Edi Rama

About

Edvin Kristaq “Edi” Rama (born 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, artist, writer, and former professional basketball player who has served as prime minister of Albania since 2013 and as chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005. He previously served as Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from 1998 to 2000 and as Mayor of Tirana from 2000 to 2011.
A coalition of centre-left parties led by Rama in the 2013 parliamentary election defeated the incumbent centre-right coalition led by Sali Berisha of the Democratic Party of Albania. Rama was appointed prime minister for additional terms following parliamentary elections in 2017, 2021, and 2025, becoming the only Albanian prime minister to win four consecutive terms.
Rama’s premiership has been marked by Albania’s progress in European Union accession, judicial reform, infrastructure projects, digitalisation of public services, tourism growth and public-sector wage increases. His governments have promoted justice reform and the creation of the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), which has investigated and prosecuted senior political figures from both government and opposition. He was one of the…