Prime Minister of Malta

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Prime Minister of Malta
Ministry
Incumbent: Lawrence Gonzi
Style:
Appointed by:	Edward Fenech Adami as President of Malta as
First :	Joseph Howard
Formation:	1921

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The Prime Minister of Malta is the head of the executive branch of the Republic of Malta. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government assisted by his cabinet in day to day running of the country. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta, with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament. A Prime Minister must command a majority of the votes in parliament to hold office. The Prime Minister is responsible for assigning departments of government to Permanent Secretaries.

According to the Constitution of Malta the Prime Minister of Malta shall keep the President of Malta fully informed concerning the general conduct of the Government of Malta and shall furnish the President of Malta with such information as he may request with respect to any particular matter relating to the Government of Malta.

Whenever the Prime Minister is absent from Malta or on vacation, or is unable by reason of illness to perform the functions of his office, the President may authorise any other member of the Cabinet to perform those functions and that member may perform those functions until his authority is revoked by the President.

Twelve people have served as Prime Minister of Malta since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947 or the period between 1958 and 1962.

[edit] List of Prime Ministers of Malta

#		Name	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1		Joseph Howard	26 October 1921	13 October 1923	Popular Union
2		Francesco Buhagiar	13 October 1923	22 September 1924	Popular Union
3		Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, 1st time	September 1924	August 1927	Nationalist Party
4		Gerald Strickland	August 1927	21 June 1932	Constitutional Party
		Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, 2nd time	21 June 1932	2 November 1933	Nationalist Party
Office Abolished (2 November 1933 - 4 November 1947)
5		Paul Boffa	4 November 1947	15 October 1949	Labour Party
		Paul Boffa, continued	15 October 1949	26 September 1950	Malta Worker's Party
6		Enrico Mizzi	26 September 1950	20 December 1950	Nationalist Party
7		Giorgio Borg Olivier, 1st time	20 December 1950	11 March 1955	Nationalist Party
8		Dom Mintoff, 1st time	11 March 1955	26 April 1958	Malta Labour Party
Office Abolished (26 April 1958 - 5 March 1962)
		Giorgio Borg Olivier, 2nd time	5 March 1962	21 June 1971	Nationalist Party
		Dom Mintoff, 2nd time	21 June 1971	22 December 1984	Malta Labour Party
9		Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici	22 December 1984	12 May 1987	Malta Labour Party
10		Eddie Fenech Adami, 1st time	12 May 1987	28 October 1996	Nationalist Party
11		Alfred Sant	28 October 1996	6 September 1998	Malta Labour Party
		Eddie Fenech Adami, 2nd time	6 September 1998	23 March 2004	Nationalist Party
12		Lawrence Gonzi	23 March 2004	Present	Nationalist Party

[edit] See also

• President of Malta

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