Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami is a Maltese and Nationalist politician who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996,and again from 1998 until 2004. Subsequently,he was the seventh president of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He led his party to win four general elections,in 1987,1992,1998 and 2003,as well as the majority of votes in 1981. Staunchly pro-European,Fenech Adami was fundamental for Malta's accession to the European Union.
Lawrence Gonzi is a Maltese politician,retired Nationalist politician and lawyer,who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013,and leader of the Nationalist Party. He also served as speaker of the House from 1988 to 1996,and Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 2004,as well as deputy prime minister from 1999 to 2004. He served in practically all positions in Parliament,being also Leader of the House,an MP and Leader of the Opposition.
Joseph Borg is a Maltese politician and diplomat. Prior to taking up the post of Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs,he was Minister of Foreign Affairs and led Malta's EU-accession negotiations.
Giorgio Borg Olivier was a Maltese politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955–1958,and again between 1971–1977.
David Casa is a Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is Malta's longest serving MEP,having served since June 2004. As a member of the Nationalist Party in Malta,he belongs to the European People's Party.
Louis Grech is a Maltese politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Malta,as well as Minister of European Affairs. He also served as Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs of the Labour Party. He currently serves as consultant to the Prime Minister Robert Abela and attends Cabinet.
Tonio Borg is a Maltese lawyer,law professor,and former politician who served as the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy replacing John Dalli as member of the College of the European Commission in the second Barroso Commission. He lectures Public Law at the University of Malta,and has authored numerous books on the subject.
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Malta. Both countries have full embassy level diplomatic relations since 1967. As both countries are members of the Commonwealth,both are represented by High Commissions,with Australia maintaining a High Commission in Valletta,and Malta a High Commission in Canberra. In addition,Malta has two Consulates-General.
India-Malta relations are the bilateral relations between India and Malta. Malta opened its High Commission in New Delhi in 2007 and has consulates in Chennai,Mumbai and Kolkata. The current High Commissioner of Malta to India is H.E. Mr Reuben Gauci []
Malta–Slovakia relations are foreign relations between Malta and the Slovakia. Malta is represented in Slovakia through a non resident ambassador based in Valletta. Slovakia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in Valletta. Both countries are full members of the European Union,Council of Europe,Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and both are fully within the Eurozone.
Edward Scicluna is a Maltese economist and politician. Scicluna assumed the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Malta as from 1 January 2021 for a five-year term.
George William Vella is a Maltese politician who served as the 10th president of Malta from 2019 to 2024. 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.
Werner Hoyer is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) between 2012 and 2023.
The DiploFoundation is a non-profit organisation based in Malta,with offices in Geneva,Belgrade and Washington,D.C.
Cyrus Engerer is a former Maltese Member of European Parliament representing the Labour Party. A gay rights activist,he was a 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.
The Nationalist Party Shadow Cabinet of Dr Simon Busuttil was announced on May 14,2013. It was formed following the 9 March election which replaced the PN majority with a Labour majority.
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.
Christopher Fearne is a Maltese physician and politician. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Health in April 2014 and Minister for Health since April 2016. In July 2017,the Labour Party elected him as Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs,thus assuming the role of Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Leader of the House.
Francis Zammit Dimech is a Maltese politician who served in domestic Maltese politics as a member of the House of Representatives of Malta between 1987 and 2017 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 2017 till 2019. During his tenure within Maltese politics,Zammit Dimech held office as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Lawrence Gonzi from 28 November 2012,until the defeat of Gonzi's government in the 2013 Maltese general election. He previously held numerous other ministerial responsibilities including communications,infrastructure,tourism,culture,and environment. Before being appointed Foreign Affairs Minister he served as Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Prior to entering politics,Francis Zammit Dimech worked as a lawyer and broadcaster.
Pedro Manuel Dias de Jesus Marques is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament between 2019 until July 2024. He was the vice-president for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. He previously served as Secretary of State for Social Security,between 2005 and 2011,and as Minister of Planning and Infrastructure in the government of Prime Minister António Costa,between 2015 and 2019.
