Lindita Nikolla

Lindita Nikolla
Nikolla in 2023
38th Speaker of the Albanian Parliament
In office
10 September 2021 – 30 July 2024
Preceded byGramoz Ruçi
Succeeded byElisa Spiropali
Minister of Education, Sports and Youth
In office
15 September 2013 – 11 May 2017
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byMyqerem Tafaj
Succeeded byMirela Karabina
In office
13 September 2017 – 17 January 2019
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded byMirela Karabina (Education and Sports)
Succeeded byBesa Shahini
Personal details
Born (1965-10-22) October 22, 1965 (age 59)
Tirana, PR Albania
Political partySocialist Party
SpouseLigor Nikolla
Children1
EducationUniversity of Tirana
Albanian University
Signature

Lindita Nikolla (born 22 October 1965) is an Albanian retired politician[1][2] who served as the Speaker of the Parliament from September 10, 2021 until her retirement from politics on July 28, 2024.[3] Previously she served as the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2013 until May 2017, where she temporarily handed over the post to Mirela Karabina as part of a pre-election agreement between the position and the opposition.[4] Nikolla was appointed again Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2017 until 2019.[5]

  1. ^ Skordas, Aggelos. "Greece and Albania to Cooperate Over Books of Greek Minority". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  2. ^ "Formular Vetëdeklarimi" (PDF). Central Election Commission (in Albanian). 3 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Lindita Nikolla elected Albania's new parliament speaker". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ Caucaso, Osservatorio Balcani e. "Agreement reached, Albania will vote on June 25th". OBC Transeuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. ^ "Lindita Nikolla". Arsimi.gov.al. Retrieved 2015-09-18.