President Vjosa Osmani has appointed Mrs. Learta Hollaj as deputy chief of staff of the Presidential cabinet. Ms. Hollaj was initially engaged as chief sustainable development and partnerships advisor. She covered the portfolio of energy, environmental and development policies, foreign policy, as well as projects and initiatives in the field of gender equality, constantly promoting partnership and cooperation with relevant actors in respective fields. Ms. Learta Hollaj led the organization of the first edition of the International Women, Peace and Security Forum, and currently leads the engagements of one of the commitments in three pillars of the Summit for Democracy, which focuses on the advancement of human rights through the promotion of diversity and inclusion.
Ms. Hollaj joined President Osmani’s team in 2020 as a political advisor to the Speaker of the Assembly and prior to that she was an active member of civil society and worked on drafting policies in the field of energy, environmental protection and sustainable development in general. Ms. Hollaj completed her bachelor’s degree studies at RIT Kosova and obtained her master’s studies diploma at the Central European University in Budapest. Ms. Hollaj takes over this role from Artan Murati, who held this position until now.
President Osmani thanked Mr. Artan Murati for his tireless work and professional contribution to the Cabinet during his service in this position and wished him success in his future professional journey. The President also emphasized that she will continue the excellent collaboration with Mrs. Hollaj in achieving the objectives of the President’s Cabinet and in further advancement of the Cabinet’s work.