Shehu IV Government explained

Cabinet Name:	Fourth cabinet of Mehmet Shehu Shehu IV Government
Cabinet Type:	Cabinet
Cabinet Number:	43rd
Jurisdiction:	Albania
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Government Head:	Mehmet Shehu
Members Number:	21
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Predecessor:	Shehu III

The Fourth Shehu government was a government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, which was founded on July 14, 1966 by Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu. the Party of Labor of Albania (Albanian: Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë) was formed. It replaced the third government of Mehmet Shehu and remained in office until November 20, 1970, when it was succeeded by the .

The government reshuffle followed the election for the Kuvendi i Shqipërisë on July 10, 1966. All ministers already belonged to the previous cabinet. Several office changes had already taken place by this time: As of January 1, 1965, the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Geology was split up into separate ministries; in the first months of 1966, the offices of the first deputy chairmen of the Council of Ministers were dissolved and the number of deputy chairmen of the Council of Ministers was reduced. The structure of the cabinet remained stable over the four-year term.

Cabinet members

Government office	Official	Start of term	End of term	Ref.
		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	^[1]
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	^[2] ^[3]
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	^[4]
	Beqir Balluku	14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Innenminister		14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Chairman of the State Planning Commission		July 14, 1966 1. January 1968	January 1, 1968 20. November 1970	^[5]
		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970	^[6]
		14. July 1966	20. November 1970
Minister of Communications		14. July 1966	20. November 1970
		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
		July 14, 1966	November 20, 1970
		July 14, 1966	September 14, 1966	^[7]
Minister of Foreign Trade		14. July 1966	20. November 1970	^[8]
Minister of Agriculture		14. July 1966	20. November 1970	^[9]

Weblinks

• Kabinett Shehu IV
• Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PPSh 1948–1991
• People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania
• Albania: Key Ministries

Notes and References

1. Web site: No Change in the Albanian Politburo . 1966-11-08 . Open Society Archives . 2011-03-22 . en . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090817/http://www.osaarchivum.org/files/holdings/300/8/3/text/2-4-22.shtml . 2014-05-31 .
2. Wolfgang Saxon, "Adil Carcani, 75, a Leader In Albania's Stalinist Twilight", The New York Times, 20 October 1997.
3. http://la-loupe.over-blog.net/article-ar-ani-adil-73419226.html Adil Çarçani
4. Book: The Economist. 220. 3. 1966. Economist Newspaper Limited. 906.
5. Book: The Economist. 220. 3. 1966. Economist Newspaper Limited. 906.
6. Web site: Albanian ministries, etc.
7. Dissolution of the Ministry of Justice on September 14, 1966.
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=SgAkAQAAIAAJ&q=kico+ngjela Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments, Volumes 1-2, 1974
9. http://lajme.shqiperia.com/lajme/artikull/iden/422260/titulli/SHBA-PPSH-1976---Hoxha-shume-i-semure-nis-lufta-per-pasardhesin SHQIPERIA: SHBA: PPSH 1976 - “Hoxha shumë i sëmurë, nis lufta për pasardhësin” (6. März 2010, albanisch)