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Emilija Redžepi
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Third Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo for Minority Issues and Human Rights
Assumed office
22 March 2021
President Glauk Konjufca (Acting)
Vjosa Osmani
Prime Minister Albin Kurti
Preceded by Albulena Balaj-Halimaj
Minister of Administration and Local Government
In office
3 February 2020 – 3 June 2020
President Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister Albin Kurti
Preceded by Adrijana Hodžić
Succeeded by Goran Rakić
Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo
In office
2014–2020
President Atifete Jahjaga
Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister Isa Mustafa
Ramush Haradinaj
Personal details
Born (1973-07-15) 15 July 1973 (age 51)
Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Kosovan and Bosniak
Political party New Democratic Party
Children 1
Occupation Politician

Emilija Redžepi (Albanian: Emilija Rexhepi; born 15 July 1973) is a Kosovan Bosniak politician, and is a member of the New Democratic Party, and serves as the Third Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo.

Career

Emilija Redžepi is a Bosniak in Kosovo. She has been critical of the lack of support for Bosniak affairs within Kosovo, speaking at a conference on the Day of Bosniak Community she supported teaching in Bosnian and upholding traditions. As well as being a Member of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, where she is a member of the New Democratic Party, she has spoken of external affairs, encouraging Bosnia and Herzegovina to abandon the requirements for Kosovans to have travel visas to cross the border.

Her daughter was briefly kidnapped in 2015, which Redžepi perceived as a threat to be "careful what she is doing". In 2017, she announced her candidacy for Mayor of Prizren, which has a notable Bosniak population. This was after receiving the support of her party. She ended up receiving less than 5% of the vote. Later that year, she supported a vote of no confidence in the government coalition.

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