Spiro Koleka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spiro Koleka

Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1908

Place of Birth: Vuno, Vlorë County, Albania

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2001

Profession: engineer, politician, civil engineer

Nationality: Albania

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Spiro Koleka (7 July 1908 – 22 August 2001) was an important Albanian statesman, communist politician and a high-ranking military officer during World War II.
He was a civil engineer by profession.
Spiro Koleka served as a parliament member in all legislatures from 1944 until 1990.
Koleka was a member of the Politburo of the Party of Labor of Albania during the years 1948 to 1981.
As part of his political career he also served as Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Minister of Industry and Construction of Albania, as well as Vice Prime Minister.