Frida Krifca

{{Short description|Albanian politician (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox Politician

| name = Frida Krifca

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|3|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tirane, Albania

| office = Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

| president = Ilir Meta
Bajram Begaj

| primeminister = Edi Rama

| predecessor = Milva Ekonomi

| successor = Anila Denaj

| termstart = {{Start date|2021|09|18|df=yes}}

| termend = 11 September 2023

| nationality = Albanian

| occupation = Politician

| party = Socialist Party

| children = 2

| education = {{hlist|University of Tirana|University of Akron|Harvard Business School}}

| alma_mater = Faculty of Economics

| signature = Frida Krifca (nënshkrim).svg

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Frida Krifca (born March 20, 1978) is an Albanian former politician who served as the Minister of Agliculture in the Rama III Cabinet from September 2021 to September 2023.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-02|title=Kush janë ministrat e rinj në qeverinë Rama 3|url=https://euronews.al/al/vendi/politike/2021/09/02/kush-jane-ministrat-e-rinj-ne-qeverine-rama-3/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Euronews Albania|language=en-US}}

Early life

Frida Krifca was born on March 20, 1978, in Tirana, Albania. She attended University of Tirana in Faculty of Economics. After graduating she went on to study at University of Akron in Ohio, United States as well as Harvard Business School.{{Cite web|last=ermir|date=2021-06-08|title=Dita e Oqeaneve: kush është financuesja e fermerëve me dashuri për Jonin|url=https://sarandacity.al/dita-e-oqeaneve-financuesja-e-fermereve-qe-shpreh-dashuri-per-jonin/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Saranda City|language=en-US}}

Political career

Krifca has a 22 years of experience in administration and management, with a special focus on the development of the financial sector the use of financial services and business development, meeting national, international and international economic, legal and structural objectives. In July 2017 Frida has been managing the Agency of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARDA).{{Cite web|title=Drejtori i Përgjithshëm AZHBR – AZHBR|url=http://www.azhbr.gov.al/drejtori-i-pergjithshem-azhbr/|access-date=2021-09-18|language=en-US}} She is responsible for administering state budget support schemes of farmes ensuring transparency and guaranteeing control mechanisms in investments and direct payments, which under its leadership are transferred to on-line processes and with zero documents. Previously she worked for 4 years as a Director of Albanian for Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), an NGO headquartered in New York. Prior to joining FSVC, she worked for Tirana Bank as Director of Marketing{{Cite web|title=From the director of Taxes, Krifca, Bilali and Muzhaqi with the statements 'spicy', which are the 4 new ministers of the government 'Rama 3'|url=https://politiko.al/english/ditari-i-maxhorances/nga-drejtoresha-e-tatimeve-krifca-bilali-dhe-muzhaqi-me-dek-i442590|access-date=2021-09-18|website=politiko.al}} and Public Relations, after several years of experience in the field of management and strategies at Agna Group. In September 2021, she was appointed Minister of Agriculture after Milva Ekonomi by the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama for his new cabinet Rama III.{{Cite web|last=tirana|date=2021-09-02|title=Profil/ Kush është Frida Krifca, ministrja e re e Ramës?|url=https://tirananews.al/profil-kush-eshte-frida-krifca-ministrja-e-re-e-rames/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=TiranaNews|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Frida Krifca is married and has two girls.{{Cite web|last=Redaksia|date=2017-07-19|title=Largohet edhe drejtori teknik i AZHBR , Ja gruaja që i merr detyrën me urdhër të Ramës|url=https://perqasje.com/2017/07/largohet-edhe-drejtori-teknik-i-azhbr-ja-gruaja-qe-i-merr-detyren-me-urdher-te-rames/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Perqasje|language=en-US}}

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