Elisa Spiropali

Elisa Spiropali
Spiropali in 2021
Speaker of the Parliament of Albania
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 July 2024
President	Bajram Begaj
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Lindita Nikolla
Minister of State for Relations with Parliament
In office 17 January 2019 – 30 July 2024
President	Ilir Meta Bajram Begaj
Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Preceded by	Ermonela Felaj
Succeeded by	Taulant Balla
Personal details
Born	(1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41)
Nationality	Albanian
Political party	Socialist Party
Relations	1
Alma mater	Lester B. Pearson College, Mount Holyoke College
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Elisa Spiropali (born 15 March 1983) is an Albanian politician who is currently serving as the Speaker of the Albanian parliament. ^[1]

Elisa Spiropali was born on 15 March, 1983 in Tirana. She attended the Qemal Stafa Gymnasium where she earned a scholarship from the United World Colleges as one of the top five high school students in Albania and later received a diploma at the Lester B. Pearson College in Vancouver Island, Canada. She continued her education by enrolling at the Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, United States where she graduated in 2005 with an honorary degree in two branches, Politics and Economics. Elisa has travelled and studied merit scholarships to countries such as Argentina and the United Kingdom, experiences she considers invaluable in her academic formation.

She has given lectures in several private universities in Albania and has been a leader in youth organizations such as MJAFT!.^{[citation needed]}

Spiropali started her political career in 2009. After becoming a member of the Socialist Party, she was appointed for a brief time as Director General of Customs and later as a spokeswoman for the Party Presidency. She was elected as member of the Albanian Parliament following the 2013 General Elections. On 17 January 2019, she resumed the vacant post of Minister of State for Relations with the Parliament^[2] which had previously been held by Ermonela Felaj.

On July 28, 2024, Spiropali was appointed as Albania's speaker of parliament, following the resignation of Lindita Nikolla two days earlier.^[3]

Spiropali is married and has a young daughter, Nalta and a son.^[4]