continued to function even after the war until it was broken up into several ministries, starting with the Hoxha III Cabinet. Its status would briefly reemerge in 1996 during the Meksi II Government and lasting until 2002. The ministry was tasked with supervising construction projects, the maintenance of roads, bridges, state buildings and general utilities infrastructure.

## Officeholders (1912–1953)

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office |
| Ministrat e Punëve Botore (1912–1953) ||||
| 1 | Mid'hat Frashëri | 4 December 1912 | 30 March 1913 |
| 2 | Pandeli Cale | 30 March 1913 | 22 January 1914 |
| 3 | Prenk Bib Doda | 14 March 1914 | 20 May 1914 |
| – | Mid'hat Frashëri | 28 May 1914 | 3 September 1914 |
| 4 | Aziz Vrioni | 5 October 1914 | 27 January 1916 |
| * | Sami Vrioni | 25 December 1918 | 29 January 1920 |
| * | Eshref Frashëri | 30 January 1920 | 14 November 1920 |
| 5 | Mehdi Frashëri | 11 July 1921 | 16 October 1921 |
| 6 | Zija Dibra | 16 October 1921 | 6 December 1921 |
| 7 | Koço Tasi | 6 December 1921 | 6 December 1921 |
| 8 | Haki Tefiku | 7 December 1921 | 12 December 1921 |
| 9 | Kostaq Paftali | 12 December 1921 | 24 December 1921 |
| 10 | Spiro Jorgo Koleka | 24 December 1921 | 30 May 1923 |
| 11 | Sejfi Vllamasi | 30 May 1923 | 25 February 1924 |
| 12 | Kostaq Kotta | 3 March 1924 | 10 June 1924 |
| 13 | Qazim Koculi | 16 June 1924 | 24 December 1924 |
| – | Kostaq Kotta | 6 January 1925 | 23 September 1925 |
| 14 | Musa Juka | 28 September 1925 | 20 October 1927 |
| 15 | Hil Mosi | 16 November 1927 | 10 May 1928 |
| 16 | Salih Vuçitërni | 11 May 1928 | 5 March 1930 |
| 17 | Izet Dibra | 16 March 1930 | 7 December 1932 |
| 18 | Sandër Saraçi | 11 January 1933 | 18 June 1935 |
| 19 | Ndoc Naraçi | 21 October 1935 | 7 November 1936 |
| – | Kostaq Kotta | 9 November 1936 | 7 April 1939 |
| * | Yzedin Beshiri | 8 April 1939 | 12 April 1939 |
| 20 | Shefqet Vërlaci | 12 April 1939 | 3 December 1941 |
| 21 | Iljas Agushi | 3 December 1941 | 10 September 1943 |
| 22 | Musa Gjylbegaj | 5 November 1943 | 28 August 1944 |
| 23 | Refat Begolli | 6 September 1944 | 25 October 1944 |
| 24 | Spiro Koleka | 23 October 1944 | 21 November 1948 |
| 25 | Abedin Shehu | 29 October 1949 | 8 March 1950 |
| – | Spiro Koleka | 8 March 1950 | 31 July 1953 |
| Ministrat e Punëve Publike (1996–2002) ||||
| 26 | Albert Brojka | 11 July 1996 | 1 March 1997 |
| 27 | Vasillaq Spaho | 11 March 1997 | 24 July 1997 |
| 28 | Gaqo Apostoli | 25 July 1997 | 28 September 1998 |
| 29 | Ingrid Shuli | 2 October 1998 | 25 October 1999 |
| 30 | Arben Demeti | 28 October 1999 | 8 July 2000 |
| 31 | Ilir Zela | 8 July 2000 | 9 November 2000 |
| 32 | Spartak Poçi | 9 November 2000 | 6 September 2001 |
| 33 | Bashkim Fino | 6 September 2001 | 29 January 2002 |