Oliver Lepsius Oliver Lepsius Oliver Lepsius (born 2 February 1964) is a German professor of jurisprudence at the University of Bayreuth. His public profile was raised in 2011 by the scandal involving Germany's Defence Minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. It was determined that the youthful minister's doctoral dissertation, awarded in 2007, had been over-dependent on plagiarism. The university revoked the doctorate and the minister resigned. In public interviews Oliver Lepsius, the university's professor of jurisprudence expressed his anger very powerfully over the affair. Oliver Nicolai Lepsius was born in Munich. By the time he completed his school leaving exams ("Abitur") he was attending
Minister of Defence (Albania) Minister of Defence (Albania) The Minister of Defence of Albania (), officially styled the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Albania (), is the Defence Minister of Albania, with responsibility for co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the Cabinet of Albania relating directly to national security and the Military of Albania. The President of Albania is the commander-in-chief of the military and appoints and relieves military commanders of duty, conforming to applicable legislation. In times of peace, the duties are executed through the Defence Minister. The main responsibilities of the Defence Minister are to prevent armed conflicts