Mimoza Kusari-Lila | |
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Leader of Alternativa | |
Assumed office 8 February 2017 | |
Preceded by | New office |
Mayor of Gjakova | |
In office January 2014 – July 2017 | |
Deputy | Ramadan Hoti[1] |
Preceded by | Pal Lekaj |
Succeeded by | Ardian Gjini |
Minister of trade and industry | |
In office 23 February 2011 – 2 October 2013 | |
President | Atifete Jahjaga |
Preceded by | Lutfi Zharku[2] |
Succeeded by | Bernard Nikaj[3] |
Personal details | |
Born | Mimoza Kusari 16 October 1975 Gjakova, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
Nationality | Albanian |
Political party | New Kosovo Alliance (2009–2016) Alternativa (2017–present) |
Spouse | Arben Lila |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Prishtina University of Colorado Duquesne University (MBA) |
Known for | Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo First women mayor in Gjakova |
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Mimoza Kusari-Lila (born 16 October 1975) is an Albanian Kosovar politician for The Alternative (Albanian: Alternativa). She was the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo and minister of trade and industry from 2011 to 2013 and the mayor of Gjakova from November 2013 to 2017.[4]