Det Udenrigspolitiske Nævn 2025-26, Udenrigsudvalget 2025-26, Europaudvalget 2025-26
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CV Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, H.E.Ms. Elisa Spiropali
Ms. Elisa Spiropali was born on 15 March 1983 in Tirana.
From September 2025, she holds the position of the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
She has served as Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania during its 10th Legislature.
In this role, she distinguished herself by revitalizing and strengthening parliamentary diplomacy,
representing the Assembly in international initiatives, and fostering inter-institutional cooperation
with partner parliaments.
From January 2019 to July 2024, Ms. Spiropali served as Minister of State for Relations with
Parliament, a position to which she was reappointed in September 2021.
She has been elected as a Member of the Parliament of Albania for three consecutive terms since
2017, holding senior positions in party leadership and standing out as a distinguished political
figure.
Before her political engagement, Ms. Spiropali was actively involved in civil society, particularly
in the fields of good governance and civic participation, and also worked as a lecturer in political
science and international relations.
In 1999, at the age of 16, she left Albania on a full merit-based scholarship to pursue the IB
Diploma at Lester B. Pearson College, UWC, Canada. She later graduated with honors in Politics
and Economics from Mount Holyoke College, USA. She then pursued postgraduate studies in
Contemporary European Politics (MA) at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, as a
Chevening Scholar.
Ms. Spiropali is married and has two children, Nalta and Kren.
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