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 as the 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 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.
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.
Joseph Muscat is a Maltese politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020 and leader of the Labour Party from 2008 to 2020.
General elections were held in Malta on 26 October 1996. Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes,the Nationalist Party won the most seats. However,the Labour Party was awarded an additional four seats to ensure they had a majority in Parliament.
George Abela,is a Maltese politician who was the eighth president of Malta from April 2009 to April 2014.
Charles Mangion was a Maltese politician. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives of Malta from 1987 till 2017. He has served in the government as Minister of Justice and Local Government from 1996 to 1998. He was briefly Acting Leader of the Opposition in 2008.
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando is a Maltese former Member of Parliament who served as the Executive Chairman of the Malta Council for Science and Technology for 13 years - till December 2022,and is currently the Executive Chairman of the National Skills Council.
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici,was a Maltese politician who served as Prime Minister of Malta from December 1984 to May 1987.
Dr Ian Borg is a Maltese politician currently serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade,as well as the Chair-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Recognised for his dynamic leadership and diplomatic acumen,Dr Borg plays a pivotal role in shaping Malta’s foreign policy,elevating the country’s international profile,fostering relationships with individual nations and global organisations,while also coordinating legislative initiatives and overseeing parliamentary matters.
Edward Zammit Lewis is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party,and a member of Parliament and Minister since 2013.
Cyrus Engerer is a former Maltese Member of European Parliament representing the Labour Party. A gay rights activist,he was the leading spokesperson for the Yes campaign at the 2011 Maltese divorce referendum. In 2021 he was tasked with negotiating the European Parliaments historic resolution on the declaration of the European Union as an LGBTQ Freedom zone,in reaction to the establishment of so called "LGBT-Free zones" in Poland. Engerer later went on to write the European Parliaments resolution which condemned the laws in Hungary which effectively banned "LGBT propaganda" in the vicinity of schools. From 2014 till 2019 Engerer was the Prime Minister's special envoy to the European Union. He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in November 2020. After he joined the Labour Party the Police of Malta opened an investigation against him,leading to his father's arrest,the opening of a court case against him on spreading pornography and the arrest of his mother on election day. He himself was convicted for spreading revenge porn and received a suspended two years term imprisonment. He is the partner of Partit Laburista's Member of Parliament Randolph De Battista.
General elections were held in Malta on 26 March 2022 to elect all members of the House of Representatives.
Miriam Dalli is a Maltese politician of the Labour Party and former journalist who has been serving as a member of the Parliament of Malta since 2020. She was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2020.
Robert Abela is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as prime minister of Malta and leader of the Malta 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.
Clayton Bartolo is a Maltese politician and former Minister for Tourism. He first entered politics as a councillor and later deputy mayor of the local council of Mellieħa. He was elected as a Labour member of the Parliament of Malta in June 2017.
Lorry Sant was a Maltese activist,trade unionist and Malta Labour Party politician who held a number of ministerial offices between 1971 and 1987. Sant was a controversial figure who had an aggressive and abusive leadership approach. In the 1980s,he was involved in incidents of political violence,and he has been held responsible for violating the human rights of his employees.
Clint Camilleri is a Maltese politician,architect and civil engineer,currently serving as Minister for Gozo in the Prime Minister Robert Abela's cabinet of 2020. 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.
Clyde Caruana is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party,since November 2020 Minister for Finance and Employment.
