Lindita Nikolla
Lindita Nikolla | |
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Nikolla in 2023 | |
| 38th Speaker of the Albanian Parliament | |
| In office 10 September 2021 – 30 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gramoz Ruçi |
| Succeeded by | Elisa Spiropali |
| Minister of Education, Sports and Youth | |
| In office 15 September 2013 – 11 May 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Myqerem Tafaj |
| Succeeded by | Mirela Karabina |
| In office 13 September 2017 – 17 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Mirela Karabina (Education and Sports) |
| Succeeded by | Besa Shahini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1965 Tirana, PR Albania |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse | Ligor Nikolla |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Tirana Albanian University |
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Lindita Nikolla (born 22 October 1965) is an Albanian retired politician who served as the Speaker of the Parliament from September 10, 2021 until her retirement from politics on July 28, 2024. Previously she served as the Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2013 until May 2017, where she temporarily handed over the post to Mirela Karabina as part of a pre-election agreement between the position and the opposition. Nikolla was appointed again Minister of Education, Sports and Youth in September 2017 until 2019. In December 2018 a standoff occurred between Nikolla and students when she was minister, with the students protesting for multiple days, which expanded to the Union of Employees of Universities of Albania joining protests.