Genc Pollo
Genc Pollo | |
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Minister of Innovation, Technology Innovation and Communication | |
In office September 2009 – September 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Genc Pollo 7 August 1963 Tirana, Albania |
Political party | Democratic Party of Albania (1990–1999, 2008–Present) |
Other political affiliations | New Democratic Party (1999–2008) |
Spouse | Married |
Relations | Stefanaq Pollo (father) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Tirana |
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Genc Pollo (born 7 April 1963 in
Early life and career
Pollo was born in 1963 in Tirana. His father, Stefanaq Pollo was an academic, scholar, professor and historian. After graduating in Historical Studies from the University of Tirana in 1986 he worked as researcher at the Academy of Sciences of Albania for two years and then followed postgraduate studies at the University of Vienna thanks to a scholarship awarded by the Austrian government.
Politics
Pollo participated actively in the founding of the Democratic Party of Albania, the first pro-Western Albanian political party, which successfully contested Communist rule in the first multiparty elections. During 1992 to 1996 he served as an advisor to Sali Berisha, then President of Albania. In 1996 he became a member of the Parliament of Albania. He has held various party and parliamentary senior positions related to education, foreign affairs and European integration. In 2001 he became head of the New Democratic Party. The New Democrat Party became part of the center-right coalition that won the summer 2005 general elections that eventually merged with the Democratic Party. Pollo assumed the portfolio of Minister of Education and Science in the following government. For one year (2008–2009) he had the position of Deputy Prime Minister. From 1996 to 2001 he was also a member of the Council of Europe.
Pollo was reelected as a member of the
Genc Pollo is married and has two children. He is fluent in four foreign languages, besides his own Albanian (English, German, French, and Italian).
References
- ^ "Biography for Genc Pollo - Silobreaker". News.silobreaker.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "Mr Genc POLLO". Assembly.coe.int. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-16.