Genc Ruli

{{Short description|Albanian politician (born 1958)}}

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| office = Minister of Finance

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| term_start = July 1991

| term_end = December 1991

| office2 = Minister of Finance and Economy

| term_start2 = March 1992

| term_end2 = November 1993

| office3 = Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy

| term_start3 = September 2005

| term_end3 = September 2009

| office4 = Minister of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection

| term_start4 = September 2009

| term_end4 = September 2013

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| alma_mater = University of Tirana

| occupation = politician

| profession = Professor of Finance and Accounting

| party = Democratic Party of Albania }}

Genc Ruli (born April 11, 1958) is an Albanian academic, a founding member of the Albanian Democratic Party[https://www.botasot.info/shqiperia/706231/kush-eshte-genc-ruli-nje-nder-themeluesit-e-pd/ Who is Genc Ruli, one of the founders of PD](sq) a former politician who served as finance minister in the first governments after the fall of communism in the country and a former member of Parliament.

Ruli holds a degree in economics and law from the University of Tirana. From 1983 to 2005 he taught Finance and Accounting at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana.

Ruli resigned from his position as finance minister on 9 November 1993, following allegations of corruption.{{cite book|last1=Jeffries|first1=Ian|title=A Guide to the Economies in Transition|date=1996|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=0-415-13684-9|page=380}} as a result of a conflict with the president of Albania at that time, Mr. Sali Berisha.[https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/procesverbalet-kur-berisha-tentoi-te-fuste-ne-burg-genc-rulin-per-skandalin-e-drurit-te-arres-ne-95-si-mbrojti-pandeli-majko When Berisha tried to put Genc Ruli in jail for the gold wood scandal in '95, as Protected By The Sandy Majko] (sq) Further on, he became minister in two of Berisha's governments, from 2005 to 2013.

In 1997, Ruli established alongside Artan Hoxha[https://top-channel.tv/english/artan-hoxhas-profile/ Artan Hoxha’s profile] the "Institute of Contemporary Studies", one of the most important think tanks in Albania.

Ruli has been engaged in many national and international activities, with well-known organizations and institutions. He has hold various positions, such as chairman of the supervisory board of the Insurance Institute (INSIG); chairman of the Parliamentary Commission of Economy and Finance; EBRD Governor for Albania; member and vice president of the Albanian Olympic Committee etc.

Ruli has written several publications in the areas of economics and public policies.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101217194901/http://keshilliministrave.al/?fq=showcabinet&m=showpers&pID=26 Biographical data] from the Albanian government