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The Shehu V Cabinet was a government of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania, which was founded on November 23, 1970 by Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu. the Party of Labor of Albania PPSh (Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë) was formed. It replaced the Shehu IV Cabinet and remained in office until October 29, 1974, whereupon it was succeeded by the Shehu VI Cabinet.

The government reshuffle followed the parliamentary elections of September 20, 1970. With one exception, all ministers already belonged to the previous cabinet: Haki Toska was replaced by Xhafer Spahiu. Toska was subsequently secretary of the Central Committee until November 1976.

In 1973 Myqerem Fuga joined as Minister of Light and Food Industry. The only other change during these four years involved the long-time Defense Minister Beqir Balluku, who fell from grace in the summer of 1974 Hoxhas and was relieved of all his positions on July 10. Balluku had publicly stated that he assessed the threat situation differently than Hoxha. He was arrested along with two other high-ranking military officers for attempted military coup and Sentenced to death and executed on November 5, 1974.

Government office	Official	Start of term	End of term
Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Mehmet Shehu	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Beqir Balluku	November 23, 1970	July 10, 1974
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Xhafer Spahiu	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Adil Çarçani	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Spiro Koleka	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Defense Minister	Beqir Balluku	November 23, 1970	July 10, 1974
Innenminister	Kadri Hazbiu	23. November 1970	29. October 1974
Chairman of the State Planning Commission	Abdyl Këllezi	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Foreign Ministers	Nesti nose	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Minister of Industry	Koço Theodhosi	23. November 1970	29. October 1974
Minister of Communications	Milo Cirko	23. November 1970	29. October 1974
Minister of Education and Culture	Thoma Deljana	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Finance Ministers	Aleks Verli	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Außenhandelsminister	Kiço Njëla	23. November 1970	29. October 1974
Minister of Agriculture	Pirro Dodbiba	November 23, 1970	October 29, 1974
Minister of Light and Food Industry	Myqerem Fuga	January 1, 1973	October 29, 1974

Weblinks

• Kabinett Shehu V
• Politburo and Secretariat of the Central Committee of the PPSh 1948–1991
• People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania
• Albania: Key Ministries

External links

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