Belinda Balluku
Belinda Balluku | |
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Balluku in 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Albania | |
| In office 28 July 2022 – 26 February 2026 | |
| President | Ilir Meta Bajram Begaj |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Arben Ahmetaj |
| Succeeded by | Albana Koçiu |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Energy | |
| In office 17 January 2019 – 26 February 2026 | |
| President | Ilir Meta Bajram Begaj |
| Prime Minister | Edi Rama |
| Preceded by | Damian Gjiknuri |
| Succeeded by | Enea Karakaci |
| Member of the 31st Parliament of Albania | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2021 | |
| Parliamentary group | PS |
| Constituency | Tirana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1973 |
| Party | Socialist |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Belinda Balluku (born 9 October 1973) is an Albanian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Albania from 2022 until 2026, as well as serving as Minister of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania from 2019 until 2026. She has also been a Member of the Parliament of Albania representing the District of Tirana since 2021.
On 20 November 2025, the Special Court Against Corruption and Organized Crime ordered the suspension from her governmental duties and a ban on leaving the country following her being formally charged by the Special Prosecution Office in connection with the Llogara Tunnel affair, including alleged violations of equality in public procurement related to the tunnel project and the fourth lot of Tirana’s Outer Ring Road.