Arta Dade

Arta Dade (born 15 March 1953) is an Albanian politician and former member of Parliament for the Socialist Party.^[1] She served from 1997 to 2007. During her political career, she held several government posts such as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs, being the first women to be appointed as a Foreign minister. In her last years in Parliament, she held the role of the Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy.^[2]

Arta Dade
Member of the Albanian parliament
In office 1997–2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office July 2001 – July 2002
Prime Minister	Ilir Meta
Preceded by	Paskal Milo
Succeeded by	Ilir Meta
Minister of Culture
In office July 1997 – April 1998
Prime Minister	Fatos Nano
Personal details
Born	(1953-03-15) 15 March 1953 (age 72) Tirana, Albania
Political party	Socialist Party of Albania
Alma mater	University of Tirana
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Dade was born in Tirana. She graduated from the University of Tirana in English Literature and has worked as a lecturer in the University until 1997, when she started her political career. She represented Fier County in the Parliament.