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Prime Minister of Kosovo#Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo

{{Short description|Head of government of Kosovo}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Prime Minister

| body = the Republic of Kosovo

| native_name = {{small|Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës {{in lang|sq}}}}
{{small|Премијер Pепубликe Косово {{in lang|sr}}}}

| insignia = Emblem of the Republic of Kosovo.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = National Emblem

| image = Albin Kurti (2023-02-18).jpg

| imagesize = 215px

| incumbent = Albin Kurti

| incumbentsince = 22 March 2021
Acting from 23 March 2025

| style = His Excellency

| nominator = President of Kosovo

| appointer = Assembly of Kosovo

| member_of = {{ubl|Assembly of Kosovo}}

| department = {{nowrap|Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo}}

| termlength = Four years

| termlength_qualified = Renewable

| inaugural = Jusuf Zejnullahu (de jure)
Bajram Rexhepi (de facto)

| formation = 7 September 1990 (de jure)
4 March 2002 (de facto)

| salary = €1,500 monthly{{cite news|last=Osmani|first=Taulant|title=Kurti cuts salaries across government|url=https://prishtinainsight.com/kurti-cuts-salaries-across-government/|date=12 February 2020|publisher=prishtinainsight.com|access-date=28 March 2021}}

| website = [https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/ in Albanian]
[https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/sr/premijer/ in Serbian]
[https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/en/prime-minister/ in English]

}}

{{Politics of Kosovo}}

The prime minister of the Republic of Kosovo ({{langx|sq|Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës}}, {{langx|sr|Премијер Републике Косово|Premijer Republike Kosovo}}) is the head of government of Kosovo.

The prime minister and the Government of Kosovo, which they head, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must all be members. The current prime minister of Kosovo is Albin Kurti, who assumed office on 22 March 2021.

Officeholders

=Prime Minister=

Political parties:

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}|LDK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}|PDK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}|AAK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Parliamentary Party of Kosovo}}|PPK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Legend2|{{party color|Vetëvendosje}}|Vetëvendosje||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| Political party

! rowspan=2| Election

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

colspan=8|Republic of Kosova
{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 1

| image = Kosovo politic personality icon.svg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Jusuf Zejnullahu

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1944

| died_year =

| term_start = 7 September 1990

| term_end = 5 October 1991

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|9|7|1991|10|5}}

| alt_party = Democratic League of Kosovo

| election = —

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 2

| image = Bujar Bukoshi.jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Bujar Bukoshi

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1947

| died_year =

| term_start = 5 October 1991

| term_end = 1 February 2000

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|10|5|2000|2|1}}

| alt_party = Democratic League of Kosovo

| election = —

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = —

| image = Hashim Thaci detail, 080718-D-9880W-015.jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Hashim Thaçi

| officeholder_note = 45px
{{small|Provisional Prime Minister
In opposition}}

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 2 April 1999

| term_end = 1 February 2000

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|4|2|2000|2|1}}

| alt_party = Democratic Party of Kosovo

| election = —

}}

colspan=8|UN-administered Kosovo
{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 3

| image = Bajram Rexhepi (2004-03-11) (cropped).jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Bajram Rexhepi

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1954

| died_year = 2017

| term_start = 4 March 2002

| term_end = 3 December 2004

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2002|3|4|2004|12|3}}

| alt_party = Democratic Party of Kosovo

| election = 2001

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 4

| image = Ramush Haradinaj (-125880784).jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Ramush Haradinaj

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 December 2004

| term_end = 8 March 2005

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2004|12|3|2005|3|8}}

| alt_party = Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

| election = 2004

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = —

| image = Kosovo politic personality icon.svg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Adem Salihaj

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1950

| died_year =

| term_start = 8 March 2005

| term_end = 25 March 2005

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2005|3|8|2005|3|25}}

| acting = y

| alt_party = Democratic League of Kosovo

| election = —

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 5

| image = Kosovo politic personality icon.svg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Bajram Kosumi

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1960

| died_year =

| term_start = 25 March 2005

| term_end = 10 March 2006

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2005|3|25|2006|3|10}}

| alt_party = Parliamentary Party of Kosovo

| election = —

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 6

| image = Agim Ceku 2006.jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Agim Çeku

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1960

| died_year =

| term_start = 10 March 2006

| term_end = 9 January 2008

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2006|3|10|2008|1|9}}

| alt_party = Independent politician

| election = —

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 7

| image = Hashim Thaçi (cropped).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Hashim Thaçi

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 9 January 2008

| term_end = 17 February 2008

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2008|1|9|2008|2|17}}

| alt_party = Democratic Party of Kosovo

| election = 2007

}}

colspan=8|Republic of Kosovo
{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (7)

| image = Hashim Thaçi, 2012.jpg|bSize=60

| officeholder = Hashim Thaçi

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 17 February 2008

| term_end = 9 December 2014

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2008|02|17|2014|12|09}}

| alt_party = Democratic Party of Kosovo

| election = 2007
2010

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 8

| image = Isa Mustafa.jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Isa Mustafa

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1951

| died_year =

| term_start = 9 December 2014

| term_end = 9 September 2017

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2014|12|09|2017|09|09}}

| alt_party = Democratic League of Kosovo

| election = 2014

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (4)

| image = Ramush Haradinaj.jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Ramush Haradinaj

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1968

| died_year =

| term_start = 9 September 2017

| term_end = 3 February 2020

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2017|09|09|2020|02|03}}

| alt_party = Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

| election = 2017

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 9

| image = PM Albin Kurti during the first meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo 3 (cropped).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Albin Kurti

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1975

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 February 2020

| term_end = 3 June 2020

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|02|03|2020|06|03}}

| alt_party = Vetëvendosje

| election = 2019

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = 10

| image = Avdullah Hoti (2020-09-08) (cropped).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Avdullah Hoti

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1976

| died_year =

| term_start = 3 June 2020

| term_end = 22 March 2021

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|06|03|2021|03|22}}

| alt_party = Democratic League of Kosovo

| election = –

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order2 = (9)

| image = Albin Kurti (2023-02-18).jpg |bSize = 60

| officeholder = Albin Kurti

| officeholder_note = 45px

| born_year = 1975

| died_year =

| term_start = 22 March 2021

| term_end = Incumbent

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|03|22}}

| alt_party = Vetëvendosje

| election = 2021

}}

==Timeline==

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=Deputy Prime Ministers=

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo ({{langx|sq|Zëvendëskryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës}}, {{langx|sr|Заменик премијера Републике Косово|Zamenik premijera Republike Kosovo}}) is the deputy head of government of Kosovo. In the absence of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister takes over the functions of chairman of the cabinet. The office is the second senior minister of the cabinet in the executive branch of the government in the parliamentary system in the Republic of Kosovo.

Political parties:

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}|PDK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}|LDK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|New Kosovo Alliance}}|AKR|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Independent Liberal Party (Kosovo)}}|SLS|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Serb List (Kosovo)}}|SL|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Initiative (Kosovo)}}|NISMA|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Legend2|{{party color|Vetëvendosje}}|Vetëvendosje||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}|AAK|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Legend2|{{party color|Guxo}}|Guxo||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Legend2|{{party color|New Democratic Party (Kosovo)}}|NDS||border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!Portrait

!First Deputy
Prime Minister
{{small|(Born-Died)}}

!colspan="2"|Term of office

!colspan="2"|Image

!Deputy
Prime Minister
{{small|(Born-Died)}}

!colspan="2"|Term of office

colspan="10"|Second Thaçi cabinet
style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:black;"|1

|60px

|Hajredin Kuçi
{{small|(born 1971)}}

|9 January 2008

|15 April 2011

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Ramë Manaj
{{small|(born 1954)}}

|9 January 2008

|18 October 2010

colspan="10"|Third Thaçi cabinet
rowspan="5" style="background-color:{{Party color|New Kosovo Alliance}}; color:white;"|2

|rowspan="5"|60px

|rowspan="5"|Behgjet Pacolli
{{small|(born 1951)}}
45px

|rowspan="5"|15 April 2011

|rowspan="5"|9 December 2014

!style="background-color:{{Party color|New Kosovo Alliance}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Mimoza Kusari-Lila
{{small|(born 1975)}}
45px

|22 February 2011

|2 October 2013

style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Hajredin Kuçi
{{small|(born 1971)}}

|22 February 2011

|9 December 2014

style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Bujar Bukoshi
{{small|(born 1947)}}
45px

|22 February 2011

|9 December 2014

style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Edita Tahiri
{{small|(born 1956)}}
45px

|22 February 2011

|9 December 2014

style="background-color:{{Party color|Independent Liberal Party (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Slobodan Petrović
{{small|(born 1969)}}

|22 February 2011

|9 December 2014

colspan="10"|Mustafa cabinet
style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:black;"|3

|60px

|Hashim Thaçi
{{small|(born 1968)}}
45px

|9 December 2014

|7 April 2016

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Kujtim Shala
{{small|(born 1964)}}

|9 December 2014

|24 August 2016

rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:black;"|(1)

|rowspan="2"|60px

|rowspan="2"|Hajredin Kuçi
{{small|(born 1971)}}

|rowspan="2"|2 June 2016

|rowspan="2"|9 September 2017

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Serb List (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Branimir Stojanović

|9 December 2014

|9 September 2017

style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Ramiz Kelmendi
{{small|(born 1958)}}

|27 October 2016

|9 September 2017

colspan="10"|Second Haradinaj cabinet
rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{Party color|New Kosovo Alliance}}; color:white;"|(2)

|rowspan="4"|60px

|rowspan="4"|Behgjet Pacolli
{{small|(born 1951)}}
45px

|rowspan="4"|9 September 2017

|rowspan="4"|3 February 2020

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic Party of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Enver Hoxhaj
{{small|(born 1969)}}

|9 September 2017

|3 February 2020

style="background-color:{{Party color|Social Democratic Initiative (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Fatmir Limaj
{{small|(born 1971)}}
45px

|9 September 2017

|3 February 2020

style="background-color:{{Party color|New Kosovo Alliance}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Dardan Gashi
{{small|(born 1969)}}
45px

|9 September 2017

|3 February 2020

style="background-color:{{Party color|Serb List (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Dalibor Jevtić
{{small|(born 1978)}}

|9 September 2017

|3 February 2020

colspan="10"|First Kurti cabinet
style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:black;"|4

|60px

|Avdullah Hoti
{{small|(born 1976)}}
45px

|3 February 2020

|25 March 2020

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Vetëvendosje}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Haki Abazi
{{small|(born 1974)}}
45px

|3 February 2020

|3 June 2020

colspan="10"|Hoti cabinet
rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{Party color|Alliance for the Future of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|5

|rowspan="3"|60px

|rowspan="3"|Besnik Tahiri
{{small|(born 1975)}}
45px

|rowspan="3"|3 June 2020

|rowspan="3"|22 March 2021

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Democratic League of Kosovo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Driton Selmanaj
{{small|(born 1979)}}

|3 June 2020

|22 March 2021

style="background-color:{{Party color|Social Democratic Initiative (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Albulena Balaj-Halimaj
{{small|(born 1983)}}

|3 June 2020

|22 March 2021

style="background-color:{{Party color|Serb List (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Goran Rakić
{{small|(born 1971)}}

|3 June 2020

|22 March 2021

colspan="10"|Second Kurti cabinet
rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{Party color|Vetëvendosje}}; color:white;"|6

|rowspan="2"|60px

|rowspan="2"|Besnik Bislimi
{{small|(born 1971)}}
45px

|rowspan="2"|22 March 2021

|rowspan="2"|Incumbent

!style="background-color:{{Party color|Guxo}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz
{{small|(born 1971)}}
45px

|22 March 2021

|Incumbent

style="background-color:{{Party color|New Democratic Party (Kosovo)}}; color:white;"|

|60px

|Emilija Redžepi
{{small|(born 1973)}}

|22 March 2021

|Incumbent

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Prime ministers of Kosovo}}

  • [https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/ Official website in Albanian], [https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/sr/premijer/ Serbian] and [https://kryeministri.rks-gov.net/en/prime-minister/ English]

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