Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid homage to Sir Ugo Mifsud on the occasion of his 126th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid homage to Sir Ugo Mifsud on the occasion of his 126th birth anniversary. During British Colonial rule, Sir Ugo was twice Prime Minister of Malta (1924-1927; 1932-1933). In 1921 he successfully contested the elections as a candidate of the Unione Popolare Maltese and in 1924 became the youngest Prime Minister in the British Empire. In 1926, Sir Ugo became co-leader with Dr Enrico Mizzi of the Partito Nazionalista. He was re-elected in 1927 and again in 1932 and held the office of Prime Minister up to 1933 when the British withdrew the 1921 Constitution. Sir Ugo passed away in February 1942, two days after suffering a heart attack in the Council of Government as he was delivering a speech against the British Government’s intention to deport several Maltese.