Shehu IV Government

The Fourth Shehu government was a government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, which was founded on July 14, 1966 by Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu. the Party of Labor of Albania (Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë) was formed. It replaced the third government of Mehmet Shehu and remained in office until November 20, 1970, when it was succeeded by the fifth government of Mehmet Shehu [de].

Fourth cabinet of Mehmet Shehu Shehu IV Government
43rd Cabinet of Albania
Date formed	14 July 1966 (1966-07-14)
Date dissolved	20 November 1970 (1970-11-20)
People and organisations
Head of state	De jure: Haxhi Lleshi, De facto: Enver Hoxha
Head of government	Mehmet Shehu
No. of ministers	16
Member party	Party of Labour of Albania
History
Election	1966 Albanian parliamentary election
Outgoing election	1970 Albanian parliamentary election
Predecessor	Shehu III
Successor	Shehu V

The government reshuffle followed the election for the Kuvendi i Shqipërisë on July 10, 1966. All ministers already belonged to the previous cabinet. Several office changes had already taken place by this time: As of January 1, 1965, the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Geology was split up into separate ministries; in the first months of 1966, the offices of the first deputy chairmen of the Council of Ministers were dissolved and the number of deputy chairmen of the Council of Ministers was reduced. The structure of the cabinet remained stable over the four-year term.

Cabinet members

Government office	Official	Start of term	End of term	Ref.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Mehmet Shehu	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[1][2]
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Beqir Balluku	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Haki Toska	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[3]
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Adil Çarçani	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[4][5]
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Spiro Koleka	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[6]
Minister of People's Defense	Beqir Balluku	14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Innenminister	Kadri Hazbiu	14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Chairman of the State Planning Commission	Spiro Koleka Abdyl Këllezi	July 14, 1966 1. January 1968	January 1, 1968 20. November 1970	[7] [8]
Foreign Ministers	Nesti Nase [de]	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[9]
Minister of the Interior	Koço Theodhosi	14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Minister of Communications	Milo Qirko [de]	14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Minister of Education and Culture	Thoma Deliana	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	[10]
Minister of Finance	Aleks Verli [de]	July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
Minister of Justice	Bilbil Klosi	July 14, 1966	September 14, 1966	[11][12]
Minister of Foreign Trade	Kiço Ngjela	14. July 1966	20. November 1970	[13]
Minister of Agriculture	Pirro Dodbiba	14. July 1966	20. November 1970	[14]

External links

• Kabinett Shehu IV Archived 2021-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PPSh 1948–1991
• People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania
• Albania: Key Ministries