{{short description|Albanian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Astrit Bushati | image = | office = Member of the Albanian parliament | term_start = 2005 | term_end = | party = Democratic Party | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1962|08|21}} | birth_place = Shkodër, Albania | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | birth_name = Astrit Myfit Bushati | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Tirana | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights | portfolio = | signature = | signature_alt = | blank1 = | data1 = }} '''Astrit Myfit Bushati''' is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.<ref name="PD">{{cite web|url=http://www.pd.al/partia/grupi-parlamentar/|title=Parliamentary group|publisher=pd.al}}</ref><ref name="parlamenti">{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.al/web/pub/lista_em_rore_e_deputet_ve_t_zgjedhur_sipas_qarqeve_2867_1.doc |title=List of elected members |publisher=Albanian parliament |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514170645/http://www.parlament.al/web/pub/lista_em_rore_e_deputet_ve_t_zgjedhur_sipas_qarqeve_2867_1.doc |archivedate=May 14, 2011 }}</ref> Bushati is also a member of the committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights.<ref name="Alb parlament">{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.al/web/Perberja_10041_1.php |title=KOMISIONI PËR ÇËSHTJET LIGJORE, ADMINISTRATËN PUBLIKE DHE TË DREJTAT E NJERIUT |publisher=Albanian parliament |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417151012/http://www.parlament.al/web/Perberja_10041_1.php |archivedate=2011-04-17 }}</ref>
==Background== Bushati was born in Shkodër and graduated from the faculty of Law at the University of Tirana. He joined the Democratic Party of Albania in 1991, and has been party leader in Shkodër since 2005.<ref name="PD Bushati">{{cite web|url=http://www.pd.al/kandidatet-old/astrit-bushati/ |title=Bushati , Astrit |publisher=PD.al |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007194131/http://www.pd.al/kandidatet-old/astrit-bushati/ |archivedate=2011-10-07 }}</ref> He served as a member of the City Council of Shkodër from 1996 until 2001.<ref name="parlamenti" />
==Political activity== Bushati has the following political history:<ref name="PD Bushati" /> *1991–present: Member of the Democratic Party *1996–2001: Member of Municipal Council, Shkodër *1997–2001: Chairman of the Democratic Party, Shkodër *1998–2001: Member of National Council and the Presidency of the Democratic Party *2005–present: DP chairman, Shkodra *2005–present: Member of Albanian Parliament
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