Daniel Attrd | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Malta | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Mayor of Mtarfa | |
| In office 2013–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Anton Mifsud |
| Succeeded by | Kyle Mifsud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) |
| Party |  Maltese:Partit Laburista  EU:Party of European Socialists |
| Spouse | Annalise Attard |
| Education | University of Malta (LL.D.) |
Daniel Attard (born 1992) is a Maltese politician for the Labour Party. He is a member of the European Parliament since 16 July 2024. [1]
Attard was first elected as mayor of Mtarfa in 2013,serving until 2021. [2]
He obtained a B.A. in 2014,a diploma as notary in 2015,a LL.D. in Law in 2017,all at the University of Malta. [3] He was admitted to the bar in 2018. [2]
Attard worked at the Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations in Geneva,and at Malta’s Permanent Representation to the European Union. He served as government spokesperson for Foreign and European Affairs,as well as Malta’s Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 2021-2022. [2] [3]
He was elected as MEP at the 2024 European Parliament election in Malta. In May 2025,President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola requested that Attard's parliamentary immunity be lifted with regard to a bribery investigation involving Huawei. [4]
