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Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries and allocation of Portfolios
29/10/1996
Dr. Alfred Sant, M.Sc., MBA, DBA (Harvard), M.P.
Prime Minister
Dr. George Vella, M.D., M.P.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Environment and Leader of the House of Representatives
Mr. Lino Spiteri, M.A.(Oxon.), Dip.Soc.Stud.(Oxon.), M.P.
Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance
Mr. Evarist Bartolo, B.A.(Hons), M.Ed.(Wales), M.P.
Minister of Education and National Culture
Mr. Leo Brincat, A.C.I.B., M.P.
Minister for Commerce
Mr. Karmenu Vella, B.E.& A., A.& C.E., M.P.
Minister for Tourism
Dr. Charles Mangion, BA(Hons), LL.D., M.P.
Minister of Justice and Local Councils
Dr. John Attard Montalto, LL.D., M.P.
Minister of Industry
Mr. Joe Debono Grech, M.P.
Minister for Transport and Ports
Mr. Joe Mizzi, M.P.
Minister without Portfolio at the Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. Charles Buhagiar, A.& C.E., M.P.
Minister of Public Works and Construction
Dr. Michael Farrugia, M.D., M.P.
Minister of Health, Care of the Elderly and Family Affairs
Prof. Edwin Grech, B.Pharm., M.D., Ch.M., FRCOG, FICS, M.P.
Minister for Social Security
Mr. Freddie Portelli, M.P.
Minister for Housing
Mr. Noel Farrugia, M.P.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIOS:
| PRIME MINISTER | Home Affairs, Police, Immigration, Security, Prisons, Passports, Identity Cards, Armed Forces, Citizenship, Oil Exploration, Public Service, Information and Information Technology, Broadcasting, Gozo, Women's Rights, TeleMalta Corporation, Drydocks and Shipbuilding. |
| DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND LEADER OF | THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Foreign Affairs, Relations with the European Union, Bilateral Relations, Relations with International Institutions, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment, Planning Authority. |
| MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND FINANCE | Economic Development and Public Finance Policy, Inland Revenue, Customs and Excise, Central Bank, Audit, Accountant General's Office, Statistics, Public Lotto, Malta Financial Services Centre, Government Investments, Malta Freeport Corporation, Industrial Relations. |
| MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND NATIONAL CULTURE | Education, Libraries and Archives, Museums, Science and Technology Policy, the Arts and Culture in the Maltese Communities, Youth, Sport. |
| MINISTER FOR COMMERCE | Imports and Domestic Commerce, Exports, Regulation of Free and Fair Competition, Consumer Protection, EneMalta Corporation, Self Employed. |
| MINISTER FOR TOURISM | Tourism, Air Malta, Mediterranean Conference Centre. |
| MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND LOCAL COUNCILS | Attorney General's Office, Courts of Justice, Notary to Government, Public Registry, Local Councils. |
| MINISTER OF INDUSTRY | Industry, Malta Development Corporation. |
| MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND PORTS | Civil Aviation, Malta International Airport Limited, Maritime Authority, Public Transport Authority, Traffic Planning, Vehicle Licensing and Inspectorate, Postal Services. |
| MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CONSTRUCTION | Lands, Land Registry, Major Government Construction Projects, Ongoing Management of Government Construction Projects, Water, Drainage, Public Cleansing and Waste, Private Buildings, Roads. |
| MINISTER OF HEALTH, CARE OF THE ELDERLY AND FAMILY AFFAIRS | Health, The Elderly, Family Affairs. |
| MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY | Social Security, Employment and Training Corporation, Labour Policy. |
| MINISTER FOR HOUSING | Housing, Joint Office |
| MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES | Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Acquaculture. |
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES:
Dr. Joe Cilia, LL.D., M.P.
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Sport, Culture and the Arts at the Ministry of Education and National Culture.
Dr. Anton Refalo, LL.D., M.P.
Parliamentary Secretary for Gozo at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Mrs. Helena Dalli, M.P.
Parliamentary Secretary for Women's Rights at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Dr. Louis Buhagiar, M.D., FRCP (Edin), MRCP (UK), M.P.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Care of the Elderly at the Ministry of Health, Care of the Elderly and Family Affairs.
Dr. Gavin Gulia, LL.D., M.P.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Self-Employed at the Ministry for Commerce.
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