Mayor of Tirana
The mayor of Tirana is the head of the municipality of Tirana, Albania. The mayor exercises the executive power of the city and is directly elected, together with the municipal council, for a 4-year term.
The mayor's responsibilities include executing the acts passed by the city council, reporting to the council on the state of the city, serving as a member of the county council, appointing the deputy mayors and the administrators of the city's administrative units, and representing the municipality with third parties. The mayor is also able to veto the decisions of the city council once, which can be overturned with a simple majority.
Tirana's city hall, located in Skanderbeg Square, serves as the seat of both the city council and the mayor.
The current officeholder is Erion Veliaj of the Socialist Party who was elected for his first four-year term on 21 July 2015. He was re-elected for his third four-year-term on 16 May 2023, however his term was suspended as he was arrested on 10 February 2025 by SPAK on 9 charges including corruption and money laundering, and as of 23 September 2025, he was officially discharged by the Municipal Council of Tirana but decision has been suspended pending a confirmation from constitutional court.