Prime Minister of Kosovo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo |
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Executive branch of the Government of Kosovo | |
Style | His Excellency |
Member of | |
Nominator | President of Kosovo |
Appointer | Assembly of Kosovo |
Term length | Four years
Renewable
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Inaugural holder | Jusuf Zejnullahu (de jure) Bajram Rexhepi (de facto) |
Formation | 7 September 1990 (de jure) 4 March 2002 (de facto) |
Salary | €1,500 monthly |
Website | in Albanian in Serbian in English |
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo is the main leader of the government in Kosovo. Think of them as the head of the team that runs the country.
The Prime Minister and their team, called the Government of Kosovo, are responsible to the Assembly of Kosovo. This means they have to answer to the Assembly for their actions. All members of the government must also be part of the Assembly. The person who is currently the Prime Minister of Kosovo is Albin Kurti. He started this important job on March 22, 2021.
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Leaders of Kosovo's Government
This section lists the people who have served as Prime Minister of Kosovo.
Prime Ministers of Kosovo
Here are the political parties that these leaders belonged to: LDK PDK AAK PPK Independent Vetëvendosje
No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Time in Office | Political Party | Election | ||
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Started Job | Left Job | Total Time | |||||
Republic of Kosova (Before UN Administration) | |||||||
1 | Jusuf Zejnullahu (born 1944) ![]() |
7 September 1990 | 5 October 1991 | 1 year, 28 days | LDK | — | |
2 | Bujar Bukoshi (1947–2025) ![]() |
5 October 1991 | 1 February 2000 | 8 years, 119 days | LDK | — | |
— | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) ![]() Temporary Prime Minister |
2 April 1999 | 1 February 2000 | 305 days | PDK | — | |
Kosovo under UN Administration | |||||||
3 | Bajram Rexhepi (1954–2017) ![]() |
4 March 2002 | 3 December 2004 | 2 years, 274 days | PDK | 2001 | |
4 | Ramush Haradinaj (born 1968) ![]() |
3 December 2004 | 8 March 2005 | 95 days | AAK | 2004 | |
— | Adem Salihaj (born 1950) Acting ![]() |
8 March 2005 | 25 March 2005 | 17 days | LDK | — | |
5 | Bajram Kosumi (born 1960) ![]() |
25 March 2005 | 10 March 2006 | 350 days | Parliamentary Party of Kosovo | — | |
6 | Agim Çeku (born 1960) ![]() |
10 March 2006 | 9 January 2008 | 1 year, 305 days | Independent | — | |
7 | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) ![]() |
9 January 2008 | 17 February 2008 | 39 days | PDK | 2007 | |
Republic of Kosovo (After Independence) | |||||||
(7) | Hashim Thaçi (born 1968) ![]() |
17 February 2008 | 9 December 2014 | 6 years, 295 days | PDK | 2007 2010 |
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8 | Isa Mustafa (born 1951) ![]() |
9 December 2014 | 9 September 2017 | 2 years, 274 days | LDK | 2014 | |
(4) | Ramush Haradinaj (born 1968) ![]() |
9 September 2017 | 3 February 2020 | 2 years, 147 days | AAK | 2017 | |
9 | Albin Kurti (born 1975) ![]() |
3 February 2020 | 3 June 2020 | 121 days | Vetëvendosje | 2019 | |
10 | Avdullah Hoti (born 1976) ![]() |
3 June 2020 | 22 March 2021 | 292 days | LDK | – | |
(9) | Albin Kurti (born 1975) ![]() |
22 March 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 124 days | Vetëvendosje | 2021 |
Timeline of Prime Ministers
This timeline shows when each Prime Minister served.

See also
In Spanish: Primer ministro de Kosovo para niños
- President of Kosovo
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo