Getoar Mjeku
Getoar Mjeku | |
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Office portrait, 2017 | |
| Deputy Minister of Economy | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2022 | |
| President | Vjosa Osmani |
| Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
| Minister | Artane Rizvanolli |
| Preceded by | Mentor Arifaj |
| Deputy Minister of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade | |
| In office 29 March 2021 – 1 September 2022 | |
| President | Glauk Konjufca (acting) Vjosa Osmani |
| Prime Minister | Albin Kurti |
| Minister | Rozeta Hajdari |
| Succeeded by | Mentor Arifaj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1987 |
| Party | Vetëvendosje |
| Education | Texas Lutheran University (BA) Dedman School of Law (JD) |
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Getoar Mjeku (Albanian pronunciation: [gɛtɔˈar ˈmjeːku]; born September 28, 1987) is a Kosovar Albanian lawyer, writer and politician, and current deputy minister of economy of the Republic of Kosovo. He previously served as deputy minister of industry, entrepreneurship and trade.
Mjeku received his higher education at Texas Lutheran University and Southern Methodist University in the United States. He has an active law license in Texas, and is a member of the International Law Section. He has practiced in the areas of commercial and administrative law in the United States and Kosovo, and has written about international law and the Albanian language.
As a lawyer and member of the Vetëvendosje Movement, Mjeku has been active in strategic litigation against abuses in publicly owned enterprises, environmental protection, and the energy sector. A deputy minister, he has handled legislative initiatives, trade and investment matters, and state-owned enterprises. He was a principal author of the Law on the Sovereign Fund of the Republic of Kosova, a wealth management and investments entity.
Mjeku is a proponent of plain language and a critic of Albanian language regulation. He maintains a blog about language, culture and law.