Besnik Bislimi

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Besnik Bislimi
Besnik Bislimi, 2022
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 March 2021
President	Glauk Konjufca (acting) Vjosa Osmani
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Preceded by	Besnik Tahiri
Minister of Finance and Transfers
In office 4 February 2020 – 3 June 2020
President	Hashim Thaçi
Prime Minister	Albin Kurti
Preceded by	Bedri Hamza
Succeeded by	Hykmete Bajrami
Personal details
Born	(1971-05-19) 19 May 1971 (age 53) Bukovik, Gjilan, SAP Kosovo, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Nationality	Kosovan Albanian
Political party	Vetëvendosje[1]
Spouse	Venera Bislimi
Children	1
Education	University of Zagreb University of Freiberg (PhD) Georgia State University (postdoc)
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Besnik Bislimi (born May 19, 1971) is a Kosovo Albanian economist, academic and politician, currently serving as First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, in charge of European integration, development and dialogue. He is also the first vice president of the Vetëvendosje movement, and has previously served as minister of finance and member of parliament.^{[citation needed]}