Agron Duka

Agron Duka (born 22 January 1958 in Shijak, Albania) is an Albanian politician and former minister of agriculture and food. He is the current leader of the Agrarian Environmentalist Party (PAA) and has served multiple terms in the Albanian Parliament. Duka has been involved in both government and coalition politics and is known for his public statements on agricultural and political issues.

He was born on 22 January 1958 in Shijak, in the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. He graduated in 1981 from the Higher Agricultural Institute of the University of Tirana, later on he completed a additional qualification course in 1998 for soy and maize in United States of America, financed by USAID. He worked as an agronomist while between 1987 and 1991 he was a teacher at the Higher Agricultural School of Manez.^[1]

In 2001 he was appointed Prefect of Durres, remaining in office for a few months, until election at Albanian parliament.^[2] In the formation of second government of Ilir Meta, became Minister of Agriculture and Food, remaining in office even during the second government of Pandeli Majko as well as during the fourth government of Fatos Nano.^[3]

At 2013 parliamentary elections he was re-elected to Parliament with Republican Party and in 2016, after the resignation of Lufter Xhuveli from the guidance of Environmentalist Agrarian Party (PAA), was elected as leader of the PAA.^[4]