Erion Braçe

Erion Braçe (born 2 April 1972) is an Albanian politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania.

Erion Braçe
Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
Assumed office
17 January 2019
PresidentIlir Meta
Prime MinisterEdi Rama
Preceded bySenida Mesi
Personal details
Born (1972-04-02) 2 April 1972
Tirana, Albania
NationalityAlbanian
Political partySocialist Party
Relations1
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Tirana
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Early life

Erion Braçe was born in Tirana on 2 April 1972. He completed his studies at the University of Tirana’s Faculty of Economy, branching in finance. Braçe worked as a journalist at the Zëri i Popullit newspaper between the years 1993–1997 and served as the paper’s Editor-in-chief from 1998–2007.[1]

Political career

In 1994, Braçe became a member of the Socialist Party’s General Steering Committee. Between 1997–2001 he was a member of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Privatization. He has been elected as member of the Albanian Parliament for six legislatures and previously served as Chairman of the Committee on Economy and Finances. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 28 December 2018[2] and was confirmed by a presidential decree on 4 January 2019.

Private life

Braçe is married and has a daughter and a son

References
  1. "Erion Braçe". www.ps.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. Telegraf, Gazeta (2018-12-28). "Erion Braçe zv/kryeministër/ Të gjithë ministrat që ikin dhe emrat e rinj". Gazeta Telegraf (in Albanian). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
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