Mayor of Tirana

Mayor of Tirana
Kryetari i Bashkisë së Tiranës
Incumbent
Erion Veliaj
since 21 July 2015
Member ofCity Council
ResidenceTirana City Hall
Skanderbeg Square 2, 1001 Tirana, Albania
Term lengthFour years, renewable
Formation1913
Websitetirana.al

The Mayor of Tirana (Albanian: Kryetari i Bashkisë së Tiranës) is the head of the General Assembly in Tirana, Albania. The mayor including with his cabinet, exercises the executive power of the city and is directly elected together with the City Council, directly for 4-year term.[verification needed]

The city council (Albanian: Këshilli Bashkiak) is made up of 61 members. It exercises the legislative power of Tirana. The City Hall of Tirana is the seat of the council and located at the Skanderbeg Square.

The current officeholder is Erion Veliaj of the Socialist Party who was elected for his first four-year-term on 21 July 2015.[1] He was re-elected for another four-year-term on 16 May 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "KRYETARI BASHKISË". tirana.al (in Albanian).
  2. ^ "ZYRTARE: Erion Veliaj fiton me 60 mijë vota më shumë ndaj Belind Këlliçit". Gazeta Tema (in Albanian).