Mayor of Tirana

The mayor of Tirana (Albanian: Kryetari i Bashkisë së Tiranës) is the head of the municipality of Tirana, Albania. The mayor exercises the executive power of the city and is directly elected, together with the municipal council, for a 4-year term.

Mayor of Tirana
Kryetari i Bashkisë së Tiranës
Incumbent Anuela Ristani (acting)
Member of	City Council
Seat	Tirana City Hall Skanderbeg Square 2, 1001 Tirana, Albania
Term length	Four years, renewable 3 times consecutively
Formation	1913
Deputy	Deputy Mayors: Andi Seferi Keti Luarasi Chairperson of the Municipal Council: Romina Kuko
Website	tirana.al

The mayor's responsibilities include executing the acts passed by the city council, reporting to the council on the state of the city, serving as a member of the county council, appointing the deputy mayors and the administrators of the city's administrative units, and representing the municipality with third parties. The mayor is also able to veto the decisions of the city council once, which can be overturned with a simple majority.^[1]

Tirana's city hall, located in Skanderbeg Square, serves as the seat of both the city council and the mayor.

The current officeholder is Erion Veliaj of the Socialist Party who was elected for his first four-year term on 21 July 2015.^[2] He was re-elected for his third four-year-term on 16 May 2023, however his term has been suspended as he was arrested on 10 February 2025 by SPAK on 9 charges including corruption, his Deputy Anuela Ristani is the current acting Mayor.^[3]

History

1913–1990

After the General Assembly of Tirana in 1913, Zyber Hallulli elected as the first mayor of Tirana.^[4] He served from 1913 to 1914 as the mayor. Ali Bakiu became the 19th mayor of Tirana. He served after the World War II, from 1945 to 1947. In 1986, Llambi Gegprifti became the mayor of the city, selected twice. First from 1986 to 1987 and 1989 to 1990 (after the fall of communism in Albania).

Mayors of Tirana (1990–present)

Main article: List of mayors of Tirana

#		Portrait	Name (birth–death)	Term of office		Political party (political coalition)
Mayors of Tirana (1990–present)
	1		Sali Kelmendi (1947–2015)	1992	27 October 1996	Democratic Party
	2		Albert Brojka (1958-)	27 October 1996	11 October 2000	Democratic Party
	3		Edi Rama (1964-)	11 October 2000	25 July 2011	Socialist Party
	4		Lulzim Basha (1974-)	25 July 2011	21 July 2015	Democratic Party
	5		Erion Veliaj (1979-)	21 July 2015	10 February 2025 (Suspended)	Socialist Party
	6		Anuela Ristani (1982-)	11 February 2025	Incumbent	Socialist Party

See also

• Politics of Albania