Vlora Çitaku
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Vlora Çitaku is a Kosovar
politician
, who is currently the Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo and a member of the Kosovo Assembly .
(PDK). Çitaku was previously the Deputy Foreign Minister however she was made Minister of Foreign Affairs
on 18 October 2010, taking over from Skënder Hyseni
. On 22 February 2011, Enver Hoxhaj
was made the new Foreign Minister and Çitaku was made Minister for European Integration.
and has been involved with politics since 1999. She states that she has overcome the stereotypes in politics that one must be old and a man.
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, who is currently the Minister for European Integration of the Republic of Kosovo and a member of the Kosovo Assembly .
Career
Vlora Çitaku is a member of the Democratic Party of KosovoDemocratic Party of Kosovo
The Democratic Party of Kosovo is the largest political party in Kosovo . It is a social democratic party and the main leftist party in Kosovo....
(PDK). Çitaku was previously the Deputy Foreign Minister however she was made Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo is the ministry in the Government of Kosovo which is in charge of foreign relations and admission of Kosovo into the European Union.-Foreign Ministers:*2008-2010: Skënder Hyseni...
on 18 October 2010, taking over from Skënder Hyseni
Skënder Hyseni
Skënder Hyseni is a former foreign minister of the Republic of Kosovo . Hyseni graduated at the University of Pristina, branch of English Language and Literature in 1979...
. On 22 February 2011, Enver Hoxhaj
Enver Hoxhaj
Enver Hoxhaj is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo and a Member of the Assembly of Kosovo.-Career:He was previously Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Kosovo. He previously served as a professor at the University of Pristina...
was made the new Foreign Minister and Çitaku was made Minister for European Integration.
Personal Life
Vlora Çitaku was a refugee during the Kosovo WarKosovo War
The term Kosovo War or Kosovo conflict was two sequential, and at times parallel, armed conflicts in Kosovo province, then part of FR Yugoslav Republic of Serbia; from early 1998 to 1999, there was an armed conflict initiated by the ethnic Albanian "Kosovo Liberation Army" , who sought independence...
and has been involved with politics since 1999. She states that she has overcome the stereotypes in politics that one must be old and a man.