| Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta | |
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 Coat of Arms of the Republic of Malta | |
| Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Palazzo Parisio |
| Formation | 21 September 1964 |
| First holder | Giorgio Borġ Olivier |
This is a list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Malta. The ministry was established in 1964, and is now housed at Palazzo Parisio and other buildings in Valletta.
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Term of office | Political party | |||||
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | No. | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
| 1 |  | Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980) | 21 September 1964 | 21 June 1971 | 6 years, 273 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 2 |  | Dom Mintoff (1916–2012) | 21 June 1971 | 20 December 1981 | 10 years, 182 days | Labour Party | |
| 3 |  | Alex Sceberras Trigona (born 1950) | 20 December 1981 | 12 May 1987 | 5 years, 143 days | Labour Party | |
| 4 |  | Ċensu Tabone (1913–2012) | 12 May 1987 | 16 March 1989 | 1 year, 308 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 5 |  | Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934) | 16 March 1989 | 5 May 1990 | 1 year, 50 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 6 |  | Guido de Marco (1931–2010) | 1st | 5 May 1990 | 28 October 1996 | 6 years, 176 days | Nationalist Party |
| 7 |  | George Vella (born 1942) | 1st | 29 October 1996 | 6 September 1998 | 1 year, 312 days | Labour Party |
| (6) | | Guido de Marco (1931–2010) | 2nd | 8 September 1998 | 24 March 1999 | 197 days | Nationalist Party |
| 8 |  | Joe Borg (born 1952) | 24 March 1999 | 23 March 2004 | 4 years, 365 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 9 |  | John Dalli (born 1948) | 23 March 2004 | 3 July 2004 | 102 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 10 |  | Michael Frendo (born 1955) | 3 July 2004 | 12 March 2008 | 3 years, 253 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 11 |  | Tonio Borg (born 1957) | 12 March 2008 | 28 November 2012 | 4 years, 261 days | Nationalist Party | |
| 12 |  | Francis Zammit Dimech (born 1954) | 28 November 2012 | 13 March 2013 | 105 days | Nationalist Party | |
| (7) | | George Vella (born 1942) | 2nd | 13 March 2013 | 7 June 2017 | 4 years, 86 days | Labour Party |
| 13 |  | Carmelo Abela (born 1972) | 7 June 2017 | 15 January 2020 | 2 years, 222 days | Labour Party | |
| 14 |  | Evarist Bartolo (born 1952) | 15 January 2020 | 30 March 2022 | 2 years, 74 days | Labour Party | |
| 15 |  | Ian Borg (born 1986) | 30 March 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 156 days | Labour Party | |
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After independence in 1964, Malta followed a policy of close co-operation with NATO countries. Since 1971, the country sought relations with the rest of the world, including communist countries in Eastern Europe and the non-aligned countries.
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs is the government department responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entity is usually headed by a foreign minister or minister of foreign affairs. The foreign minister typically reports to the head of government.
This page list topics related to Malta.
The Palazzo della Farnesina is an Italian government building located between Monte Mario and the Tiber River in the Foro Italico area in Rome, Italy. Designed in 1935, it has housed the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since its completion in 1959. A reference to "La Farnesina" is often to be intended as a metonymy for the hosted institution, namely the Ministry itself.
Since 2004, Greece has an embassy in Valletta and accredited its first ambassador to Malta. Before that date the Greek embassy in Rome was accredited for Malta. Malta has an embassy in Athens and two honorary consulates in Piraeus and Thessaloniki. The two countries share membership of the European Union and of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Evarist Bartolo is a Maltese politician affiliated with the Labour Party and formerly the Minister for European & Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Education & Employment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia is the ministry in the government of Serbia which is in the charge of maintaining the consular affairs and foreign relations of Serbia. The current minister is Ivica Dačić, in office since 26 October 2022.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is the foreign ministry of the government of the Italian Republic. It is also known as the Farnesina as a metonym from its headquarters, the Palazzo della Farnesina in Rome. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Antonio Tajani.
George William Vella is a Maltese politician who has served as president of Malta since 2019. 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.
Scicluna is a surname of Maltese origin. People with this surname include:
The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade is responsible for maintaining Malta's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. The current minister is Ian Borg. The ministry is headquartered at Palazzo Parisio, a historic building situated on Merchants Street in Valletta.
The Malta Environment and Planning Authority was the national agency responsible for the environment and planning in Malta. It was established to regulate the environment and planning on the Maltese islands of Malta, Gozo and other small islets of the Maltese archipelago. MEPA was bound to follow the regulations of the Environment Protection Act (2001) and the Development Planning Act (1992) of the Laws of Malta. The national agency was also responsible for the implementation of Directives, Decisions and Regulations under the EU Environmental Acquis as Malta is a member of the European Union, while considering other recommendations and opinion of the Union. The Authority employed over 420 government workers, from a wide range of educational backgrounds, all within their merit of profession.
Spinola Palace, also known as Spinola House and Villa Spinola, is a palace in St. Julian's, Malta. It was built in the 17th century by Fra Paolo Rafel Spinola, a knight of the Order of St. John, and was enlarged in the 18th century. The later construction was designed by Romano Carapecchia, which is considered a masterpiece, with its back having an elegant clock that is a unique feature to secular Baroque architecture in Malta.
Palazzo Correa, also known as Casa Correa, Correa de Sousa Palace or Palazzo Hompesch, was a 17th-century palace in Valletta, Malta, located in Old Bakery Street. It was built on the designs to architect Carlo Gimach in the Mannerist style, the first in Valletta and very unusual to the period.
Palazzo Parisio, sometimes known as Casa Parisio, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the 1740s by Domenico Sceberras, and eventually passed into the hands of the Muscati and Parisio Muscati families. It was Napoleon's residence for six days in June 1798, during the early days of the French occupation of Malta. The palace was eventually acquired by the de Piro family, and was later purchased by the Government of Malta. It was used as the General Post Office from 1886 to 1973, then the Ministry for Agriculture, and it now houses the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Villa Parisio is a villa in Lija, Malta. It was built in the 16th century by the Muscati family, and it eventually passed into the hands of the Parisio Muscati, de Piro and Strickland families. It is currently the seat of The Strickland Foundation, and also the home of Robert Hornyold-Strickland and his family for his lifetime. Mabel Strickland bought Villa Parisio in 1943. Whilst setting up The Strickland Foundation "for herself and her heirs in perpetuity" Mabel Strickland also left a clause that the seat of her Foundation could relocate to any other place in Malta.
Palazzo Parisio, formerly known as Scicluna Palace, Palazzo Scicluna, and officially Palazzo Parisio and Gardens, is a 20th-century palace in Naxxar, Malta. On site was a hunting lodge built in 1733 by Paolo Parisio, and was used as a summer or permanent residence, barracks and a college, before being acquired by the Marquis Scicluna in 1898.
The Banca Giuratale, formerly also known as Banca dei Giurati, the Municipal Palace, the Palazzo della Città, Casa Città and the Consolato del Mare, is a public building in Valletta, Malta. It was built in the 18th century to house the city's administrative council, and it was subsequently used as the General Post Office and the Public Registry. The Banca Giuratale now houses the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, and it is officially known as Palazzo Zondadari.
