Honorable Byron Camilleri | |
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Member of Parliament of Malta | |
Constituency | District 4,Malta |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Committees | House Buisnesses,Privileges |
Byron Camilleri is a Maltese lawyer and politician from the Labour Party serving in the Parliament of Malta. He has served as the mayor of Fgura from 2010 to 2017. [1]
He was elected to the Thirteenth Legislature of Malta in the 2017 Maltese general election and served from 2017 to 2022,and was reelected in the 2022 Maltese general election to serve on the Fourteenth Legislature of Malta. He served as Government Whip between 2017 and 2020,when Robert Abela appointed him to Minister for Home Affairs,Law Enforcement and National Security. [2] He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2022 Maltese General Elections,and was re-appointed by Prime Minister Robert Abela as home affairs Minister,but with added responsibilities. He is now Minister for Home Affairs,Security,Reforms and Equality.
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