The People's Advocate () is the Albanian office of the ombudsman, a justice-advising entity to the public.Official page of the Ombudsman of Albania office
Established for the first time in the Albanian Constitution of 1998, it was enacted into law with minor amendments by the Albanian parliament on February 4, 1999.
The People's Advocate as an institution defends the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of individuals from unlawful and incorrect acts or omissions of public administration bodies as well as third parties acting on its behalf. It has as its mission the prevention of potential conflicts between the public administration and the individual. The Ombudsman acts on the basis of the complaint or request submitted to the office.
The people's advocate is elected by members of the Assembly on a three-fifths majority for a period of 5 years with the right for reelection.
Ombudspersons 1Ermir Dobjani16 February 200016 February 20102Igli Totozani22 December 201119 June 20173Erinda Ballanca19 June 201719 December 20254Endri Shabani19 December 2025incumbent
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