Gazment Bardhi
Gazment Bardhi | |
|---|---|
| 46th Justice Minister of Albania | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 11 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Petrit Vasili |
| Succeeded by | Etilda Gjonaj |
| General Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 19 January 2019 – 9 September 2023 | |
| Member of the Assembly of Albania | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1986 Kavajë, Albania |
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Gazment Bardhi (born 6 July 1986) is an Albanian lawyer and politician who formerly served as Albania's Minister of Justice in 2017.[1] A noted legal expert in Albanian politics,[2] he played an important role in the drafting of the much debated Vetting Law, one of the key components of the country's judicial reform process.[3] On January 19, 2019 Bardhi was elected as General Secretary of the Democratic Party, defeating his opponent Dorjan Teliti by a vote of 277–44.[4] Two years later, he was elected member of the assembly on September 10, 2021 to serve in the 31st legislature, representing the Democratic Party in Elbasan.[5] He was expelled from the Democratic Party on September 10, 2023[6] and in that same month, joined Sali Berisha's rival faction.
Career
[edit]- Legal advisor at the Ministry of Justice (2012)
- Opponency Director at the General Directorate of Codification (2012–13)
- Legal expert in the Albanian Parliament (2013–2017)
- Minister of Justice (2017)
- Secretary for legal matters in the Democratic Party (2017–2019)
- General Secretary of the Democratic Party (2019–2023)
- Member of the Assembly (2021–present)
Personal life
[edit]Gazment Bardhi is the nephew of Ibrahim Bardhi, the former chairman of the District Council for the region of Kavajë (1992–1996). He is also a close relative of Ervin Bardhi, a former football player who competed for Besa Kavajë and Partizani Tirana in the Kategoria Superiore.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kush është ministri i ri i Drejtësisë, Gazment Bardhi". Arbresh.info. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Ligji i vettingut, PD: Të moshetojnë DSIK dhe ILDKPÇfarë është DSIK dhe roli i strukturës". Shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Approval of the Vetting law in the Parliament of the Republic of Albania". Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ^ "Juristi Gazment Bardhi zgjidhet Sekretar i Përgjithshëm i Partisë Demokratike". Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Kush janë 140 deputetët e rinj të Kuvendit të Shqipërisë". abcnews.al. 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Gazment Bardhi expelled from Democratic Party". euronews.al. 9 September 2023.
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