Pirro Vengu

Pirro Vengu was born on 24 April 1986 in Elbasan.

He holds the position of Minister of Defence since July 2024.

Before assuming this position, Mr Vengu was the Director General of the Durres Port Authority from 2019.

From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Director of Anti-Corruption in the Prime Minister's Office.

Prior to that, from 2013 to 2017, Mr Vengu was the Head of Cabinet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Previously, from 2010 to 2013, Mr Vengu was the Research Programme Coordinator at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Paris, France.

During 2009-2010, he worked as a Programme Assistant at the European Council on Foreign Relations, Paris, France.

Mr Vengu completed his studies in Human Sciences at Lycée Henri-IV, Paris in 2008. He obtained a double bachelor's degree in History and Philosophy from Université Paris Nanterre, Paris, France.

In 2010, he completed a Master's degree in Political History, Université Paris, Nanterre, Paris, France, and in 2011, a Master's degree in International Relations, Institut National des Langues et Civilizations Orientales, Paris, France.

Mr Vengu is married with two children.