Prime Minister of Kosovo

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo
Kryeministri i Republikës së Kosovës (in Albanian) Премијер Pепубликe Косово (in Serbian)
Coat of Arms
Incumbent Albin Kurti since 14 January 2020
Nominator	President of Kosovo
Appointer	Assembly of Kosovo
Term length	Five years Renewable once
Inaugural holder	Bajram Rexhepi
Formation	4 March 2002
Website	kryeministri-ks.net (in Albanian) kryeministri-ks.net (in English)

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo (Template:Lang-sq, Serbian: Премијер Републике Косово/Premijer Republike Kosovo) is the head of government of Kosovo.^[a]

The Prime Minister and the Government of Kosovo, which he or she heads, are responsible for their actions to the Assembly of Kosovo, of which they must all be members. The position of Prime Minister of the Government of Kosovo is currently vacant. The most recent holder, Ramush Haradinaj, resigned in July 2019 after being summoned for questioning by the KSC in The Hague, Netherlands. However, he remains in office as Acting Prime Minister until after elections are held on 6 October and a new Prime Minister is approved by the Assembly and sworn into office.

Officeholders

Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo

Parties

  KPK/SKK

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Political Party
Chairman of the Executive Council of the People's Committee 1945–1953
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1	Fadil Hoxha (1916–2001)		1945	February 1953	Communist Party renamed in 1952 to League of Communists
Chairmen of the Executive Council 1953–1990
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1	Fadil Hoxha (1916–2001)		February 1953	June 1963	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |2	Ali Shukriu (1919–2005)		June 1963	May 1967	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |3	Ilija Vakić (1932–)		May 1967	May 1974	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |4	Bogoljub Nedeljković (1920–1986)		May 1974	May 1978	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |5	Bahri Oruçi (1930–2011)		May 1978	May 1980	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |6	Riza Sapunxhiu (1925–2008)		May 1980	May 1982	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |7	Imer Pula (1921–2010)		May 1982	5 May 1984	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |8	Ljubomir Neđo Borković (1926–2009)		5 May 1984	May 1986	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |9	Namzi Mustafa (1941–)		May 1986	1987	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |10	Kaqusha Jashari (1946–)		10 March 1987	9 May 1989	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |11	Nikolla Shkreli (1944–)		9 May 1989	1989	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |12	Daut Jashanica (1948–)		1989	4 December 1989	League of Communists
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |13	Jusuf Zejnullahu (1944–)		4 December 1989	5 July 1990	League of Communists

Republic of Kosova (recognised only by Albania)

Parties

  LDK   PDK

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political Affiliation
Prime Ministers 1990–2000
1	Jusuf Zejnullahu (1944–)		—	7 September 1990	5 October 1991	Democratic League
2	Bujar Bukoshi (1947–)		—	5 October 1991	1 February 2000	Democratic League
—	Hashim Thaçi (1968–) Provisional Prime Minister In opposition		—	2 April 1999	1 February 2000	Democratic Party

UN-administered Kosovo

Parties

  PDK   LDK   AAK   PPK   Non-party

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political Affiliation
Prime Ministers 2002–2008
1	Bajram Rexhepi (1954–2017)		2001	4 March 2002	3 December 2004	Democratic Party
2	Ramush Haradinaj (1968–)		2004	3 December 2004	8 March 2005	Alliance for the Future
—	Adem Salihaj (1950–) Acting Prime Minister		—	8 March 2005	25 March 2005	Democratic League
3	Bajram Kosumi (1960–)		—	25 March 2005	10 March 2006	Parliamentary Party
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; color:black;"|4	Agim Çeku (1960–)		—	10 March 2006	9 January 2008	Independent supported by Alliance for the Future
5	Hashim Thaçi (1968–)		2007	9 January 2008	17 February 2008	Democratic Party

Republic of Kosovo (as recognised by 114 UN member states)

Parties

  PDK   LDK   AAK   LVV

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of office		Political Affiliation
Prime Ministers 2008–present
1	Hashim Thaçi (1968–)		2010	17 February 2008	9 December 2014	Democratic Party
2	Isa Mustafa (1951–)		2014	9 December 2014	9 September 2017	Democratic League
3	Ramush Haradinaj (1968–)		2017	9 September 2017	19 July 2019	Alliance for the Future
–				19 July 2019	14 January 2020
4	Albin Kurti (1975–)		2019	14 January 2020		Vetëvendosje

See also

• President of the Presidency of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
• President of Kosovo
• Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo

Notes

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External links

• The Official website of the Prime Minister of Kosovo