From 2005 to 2008 he served as Minister of social affairs and equal opportunities in Sali Berisha's government, representing the Union for Human Rights (UHRP), an ethnic Greek minority party.
[2] In May 2009 Barka was put under investigation for abuse of power, accused of mishandling funds and donations aimed for an NGO that ran a school for children of families caught in blood feuds, in the town of Poliçan, near Berat.
[3] From 2011 onwards, he served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.
[4] Barka died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 69.
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