Shehu III Government

The Shehu III Government was a government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, formed on July 16, 1962, by Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu of the Party of Labour of Albania (PPSh). It succeeded the Shehu II Government and remained in office until July 14, 1966, when it was replaced by the Shehu IV Government.

Third cabinet of Mehmet Shehu
Shehu III Government

42nd Cabinet of Albania
Date formed16 July 1962 (1962-07-16)
Date dissolved14 July 1966 (1966-07-14)
People and organisations
Head of governmentMehmet Shehu
No. of ministers21
History
PredecessorShehu II
SuccessorShehu IV

The cabinet restructuring followed the parliamentary elections on June 3, 1962. There was a significant expansion of the Council of Ministers, including up to three First Deputy Chairmen and – excluding Beqir Balluku's dual role – up to three Deputy Chairmen. Gogo Nushi was the only member from the previous government who did not continue, but he retained significant roles, including in the Trade Union Federation Bashkimi Sindikal i Shqipërisë. Thus, the break with the Soviet Union in 1961 and the approach to China had no impact on the government of Albania.

The cabinet underwent several changes:

  • On January 1, 1965, the Ministry of Industry, Mining, and Geology was divided into an Ministry of Industry under Koço Theodhosi (already a Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers) and a Ministry of Agriculture under Pirro Dodbiba.[1]
  • Simultaneously, Abdyl Këllezi was appointed as the third First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers; Adil Çarçani, the former Minister of Industry, Mining, and Geology, became the third Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, succeeding Manush Myftiu, who had been treated abroad for an illness in 1963. Fadil Paçrami succeeded him as the Minister of Education and Culture.
  • On January 1, 1966, Kiço Ngjela was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Trade.[2]
  • Simultaneously, Abdyl Këllezi had to relinquish his position as the First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers; he became the Chairman of the State Planning Commission and a member of the successor government in 1968.
  • A major reshuffle took place on March 18, 1966:
    • The remaining two First Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers lost their positions: Beqir Balluku became the new Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Spiro Koleka replaced Koço Theodhosi as the Chairman of the State Planning Commission.
    • Haki Toska became a new member of the government as the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Koço Theodhosi, who had been appointed as the Minister of Industry earlier in the year, retained his position in the government. Therefore, the Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers in the last four months of Cabinet Shehu III were Balluku, Toska, and Çarçani.
    • At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Behar Shtylla was succeeded by Nesti Nase.
    • In the Ministry of Education and Culture, Thoma Deliana replaced Fadil Paçrami, who had been appointed the previous year.

After the rupture with Moscow in 1961, the new Shehu government had to deal with a new reality: the massive support from the Soviet Union and other communist states had ceased, and Albania was politically isolated.

Cabinet Members
PositionIncumbentStart of TermEnd of Term
Chairman of the Council of MinistersMehmet ShehuJuly 14, 1962July 14, 1966
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersBeqir BallukuJuly 16, 1962March 18, 1966
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersSpiro KolekaJuly 16, 1962March 18, 1966
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersAbdyl KëlleziJanuary 1, 1965January 1, 1966
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersBeqir BallukuMarch 18, 1966July 14, 1966
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersHaki Toska[3]March 18, 1966July 14, 1966
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersManush MyftiuJuly 16, 1962January 1, 1965
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersAdil ÇarçaniJanuary 1, 1965July 14, 1966
Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersKoço TheodhosiJuly 16, 1962March 18, 1966
Minister of the InteriorKadri HazbiuJuly 16, 1962July 14, 1966
Chairman of the State Planning CommissionKoço Theodhosi
Spiro Koleka		July 16, 1962
March 18, 1966		March 18, 1966
July 14, 1966
Minister of People's DefenseBeqir BallukuJuly 16, 1962July 14, 1966
Minister of Foreign AffairsBehar Shtylla[4]
Nesti Nase		July 16, 1962
March 18, 1966		March 18, 1966
July 14, 1966
Minister of Industry, Mining, and GeologyAdil ÇarçaniJuly 16, 1962January 1, 1965
Minister of IndustryKoço TheodhosiJanuary 1, 1965July 14, 1966
Minister of CommunicationsMilo QirkoJuly 16, 1962July 14, 1966
Minister of Education and CultureManush Myftiu[5]
Fadil Paçrami
Thoma Deliana		 July 16, 1962
January 1, 1965
March 18, 1966		 January 1, 1965
March 18, 1966
July 14, 1966
Minister of FinanceAleks VerliJuly 16, 1962July 14, 1966
Minister of JusticeBilbil Klosi[6]July 16, 1962July 14, 1966
Minister of Foreign TradeKiço NgjelaJanuary 1, 1966July 14, 1966
Minister of AgriculturePirro DodbibaJanuary 1, 1965July 14, 1966

References
  1. SHQIPERIA: SHBA: PPSH 1976 - “Hoxha shumë i sëmurë, nis lufta për pasardhësin” (6. März 2010, albanisch)
  2. Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments, Volumes 1-2, 1974
  3. "No Change in the Albanian Politburo". Open Society Archives. 1966-11-08. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  4. "Albanian ministries, etc".
  5. Elsie, Robert (2013). A Biographical Dictionary of Albanian History. New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 324. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3.
  6. Owen Pearson (2006-09-08), Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History, vol. III, Bloomsbury Academic, p. 445, ISBN 9781845111052
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