Ms. Elisa Spiropali was born on 15 March 1983 in Tirana.
From September 2025, she holds the position of the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
She has served as Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania during its 10th Legislature. In this role, she distinguished herself by revitalizing and strengthening parliamentary diplomacy, representing the Assembly in international initiatives, and fostering inter-institutional cooperation with partner parliaments.
From January 2019 to July 2024, Ms. Spiropali served as Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, a position to which she was reappointed in September 2021.
She has been elected as a Member of the Parliament of Albania for three consecutive terms since 2017, holding senior positions in party leadership and standing out as a distinguished political figure.
Before her political engagement, Ms. Spiropali was actively involved in civil society, particularly in the fields of good governance and civic participation, and also worked as a lecturer in political science and international relations.
In 1999, at the age of 16, she left Albania on a full merit-based scholarship to pursue the IB Diploma at Lester B. Pearson College, UWC, Canada. She later graduated with honors in Politics and Economics from Mount Holyoke College, USA. She then pursued postgraduate studies in Contemporary European Politics (MA) at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, as a Chevening Scholar.
Ms. Spiropali is married and has two children, Nalta and Kren.