House_of_Representatives_of_Malta

House of Representatives of Malta

The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives (Il-Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti), currently has 69 members, elected for a five year term in 13 5-seat constituencies with a possibility of rewarding bonus members for the popular largest party which doesn't succeed in getting absolute majority in parliament. The Parliament is presided by the Speaker of the House. The president is elected for a five year term by the parliament. Malta uses single transferable vote to elect its MP and local councillors. Even though transferrable preferences should help third parties since independence the Maltese electorate has consistently voted in two dominant political parties and effectively created a two party system.

The Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta is currently housing the House of Representatives of Malta.

Speakers of the House of Representatives of Malta (after 1962)

Paolo Pace February, 1962 - February, 1966
Alfred Bonnici April, 1966 - June, 1971
Emmanuel Attard Bezzina June, 1971 - September, 1976
Nestu Laiviera September, 1976 - January, 1978
Kalċidon Agius January, 1978 - February, 1982
Daniel Micallef February, 1982 - July, 1986
Paul Xuereb July, 1986 - February, 1987
Joseph M. Baldacchino February, 1987 - May, 1987
Jimmy Farrugia July, 1987 - October, 1988
Lawrence Gonzi October, 1988 - September, 1996
Myriam Spiteri Debono October, 1996 - August, 1998
Anton Tabone October, 1998 - May 2008
Louis Galea May 2008 -

Latest elections

Current Members of 11th Legislature since Independence

For the Government: Partit Nazzjonalista

Cabinet

Prime Minister of Malta - Lawrence Gonzi

Ministers

Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Minister of Foreign Affairs - Tonio Borg
Minister for Gozo - Giovanna Debono
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications - Austin Gatt
Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs - George Pullicino
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport - Dolores Cristina
Minister for Social Policy - John Dalli
Minister of Finance, the Economy and Investments - Tonio Fenech
Minister of Justice and Home Affairs - Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici

Parliamentary Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism - Mario de Marco
Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information - Chris Said
Parliamentary Secretary for Health - Joe Cassar
Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly and Community Care - Mario Galea
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport - Clyde Puli
Parliamentary Secretary for Revenues and Land - Jason Azzopardi

Back Benchers

Francis Zammit Dimech - Chairman Consideration of Bills Standing Committee
Ċensu Galea
Ninu Zammit
Louis Deguara
Jesmond Mugliett
Michael Frendo - Chairman Foreign and European Affairs Standing Committee
Edwin Vassallo - Chairman Social Affairs Standing Committee
Frans Agius
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando
Frederick Azzopardi - Deputy Whip for the Government
Robert Arrigo
David Agius - Whip for the Government
Joseph Falzon - Deputy Whip for the Government
Michael Gonzi
Jean-Pierre Farrugia
Franco Debono
Beppe Fenech Adami
Stephen Spiteri
Philip Mifsud
Charlò Bonnici

For the Opposition: Malta Labour Party

Joseph Muscat - Leader of the Opposition
Angelo Farrugia - Shadow Minister for work, workers rights and parliamentary affairs.
Charles Mangion - Shadow Minister for Finance.
Leo Brincat - Shadow Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Helena Dalli - Shadow Minister for Public Services and Public Investment
Michael Falzon - Shadow Minister for Local Security
Evarist Bartolo - Shadow Minister for Education and the Media
George Vella - Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Karmenu Vella - Chairman Co-ordination Shadow Cabinet
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca - Shadow Minister for Tourism
Joe Debono Grech - Shadow Minister for Defence and harbours
Charles Buhagiar - Shadow Minister for Infrastructure
Joe Mizzi - Shadow Minister for Transport and Resources and Whip for the Opposition
Michael Farrugia - Shadow Minister for Social Policy
Gavin Gulia - Shadow Minister for the Economy and the self employed
Anton Refalo - Shadow Minister for Gozo
Carmelo Abela - Shadow Minister for industry and foreign investment
Chris Cardona - Shadow Minister for Competitivity, Communication and Technology
Karl Chircop - Shadow Minister for Health
José A. Herrera - Shadow Minister for Justice
Stefan Buontempo - Shadow Minister for local government
Silvio Parnis - Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection
Joseph Mario Sammut - Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Adrian Vassallo - Spokesman for the rights of patients
Justyne Caruana - Spokesperson for family and equality
Noel Farrugia - Spokesman for International Development
Chris Agius - Spokesman for Sport
Roderick Galdes - Spokesman for Planning
Luciano Busuttil - Spokesman for European relationship
Marlene Pullicino - Spokesperson for Utilities
Anthony Zammit - Spokesman for Civil Society and minority group rights
Anthony Agius Decelis - Spokesman for Generational Solidarity.
Owen Bonnici - Spokesman for Youths and Culture
Alfred Sant - (Former Leader of Opposition), he take a rest from his duties within the Labour Parliamentary Group because of his fight against cancer.