Lulzim Basha
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| Leader of the Democratic Party of Albania Leader of the Opposition |
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Assumed office 23 July 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sali Berisha |
| 41th Mayor of Tirana | |
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In office 25 July 2011 – July 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Edi Rama |
| Succeeded by | Erion Veliaj |
| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 2009–2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Sali Berisha |
| Preceded by | Bujar Nishani |
| Succeeded by | Bujar Nishani |
| 63rd Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 2007–2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Sali Berisha |
| Preceded by | Besnik Mustafaj |
| Succeeded by | Ilir Meta |
| Minister of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications | |
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In office 2005–2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Sali Berisha |
| Preceded by | Spartak Poci |
| Succeeded by | Sokol Olldashi |
| Personal details | |
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12 June 1974 Tirana, Albania |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Albania |
| Residence | Tirana |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
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Lulzim Basha (
listen ; born 12 June 1974) is a prominent Albanian politician who was Mayor of Tirana, the capital of Albania, from 2011 to 2015. He has also been leader of the Democratic Party of Albania, the main opposition party, since 2013.
Prior to being elected Mayor of Tirana, Basha was twice elected as member of Parliament representing Tirana (2005-2009) and Elbasan (2009-2011). During that period he served as Albania's Minister of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications (2005-2007), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2009), and Minister of the Interior (2009–2011).
Lulzim Basha was born in Tirana on 12 June 1974. His family hails from Peć in Kosovo, from where they were expelled by the Yugoslav Partisans. After attending the Sami Frashëri High School, he studied law at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia as member of the investigation team of war crimes of Serbian forces in Kosovo (1998–1999).
In 2000 Basha joined the Department of Justice of the UN administration of Kosovo,UNMIK, first as legal advisor and then as Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Director of the UNMIK Justice Department since October 2001 . From November 2002 until January 2005 Basha served as special advisor for Transition in the same department.
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