The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,whereby the President of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive Authority is vested in the President of Malta with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta remaining with the Prime Minister of Malta who is the head of government and the cabinet. Legislative power is vested in the Parliament of Malta which consists of the President of Malta and the unicameral House of Representatives of Malta with the Speaker presiding officer of the legislative body. Judicial power remains with the Chief Justice and the Judiciary of Malta. Since Independence,the party electoral system has been dominated by the Christian democratic Nationalist Party and the social democratic Labour Party.
Dominic Mintoff,was a Maltese Socialist politician,architect,and civil engineer who was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984,and was 8th Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958,when Malta was still a British colony,and again,following independence,from 1971 to 1984. His tenure as Prime Minister saw the creation of a comprehensive welfare state,nationalisation of large corporations,a substantial increase in the general standard of living and the establishment of the Maltese republic,but was later on marred by a stagnant economy,a rise in authoritarianism and outbreaks of political violence.
The leader of the Official Opposition,formally known as the leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition,is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in Canada,typically the leader of the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons that is not the governing party or part of the governing coalition.
The Labour Party,formerly known as the Malta Labour Party (MLP),is one of the two major political parties in Malta,along with the Nationalist Party. It sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum in Malta.
Wayne David MP is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Caerphilly since 2001. A member of the Labour Party,he was Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party from 1994 to 1998 and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999. As an MEP,he represented South Wales from 1989 to 1994 and South Wales Central from 1994 to 1999.
Dame Annette Faye King is a former New Zealand politician. She served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011,and from 2014 until 1 March 2017. She was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand,and was the MP for the Rongotai electorate in Wellington from 1996 to 2017.
David William Parker is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who currently serves as Attorney-General,Minister for the Environment,Minister of Oceans and Fisheries,Minister of Revenue and Associate Minister of Finance in the Sixth Labour Government. He previously served as a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government and as interim Leader of the Labour Party from September to November 2014. He represented the Otago electorate at the 47th Parliament and has since served as a list MP.
David Francis Caygill is a former New Zealand politician. Caygill was born and raised in Christchurch. He entered politics in 1971 as Christchurch's youngest city councillor at the age of 22. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1978 to 1996,representing the Labour Party. A supporter of Rogernomics,he served as Minister of Finance between 1988 and 1990. From 2010 to 2019,he was one of the government-appointed commissioners at Environment Canterbury.
Alfred Sant,is a Maltese politician and a novelist. 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. Sant is an established writer and playwright and has published several books.
John Attard Montalto is a Maltese politician who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. He is a member of the Labour Party,which is part of the Party of European Socialists. He served in the government of Malta as Minister for Industry and Economic Affairs from 1996 to 1998.
Catherine Mary Jamieson is a Scottish former Labour and Co-operative politician. Jamieson served in the Scottish Executive as Minister for Education and Young People from 2001 to 2003 and Minister for Justice from 2003 to 2007. She was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Carrick,Cumnock and Doon Valley from 1999 to 2011 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 2010 to 2015.
Nigel Gregory Scullion is a former Australian politician who was a Senator for the Northern Territory from 2001 to 2019. He was a member of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) and sat with the National Party in federal parliament. He held ministerial office under four prime ministers.
George Abela,is a Maltese politician who was the eighth president of Malta from April 2009 to April 2014.
Angelo "Anġlu" Farrugia is a Maltese politician and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. Previously he served Deputy Leader of the Labour Party,a Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for work,workers' rights and parliamentary affairs.
Joseph Cuschieri is a Maltese politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2011 - 2013. Previously he served in the House of Representatives of Malta from 1998 to 2008. In 1994 he was elected and nominated first Deputy Mayor of St Julian's. He was born in a working-class family and joined the Labour Party at a very early age.
George William Vella is a Maltese politician who has served as President of Malta since 2019. A member of the Labour Party,he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Foreign Affairs Minister from 1996 to 1998 under Prime Minister Alfred Sant. In 2013,he returned as Foreign Affairs Minister,an office he held until 2017 under Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election,which yielded a Conservative –Liberal Democrat Coalition. Miliband appointed his first Shadow Cabinet in October 2010,following the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet elections. These elections were the last such elections before they were abolished in 2011.
Roderick Galdes is a Maltese politician elected in the Maltese Parliament,on behalf of the Labour Party,since 2004. He is currently a member of the Cabinet of Ministers serving as Minister of Social Accommodation.
Silvio Schembri is a Maltese politician and academic currently serving as a Minister for the Economy,EU Funds and Lands on the Labour Party ticket.
Robert Abela is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Malta and Leader of Labour Party since 2020. The son of former President George Abela,he was elected to Parliament in 2017. Abela was sworn in as Prime Minister following the resignation of Joseph Muscat on 13 January 2020.
