Government of Kosovo
Encyclopedia
The Cabinet of Kosovo is the collection of Kosovo institutions that exercises executive authority in Kosovo
. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo
, and also includes the deputy prime ministers as well as various ministers.
The Prime Minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic
. Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and elected by the Assembly.
Hashim Thaçi
is the current Prime Minister of Kosovo and Head of Government. He was reelected for a second term after the December 12th 2010 elections. His cabinet consists of Albanians
, as well as ministers from Kosovo's minorities, which include Serbs
, Bosniaks
and Turks
.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo
Prime Minister of Kosovo
The Prime Minister of Kosovo is Head of Government of the disputed Republic of Kosovo .The Prime Minister and the Government of Kosovo, which he or she heads, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must all be members...
, and also includes the deputy prime ministers as well as various ministers.
The Prime Minister is elected by the Assembly of the Republic
Assembly of Kosovo
The Assembly of Kosovo was originally established by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo in 2001 to provide 'provisional, democratic self-government'....
. Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and elected by the Assembly.
Hashim Thaçi
Hashim Thaci
Hashim Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo , and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army .-Early life and education:...
is the current Prime Minister of Kosovo and Head of Government. He was reelected for a second term after the December 12th 2010 elections. His cabinet consists of Albanians
Albanians
Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
, as well as ministers from Kosovo's minorities, which include Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
, Bosniaks
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...
and Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
.
Ministries and Cabinet
Position | Portfolio | Name | Party |
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Prime Minister Prime Minister of Kosovo The Prime Minister of Kosovo is Head of Government of the disputed Republic of Kosovo .The Prime Minister and the Government of Kosovo, which he or she heads, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must all be members... |
General Affairs | Hashim Thaçi Hashim Thaci Hashim Thaçi is the Prime Minister of Republic of Kosovo, the leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo , and former political leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army .-Early life and education:... |
PDK Democratic Party of Kosovo The Democratic Party of Kosovo is the largest political party in Kosovo . It is a social democratic party and the main leftist party in Kosovo.... |
First Deputy Prime Minister | International Recognitions and Foreign Investments | Behgjet Pacolli Behgjet Pacolli Behgjet Isa Pacolli is a former President of the Republic of Kosovo, and is now First Deputy Prime Minister serving in the cabinet of Hashim Thaçi... |
AKR New Kosovo Alliance New Kosovo Alliance is a political party in Kosovo which is in the current coalition government made up by the PDK and AKR. The party was founded on 3 May 2006, by Behgjet Pacolli the founding owner of Mabetex,the Swiss based project engineering firm responsible for some of the most significant... |
Deputy Prime Minister | No Portfolio | Bujar Bukoshi Bujar Bukoshi Bujar Bukoshi was the Minister of Healthcare in Kosovo in the first government of Hashim Thaci. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of Kosovo within the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosova from 1991 to 2000. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Medical School.-Notes:... |
LDK - Lista Rugova |
Deputy Prime Minister | Dialogue with Serbia | Edita Tahiri Edita Tahiri Edita Tahiri is a prominent Kosovan politician who is the Kosovan representative during the Kosova - Serbia technical dialogue. She is a Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo. Before taking on this role, Ms... |
ADK |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister | Justice | Hajredin Kuçi Hajredin Kuçi Hajredin Kuçi is a Kosovar politician, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Justice.... |
PDK |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister | Trade and Industry | Mimoza Kusari-Lila | AKR |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister | Local Government Administration | Slobodan Petrović Slobodan Petrović Slobodan Petrović is a Kosovar politician, who is one of five Deputy Prime Ministers of the Republic of Kosovo. He is also head of the Independent Liberal Party and a member of the Kosovo Assembly.-Career:... |
SLS Independent Liberal Party (Kosovo) The Independent Liberal Party is a Serbian political party in Kosovo. Chairman of the party is Slobodan Petrović.... |
Minister | Foreign Affairs | Enver Hoxhaj Enver Hoxhaj Enver Hoxhaj is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo and a Member of the Assembly of Kosovo.-Career:He was previously Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Kosovo. He previously served as a professor at the University of Pristina... |
PDK |
Minister | European Integration | Vlora Çitaku Vlora Çitaku Vlora Çitaku is a Kosovar politician, who is currently the Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo and a member of the Kosovo Assembly .-Career:... |
PDK |
Minister | Security Forces Kosovo Security Force The Kosovo Security Force is an emergency response force charged with conducting operations in Kosovo and abroad in the areas of Search and Rescue, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Firefighting, and Hazardous Material Disposal. It is widely assumed that the KSF will take on an additional defense... |
Agim Çeku Agim Çeku Agim Çeku is the current Minister of Security Forces for the Republic of Kosovo. He is also the former Prime Minister of Kosovo and a chief of the Kosovo Liberation Army . He was born in the village of Ćuška near Peć, in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo .Çeku is an ethnic Albanian... |
PSD Social Democratic Party of Kosovo The Social Democratic Party of Kosovo is a political party in the Republic of Kosovo. It was established on the 10th February 1990 and was second political party to be established in the newly pluralist Kosovo.- Leadership :... |
Minister | Internal Affairs | Bajram Rexhepi Bajram Rexhepi Bajram Rexhepi is a politician. He is currently Interior Minister of the Republic of Kosovo and a member of the Kosovo Assembly. He was also the first elected post-war Prime Minister of Kosovo... |
PDK |
Minister | Finances | Bedri Hamza | PDK |
Minister | Culture, Youth and Sport | Memli Krasniqi Memli Krasniqi Memli Krasniqi is a Kosovo Albanian rap singer–songwriter, politician, spokesman and currently a member of the Democratic Party Of Kosovo.- Biography :... |
PDK |
Minister | Economic Development | Besim Beqaj | PDK |
Minister | Education, Science and Technology | Ramë Buja | PDK |
Minister | Public Administration | Mahir Yağcılar Mahir Yağcılar Mahir Yağcılar is a Turkish Kosovar politician and the former president of conservative Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo .... |
KDTP Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo The Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo is a conservative political party in Kosovo that represents the Turkish minority. It was formerly led by Mahir Yağcılar, the Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning in Hashim Thaçi government... |
Minister | Infrastructure | Fehmi Mujota | PDK |
Minister | Agriculture | Blerand Stavileci | PDK |
Minister | Health | Ferid Agani | PD Justice Party (Kosovo) The Justice Party is a political party in the self declared, semi-recognised, defacto independent, Republic of Kosovo.At the last legislative elections, 24 October 2004, the party won 1.0% of the popular vote and 1 out of 120 seats... |
Minister | Labour and Social Welfare | Nenad Rašić | SLS |
Minister | Environment and Spatial Planning | Dardan Gashi | LDK - Lista Rugova |
Minister | Communities and Returns | Radojica Tomić | SLS |
Minister | Diaspora | Ibrahim Makolli | AKR |