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Established for the first time in the [[Albanian Constitution]] of 1998, it was enacted into law with minor amendments by the [[Parliament of Albania|Albanian parliament]] in February 4, 1999.
The People's Advocate as an institution defends the rights, freedoms and lawful interests of individuals from unlawful and incorrect acts or omissions of public administration bodies as well as third parties acting on its behalf. It has as its mission the prevention of potential conflicts between the public administration and the individual. The Ombudsman acts on the basis of the complaint or request submitted to his or her office. He or she is elected by members of the Assembly on a three-fifths majority for a period of 5 years with the right for reelection.
== Ombudspersons ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! colspan=2|Term in office
|-
|1
|[[Ermir Dobjani]]
|16 February 2000
|16 February 2010
|-
|2
|Igli Totozani
|22 December 2011
|17 July 2017
|-
|3
|Erinda Ballanca
|17 July 2017
|present
|-
|}
==See also==
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