Anxhela Paparizo is expected to take over the leadership of the Agency for the Support of Local Self-Government, a move that comes a few months after she resigned from the post of director of QSUT. The appointment returns her to a field where, according to the version made public, she has built most of her career.
The move after resigning from QSUT
Paparizo will be appointed Director General of AMVV, an institution that operates in support of local self-government units and the decentralization process.
Until the middle of this year, she held the post of director of QSUT, which she left by resignation in June. Her move to head another public institution comes at a time when shifts in the administration are often presented as reorganization, but without much public explanation of the political or administrative reasoning behind them.
The public profile presented for Paparizo
According to media reporting, Paparizo has more than 20 years of experience in local administration, both in Albania and in Canada.
Her CV includes leadership roles at the Municipality of Tirana and the City of Burlington, in the province of Ontario. Announcements about this appointment have also mentioned recognition with the “Elite of Albanian Women in the World” award.
Whom she replaces at AMVV
In this role, Paparizo succeeds Stiljan Llavdaniti, who has served as acting Director General of the Agency for the Support of Local Self-Government.
The leadership change marks the start of a new mandate at an agency that has a technical role, but directly affects the relationship between the central government and local government.
What role the agency has
AMVV is the institution that, according to the official definition, supports the decentralization process and the functioning of local self-government units, in line with the policies and legal framework in force.
For this very reason, the leadership of this institution is seen as important in the practice of local administration, beyond the standard wording that usually accompanies such appointments.
According to publicly released information, Paparizo’s priorities at the head of AMVV are expected to be presented during the day.
The appointment comes as another significant move within the public administration, this time focused on an agency that affects the functioning of local government.