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Margaret Abela | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Malta | |
| In role 4 April 2009 –4 April 2014 | |
| President | George Abela |
| Preceded by | Mary Fenech Adami |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Preca (As First Gentleman) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Cauchi March 14,1949 Valletta,Crown Colony of Malta |
| Spouse | George Abela (1976–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Marsascala,Malta |
Margaret Abela (born 14 March 1949) is the wife of the 8th President of the Republic of Malta,George Abela and hence served as First Lady of Malta during his tenure. [1]
She started her elementary education with the Franciscan nuns at the Pilar School in Valletta,she completed her primary education at St. Elmo Primary School and her secondary education at Maria Assunta Secondary and Technical School in Ħamrun.
On completing her studies,she worked on a full-time basis in the administration department of the Old University of Malta in Valletta,and later on at Tal-Qroqq,Msida.
After she got married,she carried out administrative work at the Abela Advocates law firm run by her husband and subsequently also by her son,Robert Abela.
She married George Abela on 23 May 1976 and had two children,Robert and Maria. [2] Robert Abela was sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of Malta on 13 January 2020. [3]
For years,she was socially involved in the Tarxien Parish community,where she used to give catechism lessons to children preparing for their First Holy Communion.
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