Niko Peleshi

Niko Peleshi MP
Peleshi in 2023
Ambassador to
Member of the Albanian Parliament for Korça
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 2017 (2017-06-25)
35th Defence Minister of Albania
Ambassador to
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 January 2021 (2021-01-04)
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Olta Xhaçka
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ambassador to
In office 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) – 5 January 2019 (2019-01-05)
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Edmond Panariti
Succeeded by	Bledi Çuçi
Deputy Prime Minister of Albania
Ambassador to
In office 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) – 22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Myqerem Tafaj
Succeeded by	Ledina Mandia
Mayor of Korçë
Ambassador to
In office 18 February 2007 (2007-02-18) – 15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)
Prime Minister	Sali Berisha
Preceded by	Robert Damo
Succeeded by	Sotiraq Filo
Personal details
Born	(1970-11-11) 11 November 1970 (age 53) Korçë, Albania
Political party	Socialist
Alma mater	Polytechnic University of Tirana
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Niko Aleks Peleshi (born 11 November 1970) is an Albanian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Defence since the 31st of December in 2020. He previously has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania in September 2013.^{[citation needed]} He was Prefect of Korçë from 2004^[1] to 2005 and Mayor of Korçë^[2] from 2007 to 2012. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Presidency of the Socialist Party. He's been an official deputy since 2019.