Glauk Konjufca (born 25 July 1981) is a Kosovo-Albanian activist, journalist and politician serving as speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo since March 2021. He was previously member of the Assembly, leader of the Vetëvendosje parliamentary group, speaker of the Assembly, minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as acting president of Kosovo until the election of Vjosa Osmani.
Glauk Konjufca | |
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_2.jpg) Konjufca in 2021 | |
| 5th Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vjosa Osmani |
| In office 26 December 2019 – 3 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kadri Veseli |
| Succeeded by | Vjosa Osmani |
| Acting President of Kosovo | |
| In office 22 March 2021 – 4 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
| Preceded by | Vjosa Osmani (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Vjosa Osmani |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 February 2020 – 3 June 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
| Preceded by | Behgjet Pacolli |
| Succeeded by | Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1981 Pristina, Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo) |
| Political party | Vetëvendosje |
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Early life and education
editKonjufca was born in Pristina. He studied philosophy at the University of Pristina. During his studies, he served as deputy director of the Center for Rights student organization.
Konjufca is the author of a book on G.W.F. Hegel and other publications on philosophy.
Political career
editKonjufca has been an activist of the Vetëvendosje Movement since its founding in 2005. He edited the movement's weekly newspaper, and was elected to the Assembly of Kosovo in 2010, when Vetëvendosje first ran for elected office. He served as deputy speaker of the Assembly from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2015 to 2017, and led the Vetëvendosje parliamentary group from 2014 to 2019.
In 2012, Konjufca told Deutsche Welle that he supported the unification of Albania and Kosovo to form a Greater Albania, saying, "The national union of Kosovo and Albania is an indisputable right of the Albanian people, who were unjustly divided by history.” At the time, it was reported that Vetëvendosje would seek a referendum on unification.[1]
After Vetëvendosje's victory in the 2019 parliamentary election, Konjufca was appointed speaker of the Assembly on 26 December 2019 with a 75–27 vote. He resigned on 3 February 2020 to become minister of foreign affairs. He left office when a new government led by opposition parties took over on 3 June 2020.
Konjufca was the second most voted candidate in the 2021 parliamentary election, which Vetëvendosje won by a landslide. On 22 March 2021, he was elected speaker of the Assembly by a 69–33 vote. With a vacant presidency, Konjufca was also serving as acting president until the election of Vjosa Osmani.[2]
References
edit- ^ Vilma Filaj-Ballvora & Zoran Arbutina. Independent Albania Deutsche Welle, November 28, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Glauk Konjufca zgjidhet kryeparlamentar" (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 22 March 2021..
External links
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