Gramoz Ruçi is an Albanian

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...

 politician, serving as the head of the parliamentarian group of the opposition.

Early life

Gramoz Ruçi was born in 1952 in Salari

Salari

Salari, or Salaria in its defined form, is a community in the Tepelenë District, Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.-Notable people:*Selam Musai, People's Hero of Albania*Gramoz Ruçi, politician...

, a village in Tepelenë District

Tepelenë District

The District of Tepelenë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Gjirokastër County. It has a population of 23,800 , and an area of 817 km². It is in the south of the country, and its capital is Tepelenë...

, in southern Albania. He graduated in Chemistry, and started to work as a teacher in Progonat

Progonat

Progonat is a village in Kurvelesh municipality, Tepelenë District, Gjirokastër County. It is the largest village of upper Kurvelesh and until 1992 was the administrative center of the commune.- History :...

. There, he met his future wife, who was from the Goxharaj family. They were married in 1976. From 1985, Ruçi started his political career.

Political career

He was named Labour Party First Secretary of Tepelena district in 1988, and in 1990 he was named Minister of Interior; however, he kept that position only for 2 months and a half. From 1992 to 1996 he was Secretar General of SPA. From 1997 he is member of the parliament for SPA. In 2000, he was chosen as leader of the parliamentary group, until 2005. Since 2009, he is head of the parliamentary group.

Personal life

Ruçi's daughter, Ridvana Ruci, works as a senior official at the Albanian ombudsman. She completed her studies in law at the Public University of Athens. His son, Ledian Ruçi, born in 1985, has completed his Bachelor degree for International Studies in Athens. Ruçi speaks Albanian, Greek and Italian. Mr. Ruci is grandfather of two nieces: Mia and Hera, on his daughter's side.