Clint Camilleri | |
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Minister for Gozo | |
Assumed office 20 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Justyne Caruana |
Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 24 June 2017 | |
Acting Minister for Rural Policy,Fisheries,Animal Rights and Consumer Protection | |
In office 15 January 2020 –19 January 2020 | |
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture,Fisheries and Animal Rights | |
In office 9 June 2017 –15 January 2020 | |
Mayor of Qala | |
In office 2012–2017 | |
Preceded by | Paul Buttigieg |
Succeeded by | Paul Buttigieg |
Personal details | |
Born | Gozo,Malta | 24 February 1988
Spouse | Dr. Deborah Camilleri (née Mercieca) |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
Occupation |
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Clint Camilleri MP (February 24, 1988) is a Maltese politician, architect and civil engineer, currently serving as Minister for Gozo in the Prime Minister Robert Abela's cabinet of 2020. [1] [2] Among the youngest members of cabinet, Camilleri previously served as a Parliamentary Secretary and a Minister in former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's cabinet. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament and Minister, he was the Mayor of Qala in 2017.
Clint Camilleri was born on 24 February 1988, to Anton Camilleri and Marlene née Gauci. Anton served on the Qala local council as a councillor and as Mayor, and was vice-president of the Gozo Football Association until his death in 2009. Anton's father Anġlu Camilleri was a Labour member of parliament from August 1971 until November 1981. [3] Anton and Anġlu Camilleri, originally from Nadur, were popularly known with the family nickname "Ta' Bedeqq".
Clint Camilleri graduated from the University of Malta in architecture and from the University of Kentucky in civil engineering.
He began his political career in 2012 elected as the mayor of the Qala Local Council and in 2014 contest in the European Parliament elections but lost. He contested in 2017 as member in the Parliament and won serving the 13th electoral district. [4]
Camilleri served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights from 2017 to 2020 and was acting minister for four days. [5]
He succeeded Justyne Caruana, who had resigned due to a corruption scandal. [6] [7] He is a serving member under the platform of Labour Party. [8]
Clint Camilleri is married to Dr. Deborah Camilleri née Mercieca, a lawyer who is Gozo Manager for Transport Malta. [9] They married on 27 May 2018 and have 2 daughters. [10]
Camilleri is a hunter and a member of the hunter's association and lobby group Federation for Hunting & Conservation (FKNK, Maltese : Federazzjoni Kaċċaturi Nassaba Konservazzjonisti). [11]
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