Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid homage to Ġorġ Borg Olivier on the 106th anniversary of his birth

Dr Borg Olivier was first elected to the then Council of Government back in 1939. With the return of responsible Government in 1947, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. He twice served as the island’s Prime Minister (December 1950 to March 1955, and March 1962 to June 1971) including the period during which Malta gained independence from Britain in 1964. He remained Leader of the Opposition and the Nationalist Party until his retirement in 1977. Dr Borg Olivier died on 29 October 1980.