Klajda Gjosha

Klajda Gjosha
Minister of European Integration
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 September 2013
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Majlinda Bregu
Personal details
Born	28 July 1983 Tirana, Albania
Political party	Socialist Party
Alma mater	University of Reading

Klajda Gjosha (born 28 July 1983 in Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian politician, Minister of European Integration since September 2013 in the Edi Rama government.

Early life and education

Gjosha attended secondary education at the advanced level at Strode College, in the United Kingdom, and went on to obtain a bachelor's degree in Political Sciences and International Relations (2005) and a master's degree in European Studies (2006) from the University of Reading.

Career

From 2006 to 2012 Gjosha worked as director at the Tirana Municipality, Director of Agenda Consulting and Research Company, Director of Marketing-Promotion in the National Tourism Agency, Assistant Representative for WAZ Albania at WAZ Medien Gruppe, and social worker at European Care LTD Company.

In 2012 she was nominated as Deputy Chair of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) party, and Member of the party Chairmanship, Chair of the SMI Women Forum

In 2012-2013 Gjosha served for three months as Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities in the Sali Berisha government, until the departure of LSI from the government coalition.

Since 2013, she serves as Minister of European Integration of the Republic of Albania, and Deputy Chair of the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI)

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