Gazment Bardhi (born 6 July 1986) is an Albanian lawyer and politician who formerly served as Albania's
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
in 2017. A noted legal expert in Albanian politics, he played an important role in the drafting of the much debated
v''etting law'', one of the key components of the country's judicial reform process. On January 19, 2019 Bardhi was elected as General Secretary of the
Democratic Party, defeating his opponent Dorjan Teliti by a vote of 277–44. Two years later, he was elected member of the
assembly on September 10, 2021 to serve in the
31st legislature, representing the
Democratic Party in
Elbasan
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.
He was expelled from the Democratic Party on September 10, 2023
and in that same month, joined
Sali Berisha
Sali Berisha (; born 15 October 1944) is an Albanian cardiologist and conservative politician who served as the president of Albania from 1992 to 1997 and as the 32nd Prime Minister of Albania, prime minister of Albania from 2005 to 2013. Berisha ...
's rival faction.
Career
* Legal advisor at the Ministry of Justice (2012)
* Opponency Director at the General Directorate of Codification (2012–13)
* Legal expert in the Albanian Parliament (2013–2017)
* Minister of Justice (2017)
* Secretary for legal matters in the Democratic Party (2017–2019)
* General Secretary of the Democratic Party (2019–2023)
* Member of the Assembly (2021–present)
Personal life
Gazment Bardhi is the nephew of Ibrahim Bardhi, the former chairman of the
District Council for the region of Kavajë (1992–1996). He is also a close relative of Ervin Bardhi, a former
football player
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who competed for
Besa Kavajë Besa or BESA may refer to:
Arts & entertainment
* ''Besa'' (newspaper), a newspaper published in Albania
* ''Besa'' (TV series), a Serbian-British television series produced by Adrenalin and Red Planet Pictures
* ''The Besa'', a novel by Albanian ...
and
Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub Partizani is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's home ground is the newly built sta ...
in the
Kategoria Superiore
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.
See also
*
List of Justice Ministers
References
1986 births
Living people
Government ministers of Albania
Justice ministers of Albania
Politicians from Kavajë
Members of the Parliament of Albania
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