Honorific-Prefix: | Her Excellency |
Lindita Nikolla | |
Office: | 38th Speaker of the Albanian Parliament |
Term Start: | 10 September 2021 |
Term End: | 30 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Gramoz Ruçi |
Successor: | Elisa Spiropali |
Office1: | Minister of Education, Sports and Youth |
Primeminister1: | Edi Rama |
Term Start1: | 15 September 2013 |
Term End1: | 11 May 2017 |
Predecessor1: | Myqerem Tafaj |
Successor1: | Mirela Karabina |
Primeminister2: | Edi Rama |
Term Start2: | 13 September 2017 |
Term End2: | 17 January 2019 |
Successor2: | Besa Shahini |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1965 |
Birth Place: | Tirana, PR Albania |
Party: | Socialist Party |
Spouse: | Ligor Nikolla |
Children: | 1 |
Education: | University of Tirana Albanian University |
Signature: | Lindita Nikolla (nënshkrim).svg |
Lindita Nikolla (born 22 October 1965) is an Albanian retired politician[1] [2] who served as the Speaker of the Parliament from September 10, 2021 until her retirement from politics on July 28, 2024.[3] Previously she served as the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2013 until May 2017, where she temporarily handed over the post to Mirela Karabina as part of a pre-election agreement between the position and the opposition.[4] Nikolla was appointed again Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2017 until 2019.[5]