Arta Dade (born 15 March 1953) is an Albanian politician and former member of Parliament for the Socialist Party.[1] She served from 1997 to 2007. During her political career, she held several government posts such as Minister of Culture and Minister of Foreign Affairs, being the first women to be appointed as a Foreign minister. In her last years in Parliament, she held the role of the Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Policy.[2]
Dade was born in Tirana. She graduated from the University of Tirana in English Literature and has worked as a lecturer in the University until 1997, when she started her political career. She represented Fier County in the Parliament.
References
- ^ "PACE Member File". Assembly.coe.int. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
- ^ "Albanian Parlament - Chairwoman of Foreign Policy Committee, Mrs. Arta Dade receives the Minister for Dialogue of the Republic of Kosovo, Mrs. Edita Tahiri and the delegation accompanying her". Parlament.al. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2016-11-18.