Kosovo Transitional Council
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36 (2000-2001)
Kosovo Transitional Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chair | |
| Seats | 12 (1999-2000) 36 (2000-2001) |
| Elections | |
| Appointed | |
| Meeting place | |
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| UNMIK Headquarters, Pristina, Kosovo | |
| Website | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20071222235825/http://www.unmikonline.org/1styear/ktc.htm | |
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| Constitution and law |
The Kosovo Transitional Council, (Albanian: Këshilli Tranzitor i Kosovës, Serbian: Прелазни савет Косово, Prelazni savet Kosovo), was an advisory body that existed in Kosovo between July 1999 and November 2001 during the period that the United Nations was directly responsible for the governance of Kosovo. The council was replaced by the Assembly of Kosovo following elections held in November 2001.
Membership
A twelve member transitional council was formed on 16 July 1999. Chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the council was the described as being the highest political consultative body within the United Nations administration.[1] Its purpose was to offer the main political parties and ethnic communities in Kosovo an opportunity for direct input into the decision-making process of UNMIK.[2] The first meeting of the council was at the former MUP headquarters in Pristina and subsequent meetings were held at UNMIK headquarters.[3]
The membership of the first transitional council was as follows:
| Name | Role |
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| Bernard Kouchner | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo Ex-officio chairman of the council |
| Ibrahim Rugova[4][5] | Representative of the Democratic League of Kosovo (Albanian) |
| Vacant | Representative of the Democratic League of Kosovo (Albanian) |
| Hashim Thaçi | Representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army (Albanian) |
| Xhavit Haliti | Representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army (Albanian) |
| Rexhep Qosja | Representative of the United Democratic Movement (Albanian) |
| Mehmet Hajrizi | Representative of the United Democratic Movement (Albanian) |
| Veton Surroi | Independent representative of the Albanian community |
| Blerim Shala | Independent representative of the Albanian community |
| Bishop Artemije | Representative of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serb) |
| Momcilo Trajkovic | Representative of the Serbian Resistance Movement (Serb) |
| Numan Balic | Representative of the Party of Democratic Action (Bosniak) |
| Sezair Shaipi | Representative of Turkish People's Party (Turk) |
| Mike Jackson Klaus Reinhardt | Commander of the Kosovo Force Observer |