Graphical representation of the House of Representatives
This is a comparison of the party strengths in the Maltese House of Representatives:
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives of Malta for the 11th Legislature since Independence at the 2008 general election.
The list is arranged by office. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted.
This is a comparison of the party strengths in the Maltese House of Representatives:
| Office(s) | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Speaker (10 May 2008 – 29 April 2010) | Mr.Speaker Louis Galea MP |
| Speaker (29 April 2010 Onwards) | Mr.Speaker Michael Frendo MP |
| Deputy Speaker (10 May 2008 – 8 May 2010) | The Hon Carmelo Abela MP |
| Deputy Speaker (8 May 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Censu Galea MP |
| Government – Partit Nazzjonalista | |
| Prime Minister | The Hon Lawrence Gonzi MP |
| Deputy Prime Minister (11 March 2008 – 28 September 2012) | The Hon Tonio Borg MP |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (11 March 2008 – 28 September 2012) | |
| Leader of the House of Representatives (10 May 2008 – 6 January 2012), (30 May 2012 – 28 September 2012) | |
| Minister of Finance, The Economy and Investment | The Hon Tonio Fenech MP |
| Minister of Gozo | The Hon Giovanna Debono MP |
| Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Communications (15 April 2008 Onwards) | The Hon Austin Gatt MP |
| Minister for Communications and National Projects (11 March 2008 – 15 April 2008) | |
| Minister of Resources and Rural Affairs | The Hon George Pullicino MP |
| Minister of Education and Employment (6 January 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Dolores Cristina MP |
| Minister of Education, Employment and Family (9 February 2010 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Minister of Education (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | |
| Member of Parliament (30 May 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici MP |
| Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government (6 January 2012 – 30 May 2012) | |
| Leader of the House of Representatives (6 January 2012 – 30 May 2012) | |
| Minister of Justice and Home Affairs (10 March 2008 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Minister of Health, The Elderly and Community Care (9 February 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Joe Cassar MP |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Health (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | |
| Minister of Social Policy (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | The Hon John Dalli MP |
| Minister of Tourism, the Environment and Culture (6 January 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Mario de Marco MP |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, the Environment and Culture (9 February 2010 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | |
| Minister of Justice, Public Dialogue and Family (6 January 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Chris Said MP |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Consumers, Fair Competition, Local Councils and Public Dialogue (5 November 2010 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Member of Parliament (23 September 2010 – 5 November 2010) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Consumers, Fair Competition, Local Councils and Public Dialogue (9 February 2010 – 23 September 2010) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Local Councils and Public Dialogue (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | |
| Minister of Small Business, Land, Consumer and Competition (6 January 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Jason Azzopardi MP |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Land (9 February 2010 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Land (11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010) | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (28 September 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Francis Zammit Dimech MP |
| Member of Parliament (10 May 2008 – 28 September 2012) | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly and Community Care | The Hon Mario Galea MP |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport | The Hon Clyde Puli MP |
| Government Backbenchers | |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon David Agius MP |
| Parliamentary Assistants Group Coordinator (10 March 2010 Onwards) | |
| Party Whip for the Government | |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Franco Debono MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Gozo (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Frederick Azzopardi MP |
| Deputy Party Whip for the Government | |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Communications (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Charlò Bonnici MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Resources and Rural Affairs (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Philip Mifsud MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Education, Employment and Family (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Stephen Spiteri MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Finance, The Economy and Investment (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Robert Arrigo MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Local Government (6 January 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Beppe Fenech Adami MP |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs (10 March 2010 – 6 January 2012) | |
| Parliamentary Assistant in the Ministry of Health, The Elderly and Community Care (10 March 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Peter Micallef MP |
| Member of Parliament (10 May 2008 – 29 April 2010) | The Hon Michael Frendo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Frans Agius MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Edwin Vassallo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Jean-Pierre Farrugia MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Censu Galea MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Louis Deguara MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Jesmond Mugliett MP |
| Deputy Party Whip for the Government | The Hon Joseph Falzon MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Ninu Zammit MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Michael Gonzi MP |
| Member of Parliament (29 April 2010 Onwards) | The Hon Karl Gouder MP |
| Member of Parliament (5 December 2012 Onwards) | The Hon Michael Asciak MP |
| Opposition – Partit Laburista | |
| Leader of the Opposition (1 October 2008 Onwards) | The Hon Joseph Muscat MP |
| Leader of the Opposition (5 June 2008 – 1 October 2008) | The Hon Charles Mangion MP |
| Member of Parliament (1 October 2008 Onwards) | |
| Member of Parliament (5 June 2008 Onwards) | The Hon Alfred Sant MP |
| Leader of the Opposition (10 March 2008 – 5 June 2008) | |
| Party Whip for the Opposition | The Hon Joe Mizzi MP |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition (13 June 2008 Onwards) | The Hon Angelo Farrugia MP |
| Member of Parliament (10 May 2008 – 13 June 2008) | |
| Member of Parliament (10 March 2008 – 1 October 2008) | The Hon Joseph Cuschieri MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Owen Bonnici MP |
| Member of Parliament (10 May 2008 – 12 October 2008) | The Hon Karl Chircop MP |
| Member of Parliament (31 October 2008 Onwards) | The Hon Gino Cauchi MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Marlene Farrugia MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Helena Dalli MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Justyne Caruana MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Michael Falzon MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Gavin Gulia MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Joe Debono Grech MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Joseph Mario Sammut MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon George Vella MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Christopher Agius MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Luciano Busuttil MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Anton Refalo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Charles Buhagiar MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Silvio Parnis MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Marie Louise Coleiro Preca MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Stefan Buontempo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Noel Farrugia MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Adrian Vassallo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Chris Cardona MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Anthony Zammit MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Leo Brincat MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Jose Herrera MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Roderick Galdes MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Karmenu Vella MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Anthony Agius Decelis MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Michael Farrugia MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Evarist Bartolo MP |
| Member of Parliament | The Hon Carmelo Abela MP |
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