Fatmir Gjeka (; born 17 April 1975) is a Montenegrin politician. In
Montenegro
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, he serves as Minister of Human and Minority Rights, Chairman of Democratic Party and he was
Mayor of Ulcinj.
Early life
He was born on 17 April 1975, in
Bar
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(modern-day
Montenegro
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He is married and has two children. He completed his studies in business administration at the Faculty of Economics of
University "Luigj Gurakuqi" in
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...
in 1997. From 2005–2007 he attended postgraduate studies in entrepreneurial economics at the Faculty Economics of
University of Montenegro
The University of Montenegro () is a national public university of Montenegro.
Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor. Its ...
.
Political activity
From 2002–2011 he acted as secretary of the Secretariat for Budget and Finance of
Ulcinj Municipality
Ulcinj Municipality (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Opština Ulcinj / Општина Улцињ; Albanian language, Albanian: Komuna e Ulqinit) is the southernmost municipalities of Montenegro, municipality of Montenegro, bordered by Albania t ...
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He served as a member of the commission for financing local government and chairman of this commission for one term.
In November 2011 he was elected director of the Municipal Public Enterprise of Ulcinj. In the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Party, held on December 24, 2011, he was elected chairman of this party.
As a representative of the Albanian Coalition (
Democratic Party,
Albanian Alternative
Albanian Alternative (, ) is a political party representing the Albanian minority in Montenegro.
The party is led by Nik Gjeloshaj. At the legislative elections in Montenegro, in October 2012, AA won 1 out of 81 seats. Between 2009 and 2016, th ...
and
Democratic League in Montenegro
The Democratic League in Montenegro (, ) is an Albanian minority political party in Montenegro.
History
It was one of the key organizers (together with the Liberals) of the 1992 Montenegrin independence referendum. Prior to the 2012 elections D ...
) he was elected Member of the Parliament of Montenegro, in the parliamentary elections held on October 14, 2012.
As an MP, he has served as chairman of the Parliamentary Club of Albanian Parties, the Croatian Civic Initiative and the Liberal Party of Montenegro.
Gjeka was elected Mayor of Ulcinj on February 24, 2014, as a candidate of the Coalition "Together for the Future of Ulcinj",
FORCA and
Positive Montenegro
Positive Montenegro () was a centrist, social-liberal political party in Montenegro. The party was founded in May 2012 by former environmental activist Darko Pajović.
History
In the 2012 parliamentary elections, PCG became an opposition parlia ...
and served in this position until March 21, 2016. On June 27, 2018, he was elected president of the tourist organization of Ulcinj, a role that he continues to exercise.
See also
*
List of mayors of Ulcinj
The mayor of Ulcinj, officially Mayor of the Ulcinj Municipality (, ), is head of the executive branch of the government of Ulcinj Municipality. The current officeholder is Omer Bajraktari of the United Reform Action who was elected by Municipal ...
References
1975 births
Living people
Government ministers of Montenegro
Members of the Parliament of Montenegro
People from Bar, Montenegro
Montenegrin people of Albanian descent
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