Romilda Baldacchino Zarb | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 7 May 2022 | |
Mayor of Mosta | |
In office 24 May 2019 –19 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Keith Cassar |
Succeeded by | Christopher Grech |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 January 1981 |
Political party | Labour Party |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Malta |
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Romilda Baldacchino Zarb was born on 24 January,1981,to Emanuel 'Emy' Zarb,a businessman from Mosta.
She studied pharmacy at the University of Malta,which she attended from 1998 until 2004.
Baldacchino Zarb first stood for election in the 2019 local council elections as a candidate with the Labour Party. [3]
Romilda Baldacchino Zarb was a co-presenter on the ONE afternoon talk show Kalamita from 2018 until 2020.
Baldacchino Zarb is mother to a son and a daughter.
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