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.
The Labour Party,formerly known as the Malta Labour Party,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.
Evarist Bartolo is a Maltese politician affiliated with the Labour Party and formerly the Minister for European &Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Education &Employment.
George Abela,is a Maltese politician who was the eighth president of Malta from April 2009 to April 2014.
Aaron Farrugia is a Maltese Partit Laburista politician,Member of Parliament and the current Minister for Transport,Infrastructure and Capital Projects. He previously served as Minister for the Environment,Climate Change &Planning in Prime Minister Robert Abela’s cabinet and served as Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue in former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s cabinet.
Margaret Abela 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.
Carmelo Abela is a Maltese politician and is serving as an incumbent Labour MP and was the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion. and as Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. On 15 January 2020 he was appointed as Minister within the OPM in Robert Abela's cabinet.
The Maltese order of precedence is a conventionally set list. It is only used as a guide for protocol.
Christian Cardona is a Maltese former politician and lawyer. He was a Member of Parliament for the Maltese Labour Party and was elected Deputy Leader for Party Affairs in 2016. He served as Malta's Minister for the Economy,Investment and Small Business between 2013 and 2020.
General elections were held in Malta on 26 March 2022 to elect all members of the House of Representatives.
The Maltese Government 2017–2022 was the Government of Malta from 9 June 2017 till 20 February 2022. The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term. The Head of Government during the earlier period of the legislature was Joseph Muscat. On 13 January 2020,Muscat stepped down as Prime Minister and,following an earlier internal election within the party’s structures,Robert Abela was nominated and sworn in as the Head of Government for the later period of the legislature. The Labour Party won a majority following a snap election which was held on 3 June 2017. Parliament was dissolved on 20 February 2022 and the date of the election was set to 26 March 2022.
Justyne Caruana is a Maltese lawyer,politician,former Minister for Gozo and former Minister for Education. She was appointed on 9 June 2017 in the second cabinet of Joseph Muscat and reconfirmed by new Prime Minister Robert Abela before resigning one week later on 20 January 2020 and replaced with Clint Camilleri. After 11 months,she was re-appointed to Cabinet on 23 November 2020 as the new Minister for Education by Robert Abela. She then resigned from Minister for Education on 22 December 2021.
Julia Farrugia Portelli is a Maltese politician,currently serving as Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing.
The Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Malta,officially called Head of Secretariat of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta,is the most senior political appointee in the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. The chief of staff is appointed by the prime minister as its senior aid. This position acts as the principal advisor to the prime minister and it coordinates the work action of the different departments of the government.
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.
Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi is a Maltese politician. He serves as Minister of Public Works and Planning in Prime Minister Robert Abela’s cabinet. He was first elected Member of Parliament for the 5th Electoral District in 2017.
Clyde Caruana is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party,since November 2020 Minister for Finance and Employment.
Clifton Grima is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served in the Parliament of Malta since 2016. A member of the Labour Party,Grima is also the Minister for Education and Sport.
