Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania

The Chairperson of the Parliament of Albania () is the head of the Parliament whose term coincides with the term of the Parliament and they are elected by a vote during the opening session.

If the President is temporarily absent or is out of office, the speaker takes over the functions of the office, as specified by the Constitution.

As of 9 September 2017, the Chairperson of the Parliament is Gramoz Ruçi.

## List

|No.|Portrait|width=180|Name|colspan=2|Term in office|Party||
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Xhemal Naipi**|29 March 1920|27 May 1920|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Dhimitër Kacimbra**|25 September 1920|15 November 1920|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pandeli Evangjeli**|9 May 1921|16 July 1921|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Eshref Frashëri**|16 July 1921|30 September 1923|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Eshref Frashëri**|21 January 1924|17 April 1924|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Petro Poga**|17 April 1924|17 January 1925|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Eshref Frashëri**|||rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pandeli Evangjeli**|24 September 1925|15 September 1926|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Kostaq Kotta**|1926|7 June 1928|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pandeli Evangjeli**|25 August 1928|5 March 1930|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Kostaq Kotta**|20 October 1930|10 February 1937|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pandeli Evangjeli**|11 February 1937|12 April 1939|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Terenc Toçi**|9 April 1940|23 November 1942|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Ernest Koliqi**|23 November 1942|16 May 1943|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Fejzi Alizoti**|16 May 1943|4 August 1943|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Lef Nosi**|18 October 1943|25 October 1943|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Idhomen Kosturi**|26 October 1943|5 November 1943|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Mihal Zallari**|9 November 1943|14 September 1944|rowspan="2"|Unaffiliated|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Tuk Jakova**|10 January 1946|20 March 1946|rowspan="2"|Communist Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Ymer Dishnica**|25 March 1946|12 July 1947|rowspan="2"|Communist Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Manush Myftiu**|12 July 1947|28 June 1950|rowspan="2"|Communist Party Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Teodor Heba**|28 June 1950|6 June 1951|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Mihal Prifti**|6 June 1951|19 July 1954|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Gogo Nushi**|19 July 1954|14 November 1956|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Rita Marko**|14 November 1956|21 June 1958|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Medar Shtylla**|21 June 1958|20 December 1963|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Lefter Goga**|20 November 1964|10 September 1966|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Abdyl Këllezi**|10 September 1966|13 January 1969|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Behar Shtylla**|13 January 1969|20 November 1970|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Fadil Paçrami**|20 November 1970|25 September 1973|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Iljaz Reka**|25 September 1973|27 December 1975|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Ali Manaj**|11 February 1976|25 December 1978|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Simon Stefani**|25 December 1978|22 November 1982|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pali Miska**|22 November 1982|19 February 1987|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Petro Dode**|19 February 1987|15 April 1991|rowspan="2"|Party of Labour|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Kastriot Islami**|17 April 1991|6 April 1992|rowspan="2"|Socialist Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Pjetër Arbnori**|6 April 1992|24 July 1997|rowspan="2"|Democratic Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Skënder Gjinushi**|24 July 1997|4 September 2001|rowspan="2"|Social Democratic Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Namik Dokle**|4 September 2001|30 April 2002|rowspan="2"|Socialist Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Servet Pëllumbi**|30 April 2002|3 September 2005|rowspan="2"|Socialist Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Jozefina Topalli**|3 September 2005|10 September 2013|rowspan="2"|Democratic Party|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Ilir Meta**|10 September 2013|24 July 2017|rowspan="2"|Socialist Movement for Integration|
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|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|**Gramoz Ruçi**|9 September 2017|_Incumbent_|rowspan="2"|Socialist Party|
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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Chairperson
- **body**: Parliament of Albania
- **native name**: __
- **insignia**: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë.svg
- **insigniasize**: 150px
- **imge size**: 200px
- **incumbent**: Gramoz Ruçi
- **incumbentsince**: 9 September 2017
- **appointer**: Parliament of Albania, Parliament
- **termlength**: Four years
- **inaugural**: Xhemal Naipi
- **formation**: 1920
- **website**: [https://www.parlament.al www.parlament.al]