List of Prime Ministers of Malta
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Twelve people have served as Prime Minister of Malta
since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947 and also in the period between 1958 and 1962.
Prime Minister of Malta
The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta.-Establishment of the office and developments:The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921. The 1921 constitution was suspended twice before being revoked...
since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947 and also in the period between 1958 and 1962.
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Joseph Howard Joseph Howard (Prime Minister) Joseph Howard, OBE was Prime Minister of Malta from 1921 to 1923.Born in Valletta in 1862, Malta's first Prime Minister under the Colonial Government, Joseph Howard was educated at the Lyceum and abroad and served as an officer in the French Military academy... |
1921 | 26 October 1921 | 13 October 1923 | Popular Union | |
| 2 |  |
Francesco Buhagiar Francesco Buhagiar Francesco Buhagiar , son of Michele Buhagiar and Filomena Mifsud, was the second Prime Minister of Malta . He was elected from the Popular Union.-References:https://opm.gov.mt/dr-francesco-buhagiar?l=1... |
— | 13 October 1923 | 22 September 1924 | Popular Union | |
| 3 | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud Ugo Pasquale Mifsud Ugo Pasquale Mifsud son of Judge Gio Batta Mifsud and Philomena Marianna Muscat was the third and fifth Prime Minister of Malta. He held office from 1924 to 1927 and from 1932 to 1933. He was a member of the Nationalist Party and the Maltese Italians community.During the Second World War, Sir Ugo... |
1924 | September 1924 | August 1927 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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Gerald Strickland Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, 6th Count of Catena, GCMG was a Maltese and British politician and peer, who served as Prime Minister of Malta, Governor of the Leeward Islands, Governor of Tasmania, Governor of Western Australia and Governor of New South Wales.-Early... |
1927 | August 1927 | 21 June 1932 | Constitutional Party Constitutional Party (Malta) The Constitutional Party was a Maltese political party which had representatives in the Maltese Legislative Assembly and Council of Government between 1921 and 1945 and 1950 and 1953, forming a government between 1927 and 1930 with the support of the Labour Party. A splinter group, the Progressive... |
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| (3) | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud Ugo Pasquale Mifsud Ugo Pasquale Mifsud son of Judge Gio Batta Mifsud and Philomena Marianna Muscat was the third and fifth Prime Minister of Malta. He held office from 1924 to 1927 and from 1932 to 1933. He was a member of the Nationalist Party and the Maltese Italians community.During the Second World War, Sir Ugo... |
1932 | 21 June 1932 | 2 November 1933 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| Office Abolished (2 November 1933 - 4 November 1947) | |||||||
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Paul Boffa Paul Boffa Sir Paul Boffa, OBE was a Maltese prime minister who took office after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authority following the end of World War II.-Life:... |
1947 Maltese general election, 1947 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
4 November 1947 | 15 October 1949 | Labour Party | |
| — | 15 October 1949 | 26 September 1950 | Worker's Party | ||||
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Enrico Mizzi Enrico Mizzi Enrico "Nerik" Mizzi was a Maltese politician, leader of the Nationalist Party and Prime Minister of Malta.... |
1950 Maltese general election, 1950 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
26 September 1950 | 20 December 1950 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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Giorgio Borg Olivier Giorgio Borg Olivier Giorgio Borg Olivier was twice Prime Minister of Malta as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955 and 1958 and again between 1971 and 1977. He resigned from Leader of the Nationalist Party in 1977 and was succeeded by Eddie Fenech Adami... |
— | 20 December 1950 | May 1951 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| 1951 Maltese general election, 1951 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
May 1951 | 1953 | |||||
| 1953 Maltese general election, 1953 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
1953 | 11 March 1955 | |||||
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Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to... |
1955 Maltese general election, 1955 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
11 March 1955 | 26 April 1958 | Labour Party | |
| Office Abolished (26 April 1958 - 5 March 1962) | |||||||
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Giorgio Borg Olivier Giorgio Borg Olivier Giorgio Borg Olivier was twice Prime Minister of Malta as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955 and 1958 and again between 1971 and 1977. He resigned from Leader of the Nationalist Party in 1977 and was succeeded by Eddie Fenech Adami... |
1962 Maltese general election, 1962 |-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Party!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats|-... |
5 March 1962 | March 1966 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| 1966 | March 1966 | 21 June 1971 | |||||
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Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to... |
1971 | 21 June 1971 | 18 September 1976 | Labour Party | |
| 1976 | 18 September 1976 | 12 December 1981 | |||||
| 1981 Maltese general election, 1981 The 1981 general election was held to elect the House of Representatives of Malta. The election resulted in controversy because although the Nationalist Party gained 51.8% of the votes, the voting system in use led to Malta Labour Party winning the majority of seats and governing the Maltese... |
12 December 1981 | 22 December 1984 | |||||
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Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici Carmelo Bonnici was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1984 to 1987. He is a member of the Labour Party. He studied law at the University of Malta and is known to be an expert in industrial relations law.-Early politics:Mifsud Bonnici was from a family that staunchly supported the Partit... |
— | 22 December 1984 | 12 May 1987 | Labour Party | |
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Eddie Fenech Adami Eddie Fenech Adami Edward “Eddie” Fenech Adami is a Maltese politician who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and again from 1998 until 2004... |
1987 Maltese general election, 1987 The election using single transferable vote gave a majority of the 65 district seats to the MLP, despite a majority of votes going to the PN, so the PN were given four bonus seats to ensure a majority reflecting the popular vote.-Results:... |
12 May 1987 | 22 February 1992 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| 1992 | 22 February 1992 | 28 October 1996 | |||||
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Alfred Sant Alfred Sant Alfred Sant is a Maltese politician. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008 and served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008.... |
1996 Maltese general election, 1996 The election using single transferable vote gave a majority of the 65 district seats to the PN, despite a majority of votes going to the MLP, so the MLP were given four bonus seats to ensure a majority reflecting the popular vote.-Results:... |
28 October 1996 | 6 September 1998 | Labour Party | |
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Eddie Fenech Adami Eddie Fenech Adami Edward “Eddie” Fenech Adami is a Maltese politician who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and again from 1998 until 2004... |
1998 | 6 September 1998 | 12 April 2003 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| 2003 Maltese general election, 2003 General elections were held in Malta on 12 April 2003. They were won by the Nationalist Party on a pro-EU platform.... |
12 April 2003 | 23 March 2004 | |||||
| 12 | Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi is a Maltese politician who has been Prime Minister of Malta since 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from 1988 to 1996, Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 1999, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004... |
— | 23 March 2004 | 10 March 2008 | Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the... |
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| 2008 Maltese general election, 2008 The latest Maltese general election for the renewal of the House of Representatives of Malta was held on March 8, 2008. The incumbent ruling party the Christian democratic Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, narrowly won over the social democratic Malta Labour Party led by... |
10 March 2008 | Incumbent | |||||
See also
- Prime Minister of MaltaPrime Minister of MaltaThe Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta.-Establishment of the office and developments:The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921. The 1921 constitution was suspended twice before being revoked...
- President of MaltaPresident of MaltaThe President of Malta is the constitutional head of state of Malta.The President is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta for a five year term, taking an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution....
- Government of MaltaGovernment of MaltaThe Government of Malta is the executive branch of Malta. It is made up of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta, with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament. The Prime...
- House of Representatives of MaltaHouse of Representatives of MaltaThe House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...