{{Short description|Albanian politician (born 1974)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Ledina Mandia | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | order = | office = Deputy Prime Minister of Albania | election = | term_start = {{Start date|2017|5|22|df=yes}} | term_end = {{Start date|2017|9|13|df=yes}} | president = Bujar Nishani<br>Ilir Meta | prime_minister = Edi Rama | predecessor = Niko Peleshi | successor = Senida Mesi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|6|3|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Democratic Party of Albania | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Shkodër<br />University of Tirana <small>(Ph.D.)</small> | occupation = | profession = | signature = Ledina Mandia (nënshkrim).svg | signature_alt = }}
'''Ledina Mandia''' (born June 3, 1974) served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Albania. She was the third woman to be appointed to the position.<ref>{{cite news|title=Government Changes, Nishani Decrees New Ministers |url=http://www.albaniannews.com/index.php?idm=13081&mod=2|work=Albania Daily News|date=22 May 2017}}</ref> She is a technocrat, independent politician, appointed to the post after months of opposition demonstrations, demanding technocrat Ministers in the government. She was proposed by the Democratic Party.
== Biography == She was born in Tirana on 3 June 1974. She finished her Law Studies in the University of Shkodër, where she worked as a full-time lecturer. Later in 2005 she finished her Master and Ph.D.Studies in the University of Tirana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kohajone.com/2017/05/21/ledina-mandia-zv-kryeministrja-e-re/|title=Ledina Mandia, zv. kryeministrja e re|last=Redaktori|date=21 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=9 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712020020/http://www.kohajone.com/2017/05/21/ledina-mandia-zv-kryeministrja-e-re/|archive-date=12 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
During 2007 - 2013 she worked for the Advocate General office, serving as Head of the Institution from 2010 until 2013. During her time as General Advocate she represented Albania in several arbitration processes.
Since May 2017 she serves as Deputy Prime Minister of Albania. Before taking the position of Deputy Prime Minister she served shortly as policy adviser to the President of Albania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2017/05/22/albania-government-reshuffle-after-accord-with-opposition_5b77e862-ffb5-4c88-b39d-cebfb0688508.html|title=Albania: government reshuffle after accord with opposition|date=22 May 2017|publisher=|accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170617164954/http://www.kryeministria.al/al/qeveria/ministrat/mandia-ledina Official Website of the Albanian Council of Ministers]
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