Belinda Balluku
{{Short description|Albanian politician (born 1973)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Belinda Balluku
| image = Belinda Balluku Minster (cropped).png
| image_size =
| caption = Balluku in 2023
| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
| president = Ilir Meta
Bajram Begaj
| primeminister = Edi Rama
| predecessor = Arben Ahmetaj
| term_start = {{Start date|2022|7|28|df=y}}
| office1 = Minister of Infrastructure and Energy
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2019|1|17|df=yes}}
| term_end1 =
| president1 = Ilir Meta
Bajram Begaj
| primeminister1 = Edi Rama
| predecessor1 = Damian Gjiknuri
| successor =
| office2 = Member of the 31st Parliament of Albania
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2021|9|10|df=y}}
| term_end2 =
| parliamentarygroup2 = PS
| constituency2 = Tirana
| education =
| children = 2
| spouse = Sokol Balla (2004–2015)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tirana, People's Socialist Republic of Albania
| party = Socialist Party
| signature = Belinda Balluku (nënshkrim).svg
}}
Belinda Balluku (born 9 October 1973) is an Albanian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Albania since 2022 and as Minister of Infrastructure and Energy under Prime Minister Edi Rama since 2019.{{Cite news|date=17 January 2019|title=Albania: New govt ministers sworn in, EU considers it an important moment|work=Independent Balkan News Agency|url=https://balkaneu.com/albania-new-govt-ministers-sworn-ineu-considers-it-an-important-moment/|url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913091100/https://balkaneu.com/albania-new-govt-ministers-sworn-ineu-considers-it-an-important-moment/|archive-date=13 September 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Jonuzaj|first=Klaudjo|date=17 January 2019|title=Albania's parliament endorses government reshuffle|work=SeeNews|url=https://seenews.com/news/albanias-parliament-endorses-government-reshuffle-639691|url-status=live|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117174258/https://seenews.com/news/albanias-parliament-endorses-government-reshuffle-639691|archive-date=17 January 2019}}
Political career
In 2004, Mrs. Balluku joined the staff of the Municipality of Tirana, initially as a Public Relations Advisor and later as Director of the Mayor's Cabinet. During this period, she led the development of communication strategies with the public and the media.{{cite web |title=Belinda Balluku Minister |url=https://www.infrastruktura.gov.al/en/minister/ |website=Infrastruktura |access-date=18 October 2022}}
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Category:Politicians from Tirana
Category:21st-century Albanian politicians
Category:Government ministers of Albania
Category:Women government ministers of Albania
Category:Energy ministers of Albania
Category:21st-century Albanian women politicians
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