Gazment Bardhi
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Gazment Bardhi | |
|---|---|
| 46th Justice Minister of Albania | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 11 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Petrit Vasili |
| Succeeded by | Etilda Gjonaj |
| General Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 19 January 2019 – 9 September 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Flamur Noka |
| Group Leader of the Parliamentary Group Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 6, 1986 |
| Party | Democratic Party (until 2023) |
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Gazment Bardhi (born 6 July 1986) is an Albanian lawyer and politician who formerly served as Albania's Minister of Justice in 2017.[1] A noted legal expert in Albanian politics,[2] he played an important role in the drafting of the much debated vetting law, one of the key components of the country's judicial reform process.[3] On January 19, 2019 Bardhi was elected as General Secretary of the Democratic Party, defeating his opponent Dorjan Teliti by a vote of 277–44.[4] Two years later, he was elected member of the assembly on September 10, 2021 to serve in the 31st legislature, representing the Democratic Party in Elbasan.[5] He was expelled from the Democratic Party on September 10, 2023[6] and in that same month, joined Sali Berisha's rival faction.
- Legal advisor at the Ministry of Justice (2012)
- Opponency Director at the General Directorate of Codification (2012–13)
- Legal expert in the Albanian Parliament (2013–2017)
- Minister of Justice (2017)
- Secretary for legal matters in the Democratic Party (2017–2019)
- General Secretary of the Democratic Party (2019–2023)
- Member of the Assembly (2021–present)
