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First Lady of Albania

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History
Role of the First Lady
Incidents
First Ladies of Albania (1991–present)
External links
References

{{Infobox Political post
|post = First Lady
|body = Albania
|style = Ms. Meta
|image =
|incumbent = Era Meta |incumbentsince = 24 July 2017
|residence = Presidential Palace of Tirana
|formation = 30 April 1991
|inaugural = Liri Berisha (de facto)
|website = First Lady of Albania
}}

The First Lady of Albania ({{sq| Zonja e Parë}}) is the unofficial title of the spouse of the sitting President of Albania.

History

The Royal Consorts of Albania were the spouses of the Albanian Monarchs. They used the titles Queen of the Albanians, Queen of Albania, Princess of Albania, Lady of the Kingdom of Albania, etc.

On 21 April 1451 in an Eastern Orthodox Ardenica Monastery, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg married Donika Kastrioti, daughter of Gjergj Arianiti, one of the most influential Albanian noblemen.

On 28 November 1912, Albania declared its independence, Ismail Qemali's Greek wife, Kleoniqi Sumerli was dead before he became the first Head and Prime Minister of Albania.^[1]

The Principality of Albania was established on February 21, 1914 the consort of Prince William of Wied, Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg became the Princess of Albania. Outside the country and in diplomatic correspondence, she was styled "Princess Consort", but in Albania he was referred to as Mbretëreshë, or Queen.

On 27 April 1938 Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony married the King Zog I and became the Queen consort of the Albanians from 27 April 1938 to 7 April 1939.

In 1939 after Italian invasion of Albania, the royal wife of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Albania, Elena of Montenegro became the Queen of Albania from 16 April 1939 to 8 September 1943.

Role of the First Lady

The first lady is not an elected position, carries no official duties and brings no salary. Nonetheless, she participates in humanitarian and charitable work. Furthermore, many have taken an active role in campaigning for the president with whom they are associated. She accompanies the President in state and official visits abroad.

Incidents

In April 2005 during the Funeral of Pope John Paul II the Prime Minister Fatos Nano tried to replace the President's daughter Mirela Moisiu with his new wife, Xhoana Nano. Prime Minister Nano tried to usurp for his wife the First Lady title, forcing members of the Council of Ministers to sign a white document.^[2]

First Ladies of Albania (1991–present)

Number	Name	Term Begins	Term Ends	President of Albania
1st	Office vacant (Queen Geraldine were to marry Ahmet Zogu a decade later)	1 February 1925	1 September 1928	Ahmet Zogu
2nd	Office vacant (Alia's wife, Semiramis Alia predeceased him)	30 April 1991	3 April 1992	Ramiz Alia
3rd	Liri Berisha	9 April 1992	24 July 1997	Sali Berisha
4th	Lidra Meidani	24 July 1997	24 July 2002	Rexhep Meidani
5th	Rubena and Mirela Moisiu (daughters took the office, Milica Moisiu was dead)	24 July 2002	24 July 2007	Alfred Moisiu
6th	Teuta Topi	24 July 2007	24 July 2012	Bamir Topi
7th	Odeta Nishani	24 July 2012	24 July 2017	Bujar Nishani
8th	Era Meta (the daughter took the office)	24 July 2017	Incumbent	Ilir Meta

Not included the wife or husband of the Speaker of the Parliament of Albania who had held office temporarily as acting President of Albania.

External links

Kush janë gratë e presidentëve të Shqipërisë dhe kush mbetën të ve. Rrëfimet e grave dhe fotot, NOA, 2012-06-17(in Albanian)

References

1. ^Roland Qafoku: Gruaja e Ismail Qemalit Kleoniqi Sumerli, e veja nga fisnikët e Greqisë, Gazeta Metropol (in Albanian)
2. ^Nano kunder Moisiut, lufta ne nivel femeror, Revista Klan (in Albanian)

3 : First Ladies of Albania|Lists of Albanian people|Lists of spouses of national leaders

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