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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to former Prime Minister Lord Gerald Strickland

Date Icon 24/05/2018
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Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to former Prime Minister Lord Gerald Strickland who was born 157 years ago on this day. Lord Strickland had been prime minister of the government formed between the Constitutional and Labour parties in 1927. This was the first government to promote a progressive agenda in the country. During his administration, Lord Strickland clashed with the Senate leading to the issue of Letters Patent which curtailed its powers. Concurrently, he clashed with the ecclesiastical authorities which led to the suspension of the Constitution in 1930. Between July 1932 and November 1933 he was once again Leader of the Opposition,and in 1939, after the granting of the new Constitution, he became the leader of the elected majority in the Council of Government. Lord Strickland remains known for his commitment in favour of social and progressive legislation in the country.
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid tribute to former Prime Minister Lord Gerald Strickland
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