Career
Buttigieg began her career at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. [3] She served as a Policy Officer at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union when Malta served as president of the Council of the European Union in 2017. [3] That year she started work as Spokesperson for the Ministry for Economy. [3]
She was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 general election. [2] In Parliament, she is a member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee. [4] She is also the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality. [1] In this role, she has she has promised evaluation of cannabis reform and smoking inside and for there to be papers by the governments on euthanasia. [5] She has also supported LGBTIQ+ rights and taking a more inclusive approach for the community, which she has stated are fundamental human rights. [6] [7] In addition, Buttigieg has supported looser restrictions on abortion, especially when woman are experiencing complications during pregnancy, which she has stated gives prospective mothers "peace of mind". [8] [9]
In January 2025, Buttigieg was named a European Young Leader by Friends of Europe. [10] [11]
Personal life
Buttigieg graduated from the University of Malta with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 with a Master of Science degree in Global Crime, Justice and Security. [12] [3]
Buttigieg and her husband, Andrea, have one daughter, born in 2024. [13]
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