Fatmir Gjeka

Fatmir Gjeka ' 'is a Montenegrin politician. In Montenegro, he serves as Minister of Human and Minority Rights, Chairman of Democratic Party and he was Mayor of Ulcinj.

Early life

He was born on 17 April 1975, in Bar, Yugoslavia. He is married and has two children. He completed his studies in business administration at the Faculty of Economics of University "Luigj Gurakuqi" in Shkodër in 1997. From 2005–2007 he attended postgraduate studies in entrepreneurial economics at the Faculty Economics of University of Montenegro.

Political activity

From 2002–2011 he acted as secretary of the Secretariat for Budget and Finance of Ulcinj Municipality. He served as a member of the commission for financing local government and chairman of this commission for one term.
In November 2011 he was elected director of the Municipal Public Enterprise of Ulcinj. In the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Party, held on December 24, 2011, he was elected chairman of this party. As a representative of the Albanian Coalition he was elected Member of the Parliament of Montenegro, in the parliamentary elections held on October 14, 2012.
As an MP, he has served as chairman of the Parliamentary Club of Albanian Parties, the Croatian Civic Initiative and the Liberal Party of Montenegro.
Gjeka was elected Mayor of Ulcinj on February 24, 2014, as a candidate of the Coalition "Together for the Future of Ulcinj", FORCA and Positive Montenegro and served in this position until March 21, 2016. On June 27, 2018, he was elected president of the tourist organization of Ulcinj, a role that he continues to exercise.