Cover Story

International Journal of Government Auditing – April 2005
Albania

New Chairman of the State Supreme Audit Institution Named

On October 28, 2004 , the Albanian Parliament named Robert Çeku the new chairman of the State Supreme Audit Institution.

Mr. Robert Çeku
Mr. Robert Çeku

Mr. Çeku has extensive experience in government administration. He served as an economist on the Executive Committee in Tirana and held several positions in the taxes and duties department in the Ministry of Finance, including vice minister of finance and director general of taxes and duties. He was the chief financial officer in a state enterprise, the state secretary for tourism, and an adviser to the SAI of Albania. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1996 through 1997 and 2001 through 2004. He was the primary author of Albania ’s first fiscal legislation and has written many studies on economics that have been published in Albania and abroad. He is a 1974 graduate of the Faculty of Economy (Finance) of Fan Noli University in Korça , Albania .

For additional information, contact: State Supreme Audit Institution, fax: ++355 (42) 324 91; e-mail: klsh@adn.net.al; Web site: http://www.klsh.org.al.