Kreshnik Bekteshi
Kreshnik Bekteshi | |
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| Minister of Economy and Labor of Macedonia | |
| In office 1 June 2017 – 24 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Zoran Zaev |
| Preceded by | Driton Kuçi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1985 |
| Party | Democratic Union for Integration |
| Profession | politician |
Kreshnik Bekteshi ( Macedonian: Кресникбектеши ; born 26 September 1985) is a North Macedonian politician of Albanian descent. He was the Minister of Economy of North Macedonia from 1 June 2017 until 24 June 2024.
Career
In 2008, Bekteshi obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology, then completed a Master's degree at the University of Sheffield.[1] For several years he worked as an economic promoter in Belgium and Switzerland. On 1 July 2017 he took up the position of Minister of Economy , a position he held until 24 June 2024. On 17 March 2025, he was arrested, [2] questioned at a Skopje police station,and brought to testify before a pre-trial judge after the Kočani nightclub fire. The charges stem from licensing and oversight operations conducted by the Economy Ministry during his tenure. Bekteshi was released later.
Personal life
Bekteshi speaks Albanian, English , Macedonian and Turkish.[3]
References
- ↑ "RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) Alumni Elected to Join National and Local Government". rit.edu.
- ↑ "Екс министерот за економија Крешник Бектеши спроведен во Кочани – Обвинителството бара притвор" [Former Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi taken to Kočani – Prosecution requests detention]. Kanal 5 (in Macedonian). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Крешник Бектеши – министер за економија". Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2023.