The second Government of

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was the 66th ruling

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of the

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which was officially mandated by the

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on 13 September 2017. Following the 2017 election, the

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won a majority of seats to

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and had the right to form the government without the need of a coalition.

Changes from Previous Cabinet

The previous government was reduced in size and now it consists of 11 ministries and 2

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. Half of the cabinet consists of female ministers. This was a reduction from a previous cabinet with 16 ministries and 3 ministers without portfolio. The

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absorbed the Ministry of European Integration and the Ministry of Infrastructure absorbed the Ministry of Energy. The Ministry of Finance and Economy took on some of the responsibilities from the dissolved Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Enterprise. Other responsibilities were taken on by the

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, which was renamed. The Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth was dissolved and its roles divided between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sport. Two "Ministers of State" were created for

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and for

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Cabinet reshuffle

On December 28, 2018, PM

reshuffled his cabinet with half of his ministers out, in response to the protests that have exposed the scale of popular discontent with his rule. Most Ministers were replaced by the vice ministers. The cabinet reshuffle consisted of the Vice Prime Minister office, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry for Entrepreneurs.

Cabinet

The second Rama Government on the day he took office consisted of 13 ministers, not including the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister. Among them, were two

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named "Minister of State" () who will be joined by two others at the end of the term.

Notes

References

External links

Council of Ministers Official website
{{Governments of Albania G66 2017 establishments in Albania Ministries established in 2017 Cabinets established in 2017

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