Elisa Spiropali
{{short description|Albanian politician (born 1983)}}
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| name = Elisa Spiropali
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| image = File:Elisa Spiropali at Crimea Platform.jpeg
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| office = Speaker of the Parliament of Albania
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| term_start = 30 July 2024
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| president = Bajram Begaj
| primeminister = Edi Rama
| predecessor = Lindita Nikolla
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| office1 = Minister of State for Relations with Parliament
| election1 =
| term_start1 = 17 January 2019
| term_end1 = 30 July 2024
| president1 = Ilir Meta
Bajram Begaj
| primeminister1 = Edi Rama
| predecessor1 = Ermonela Felaj
| successor1 = Taulant Balla
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|03|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tirana, PSR Albania
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| nationality = Albanian
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| party = Socialist Party
| relations = 2
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| alma_mater = Lester B. Pearson College, Mount Holyoke College
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| signature = Elisa Spiropali (nënshkrim).svg
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Elisa Spiropali (born 15 March 1983) is an Albanian politician who is currently serving as the Speaker of the Parliament of Albania, since July 2024.https://top-channel.tv/2024/07/28/spiropali-zevendeson-nikollen-ne-krye-te-mutit që të haj -rama-largon-felajn-cuci-emerohet-nenkryetar-kuvendi-peleshi-merr-drejtimin-e-grupit-te-ps0/
Early life
Elisa Spiropali was born on 15 March 1983 in Tirana. She attended the Qemal Stafa Gymnasium where she earned a scholarship from the United World Colleges as one of the top five high school students in Albania and later received a diploma at the Lester B. Pearson College in Vancouver Island, Canada. She continued her education by enrolling at the Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, United States where she graduated in 2005 with an honorary degree in two branches, Politics and Economics. Elisa has travelled and studied merit scholarships to countries such as Argentina and the United Kingdom, experiences she considers invaluable in her academic formation.
She has given lectures in several private universities in Albania and has been a leader in youth organizations such as MJAFT!.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
Political career
Spiropali started her political career in 2009. After becoming a member of the Socialist Party, she was appointed for a brief time as Director General of Customs and later as a spokeswoman for the Party Presidency. She was elected as member of the Albanian Parliament following the 2013 General Elections. On 17 January 2019, she resumed the vacant post of Minister of State for Relations with the Parliament[https://zeri.info/aktuale/150529/zbulohet-qeveria-rama-2-ja-emrat-e-kabinetit-te-ri Zbulohet Qeveria 'Rama 2', ja emrat e kabinetit të ri] which had previously been held by Ermonela Felaj.
On July 28, 2024, Spiropali was appointed as Albania's deputy of parliament, following the resignation of Lindita Nikolla two days earlier.https://top-channel.tv/2024/07/28/spiropali-zevendeson-nikollen-ne-krye-te-kuvendit-rama-largon-felajn-cuci-emerohet-nenkryetar-kuvendi-peleshi-merr-drejtimin-e-grupit-te-ps0/
Personal life
Spiropali is married and has a young daughter, Nalta and a son.{{Cite web |title=Elisa Spiropali mother for the second time, reveals her son's Albanian name |url=https://www.classlifestyle.com/news/40809/elisa-spiropali-nene-per-here-te-dyte-zbulon-emrin-shqiptar-te-te-birit |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.classlifestyle.com}}
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Category:21st-century Albanian politicians
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