Erion Braçe
{{short description|Albanian politician}}
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| name = Erion Braçe
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| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
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| term_start = 17 January 2019
| term_end = 18 September 2021
| president = Ilir Meta
| primeminister = Edi Rama
| predecessor = Senida Mesi
| successor = Arben Ahmetaj
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|04|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tirana, Albania
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| nationality = Albanian
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| party = Socialist Party
| children = 2
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| alma_mater = University of Tirana
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| signature = Erion Braçe (nënshkrim).svg
| office1 = Member of Parliament of Albania
| termstart2 = 26 May 1996
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Erion Braçe (born 2 April 1972) is an Albanian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from January 2019 until September 2021.
Early life
Erion Braçe was born in Tirana on 2 April 1972. He completed his studies at the University of Tirana’s Faculty of Economy, branching in finance. Braçe worked as a journalist at the Zëri i Popullit newspaper between the years 1993–1997 and served as the paper's Editor-in-chief from 1998 to 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ps.al/familja-jone/erion-brace1|title=Erion Braçe|website=www.ps.al|language=sq|access-date=2019-08-31|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916102229/https://www.ps.al/familja-jone/erion-brace1|url-status=dead}}
Political career
In 1994, Braçe became a member of the Socialist Party's General Steering Committee. Between 1997 and 2001 he was a member of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Privatization. He has been elected as member of the Albanian Parliament for six legislatures and previously served as Chairman of the Committee on Economy and Finances.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 28 December 2018{{Cite web|url=http://telegraf.al/politike/erion-brace-zv-kryeminister-te-gjithe-ministrat-qe-ikin-dhe-emrat-e-rinj/|title=Erion Braçe zv/kryeministër/ Të gjithë ministrat që ikin dhe emrat e rinj|last=Telegraf|first=Gazeta|date=2018-12-28|website=Gazeta Telegraf|language=sq|access-date=2019-08-31}} and was confirmed by a presidential decree on 4 January 2019 until his suspension in September 2021.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
Private life
Braçe is married and has a daughter and a son.
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Category:Politicians from Tirana
Category:21st-century Albanian politicians
Category:Government ministers of Albania
Category:Deputy prime ministers of Albania