Erion Braçe

Erion Braçe (born 2 April 1972) is an Albanian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from January 2019 until September 2021.

He completed his studies at the University of Tirana’s Faculty of Economy, branching in finance.

Braçe worked as a journalist at the Zëri i Popullit newspaper between the years 1993–1997 and served as the paper's Editor-in-chief from 1998 to 2007.

He has been elected as member of the Albanian Parliament for six legislatures and previously served as Chairman of the Committee on Economy and Finances.

[citation needed] He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 28 December 2018[2] and was confirmed by a presidential decree on 4 January 2019 until his suspension in September 2021.