Jorgji Çako (1848–12 June 1934), also known as Gjergj Çako, was an Albanian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Finances in the first provisional government of Ismail Qemali.

Life

Jorgji Çako was born on 1848 in the village of Sheper, Zagori. There is very little information known about his life. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Athens and later immigrated to Istanbul where he served as a lawyer of a railway company. In 1912, he returned to Albania and settled in the coastal town of Vlorë. Shortly thereafter he became acquainted with Ismail Qemali and joined his newly formed provisional government as Minister of Finances, a post he held from 1913–1914. He also served as Deputy Minister of Finances from 1925–1928. Çako died in Vlorë on June 12, 1934.

Jorgji Çako

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1848 births

1934 deaths

19th-century Albanian lawyers

20th-century Albanian lawyers

20th-century Albanian politicians

Government ministers of Albania

Finance ministers of Albania

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni

People from Libohovë

Jorgji Çako