Koço Barka
Albanian politician (1954–2024)
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Koço Barka (30 March 1954 – 8 March 2024) was an Albanian politician of the Greek minority.
Koço Barka | |
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| Albanian Minister of social affairs and equal opportunities | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Member of the Albanian parliament | |
| In office 2011 – 8 March 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1954 |
| Died | 8 March 2024 (aged 69) |
| Party | Union for Human Rights (UHRP), Democratic Party |
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From 2005 to 2008 he served as Minister of social affairs and equal opportunities in Sali Berisha's government, representing the Union for Human Rights (UHRP), an ethnic Greek minority party.[1] He was replaced in October 2008 by another member of the same party, after an internal party dispute.[2]
In May 2009 Barka was put under investigation for abuse of power, accused of mishandling funds and donations aimed for an NGO that ran a school for children of families caught in blood feuds, in the town of Poliçan, near Berat.[3]
From 2011 onwards, he served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.[4]
Barka died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 69.[5]
