Koço Barka (30 March 1954 – 8 March 2024) was an Albanian politician of the Greek minority.
From 2005 to 2008 he served as Minister of social affairs and equal opportunities in Sali Berisha's government, representing the Union for Human Rights (UHRP), an ethnic Greek minority party.European Forum, 2005 He was replaced in October 2008 by another member of the same party, after an internal party dispute.Balkan Insight, Oct 2008
In May 2009 Barka was put under investigation for abuse of power, accused of mishandling funds and donations aimed for an NGO that ran a school for children of families caught in blood feuds, in the town of Poliçan, near Berat.Balkan Insight, May 2009
From 2011 onwards, he served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania.
Barka died on 8 March 2024, at the age of 69.
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