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. She is currently Chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Policy.[2]

Arta Dade
Member of the Albanian parliament
In office
1997–2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
July 2001 – July 2002
Prime MinisterIlir Meta
Preceded byPaskal Milo
Succeeded byIlir Meta
Minister of Culture
In office
July 1997 – April 1998
Prime MinisterFatos Nano
Personal details
Born (1953-03-15) 15 March 1953 (age 71)
Tirana, Albania
Political partySocialist Party of Albania
Alma materUniversity of Tirana
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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 represents Fier County in the Parliament.

References

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  1. ^ "PACE Member File". Assembly.coe.int. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  2. ^ "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.