Politburo of the Party of Labour of Albania

The Politburo (Albanian: Byroja politike) was the leading organ of the Party of Labour of Albania. It comprised key government ministers and Central Committee secretaries and served as the main administrative and policy-making body, convening on a weekly basis.

The following is the composition of the Politburo that would be formed after every Congress of the Party. The politburo for the 1941–48 period is not included.

Politburo members

1st Congress  (8-22.11.1948)[1] 1. Enver Hoxha 2. Mehmet Shehu 3. Hysni Kapo 4. Beqir Balluku 5. Gogo Nushi 6. Spiro Koleka 7. Tuk Jakova (1951) 8. Bedri Spahiu 9. Liri Belishova

2nd Congress  (3-6.4.1952) 1. Enver Hoxha 2. Mehmet Shehu 3. Hysni Kapo 4. Beqir Balluku 5. Gogo Nushi 6. Spiro Koleka 7. Liri Belishova Candidate members 1. Manush Myftiu 2. Rita Marko 3. Pilo Peristeri

3rd Congress  (3-5.6.1956) 1. Beqir Balluku 2. Enver Hoxha 3. Gogo Nushi 4. Hysni Kapo 5. Liri Belishova (9.9.1960) 6. Manush Myftiu 7. Mehmet Shehu 8. Rita Marko 9. Spiro Koleka 10.Ramiz Alia Candidate members 1. Koço Theodhosi 2. Pilo Peristeri 3. Adil Çarçani 4. Haki Toska 5. Rrapo Dervishi 6. Ramiz Alia (9.9.1960)

4th Congress  (13-20.2.1961)[2] 1. Enver Hoxha 2. Beqir Balluku 3. Gogo Nushi 4. Hysni Kapo 5. Manush Myftiu 6. Mehmet Shehu 7. Rita Marko 8. Spiro Koleka 9. Ramiz Alia 10.Adil Çarçani 11.Haki Toska Candidate members 1. Koço Theodhosi 2. Petrit Dume 3. Pilo Peristeri 4. Kadri Hazbiu

5th Congress  (1-8.11.1966) 1. Adil Çarçani 2. Beqir Balluku 3. Enver Hoxha 4. Gogo Nushi 5. Haki Toska 6. Hysni Kapo 7. Manush Myftiu 8. Mehmet Shehu 9. Ramiz Alia 10.Rita Marko 11.Spiro Koleka Candidate members 1. Kadri Hazbiu (7.11.1971) 2. Koço Theodhosi (7.11.1971) 3. Petrit Dume 4. Abdyl Këllezi (7.11.1971) 5. Pilo Peristeri

Generally, the Central Committee approved Politburo reports and policy decisions. The Secretariat was responsible for guiding the day-to-day affairs of the Party, in particular for organising the execution of Politburo decisions and for selecting Party and government cadres.

6th Congress  (1-7.11.1971)[3] 1. Ramiz Alia 2. Beqir Balluku (10.7.1974) 3. Adil Çarçani 4. Kadri Hazbiu 5. Enver Hoxha 6. Hysni Kapo 7. Abdyl Këllezi (Sep 1975) 8. Spiro Koleka 9. Rita Marko 10.Manush Myftiu 11.Mehmet Shehu 12.Haki Toska 13.Koço Theodhosi (Sep 1975) Candidate members 1. Pirro Dodbiba (Apr 1976) 2. Petrit Dume (1974) 3. Pilo Peristeri 4. Xhafer Spahiu (7.11.1976)

7th Congress  (1-7.11.1976)[4] 1. Ramiz Alia 2. Adil Çarçani 3. Llambi Gegprifti 4. Kadri Hazbiu 5. Enver Hoxha 6. Hekuran Isai 7. Hysni Kapo (23.9.1979) 8. Spiro Koleka 9. Rita Marko 10.Pali Miska 11.Manush Myftiu 12.Haki Toska Candidate members 1. Lenka Çuko 2. Qirjako Mihali 3. Pilo Peristeri 4. Simon Stefani

8th Congress  (1.7.11.1981)[5] 1. Enver Hoxha 2. Adil Çarçani 3. Hajredin Çeliku 4. Hekuran Isai 5. Kadri Hazbiu 6. Lenka Çuko 7. Manush Myftiu 8. Mehmet Shehu 9. Muho Asllani 10.Pali Miska 11.Ramiz Alia 12.Rita Marko 13.Simon Stefani Candidate members 1. Besnik Bekteshi 2. Foto Çami 3. Llambi Gegprifti 4. Prokop Murra 5. Qirjako Mihali

9th Congress  (3-8.11.1986)[6] 1. Adil Çarçani 2. Hajredin Çeliku 3. Hekuran Isai 4. Lenka Çuko 5. Manush Myftiu 6. Muho Asllani 7. Pali Miska 8. Ramiz Alia 9. Rita Marko 10.Simon Stefani 11.Prokop Murra 12.Besnik Bekteshi 13.Foto Çami Candidate members 1. Kiço Mustaqi 2. Pirro Kondi 3. Llambi Gegprifti 4. Vangjel Çërrava 5. Qirjako Mihali

10th Congress  (11-13.6.1991)[7] 1. Ramiz Alia 2. Muho Asllani 3. Besnik Bekteshi 4. Foto Çami 5. Adil Çarçani 6. Hajredin Çeliku 7. Vangjel Çërrava 8. Lenka Çuko 9. Xhelil Gjoni 10.Hekuran Isai 11.Pali Miska 12.Kiço Mustaqi 13.Simon Stefani Candidate members 1. Xhemal Dymylja 2. Llambi Gegprifti 3. Niko Gjyzari 4. Pirro Kondi 5. Qirjako Mihali

See also

• Politburo
• Enver Hoxha
• Party of Labour of Albania
• Eastern Bloc politics

References

1. "Albania Politburo 1944-1991". Archived from the original on 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
2. Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91, p.154
3. The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who, 1983 International Publications Service, Jan 1, 1983, p.23
4. Richard Staar (1977), Yearbook in Communist Affairs (1977 ed.), Hoover Press
5. Richard Staar (1982), Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe (4 ed.), Hoover Press, p. 10, ISBN 0-8179-7692-2, LCCN 81-84232
6. Communist and Marxist parties of the world, Charles Hobday, Roger East, Longman, 1990, p.167
7. Miranda Vickers, James Pettifer, ed. (1997), Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity, New York University Press, p. 297, ISBN 9780814787953, OCLC 36663098