He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 to 2003 and again from 2009 to 2010, and he has been Speaker of the Albanian Parliament since 2013.
Быў міністрам замежных спраў з 2002 па 2003 і зноў з 2009 па 2010, і з 2013 года — спікер парламента Албаніі.