Lulzim Basha

Lulzim Basha
Lulzim Basha
	Basha in 2016
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 30 July 2023 – 11 June 2024
President	Bajram Begaj
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Enkelejd Alibeaj
Succeeded by	Sali Berisha
	In office; 15 September 2013 – 21 March 2022
President	Bujar Nishani; Ilir Meta
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Edi Rama
Succeeded by	Enkelejd Alibeaj
Leader of the Democratic Party
	In office; 30 July 2023 – 11 June 2024
Preceded by	Enkelejd Alibeaj
Succeeded by	Sali Berisha
	In office; 22 July 2013 – 21 March 2022
Preceded by	Sali Berisha
Succeeded by	Enkelejd Alibeaj
Preceded by
Other political offices 2005–⁠2015
41st Mayor of Tirana
	In office; 25 July 2011 – 21 July 2015
Preceded by	Edi Rama
Succeeded by	Erion Veliaj
28th Minister of the Interior
	In office; 17 September 2009 – 25 April 2011
Prime Minister	Sali Berisha
Preceded by	Bujar Nishani
Succeeded by	Bujar Nishani
47th Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 24 April 2007 – 17 September 2009
Prime Minister	Sali Berisha
Preceded by	Besnik Mustafaj
Succeeded by	Ilir Meta
Minister of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications
	In office; 11 September 2005 – 24 April 2007
Prime Minister	Sali Berisha
Preceded by	Spartak Poçi
Succeeded by	Sokol Olldashi
Personal details
Born	12 June 1974 (age 50); Tirana
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Aurela Basha
Children	2
Alma mater	Utrecht University (LLB)
Occupation	Politician; Lawyer;
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Lulzim Basha (listen^ⓘ; born 12 June 1974) is an Albanian lawyer and former politician who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Albania and as the Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2022 and again from 2023 until 2024.

He was the candidate of the Democratic Party in the 2017 Albanian parliamentary election and in the 2021 Albanian parliamentary election where he lost in both by the incumbent prime minister Edi Rama.