What is Bashkim Fino?
'''Bashkim Fino''' (12 October 1962 – 29 March 2021) was an [[Albania]]n politician and [[economist]]. He served as the 29th [[Prime Minister of Albania]] in 1997. He was a member of the [[Socialist Party of Albania|Socialist Party]] (PS). He held other government roles, including as Deputy Prime Minister (1997–1998) and two terms as the Minister of Public Works and Tourism during the 2000s. He was a member of the [[Albanian Parliament]] for [[Fier County|Fier]] from 2017 until his death in 2021. Fino was born in [[Gjirokastër]]. He served as the [[Settlements in Albania|municipality's]] mayor between 1992 and 1996. On 29 March 2021, Fino died in [[Tirana]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Albania]]. He was 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/economist-who-pulled-albania-out-of-1997-anarchy-dead-at-58/600039904/|title=Economist who pulled Albania out of 1997 anarchy dead at 58|author=Semini, Llazar|date=29 March 2021|access-date=29 March 2021|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329175005/https://www.startribune.com/economist-who-pulled-albania-out-of-1997-anarchy-dead-at-58/600039904/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{start box}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before=[[Aleksandër Meksi]] | title= [[Prime Minister of Albania]] | years= 11 March 1997 – 24 July 1997 | after= [[Fatos Nano]] }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fino, Bashkim}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania]] [[Category:Economists]] [[Category:Mayors]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Albania]] [[Category:Socialist politicians]] {{bio-stub}}