15 Facts About Jozefina Topalli

Jozefina Topalli is an Albanian politician who formerly served as the Chairwoman of the Parliament of Albania from 2 September 2005 until 9 September 2013.

Jozefina Topalli held the title of vice president of the Democratic Party of Albania.

Jozefina Coba Topalli graduated from Luigj Gurakuqi University in Shkodra with a double major in mathematics and law.

Jozefina Topalli subsequently studied international relations at the University of Padua in Italy and acquired a master's degree from the University of Tirana in public administration and in European Studies; in 2010, she obtained her Ph.

Jozefina Topalli is fluent in English, Russian, French, and Italian.

In 2005, Jozefina Topalli was elected President of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania, and retained her position in 2009.

At the 1996 Albanian parliamentary election, Jozefina Topalli was elected as member of parliament for the Democratic Party of Albania; she was re-elected four times.

Jozefina Topalli has been member of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Family, and as Deputy President of the Children's Committee.

Since 1996, Jozefina Topalli has been Deputy Chair of the Democratic Party of Albania.

Jozefina Coba Topalli is the first woman Speaker of the Albanian Parliament in all the parliamentary history of the country and the sixth Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Albania in the pluralistic parliamentary history since 1991.

Jozefina Topalli assumed her duties in September 2005, and was re-elected as Speaker of Parliament for a second four-year mandate in September 2009.

In two previous consecutive legislatures, Jozefina Topalli served as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.

Jozefina Topalli continues her lobbying for the recognition of the Republic of Kosovo.

Jozefina Topalli was declared the First Ambassador of UNICEF for the protection of children's rights in the country by the UNICEF office in Albania, as well as representatives of NGOs and institutions dealing with children's rights.

Also, as Speaker of Parliament, Jozefina Topalli was honored with the international title "Millennium Peace Award: Cavaliere per la Pace" by the International Peace Union, at the Catholic University of Milan.