Re-instatement of Mr Joseph R. Grima as Head of the Public Service and as Chairman of MITTS

Re-instatement of Mr Joseph R. Grima as Head of the Public Service and as Chairman of MITTS

On the advice of the Prime Minister, which was given following consultation with the Public Service Commission, the President of Malta has re-appointed Mr Joseph R Grima as the Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister with effect from 11 September 1998.

During his tenure as Permanent Secretary, OPM, Mr Grima shall also carry out the duties of Administrative Secretary as the Head of the Public Service. Mr Grima has also been re-appointed Chairman of Malta Information Technology and Training Services Ltd (MITTS) which is the agency responsible for information technology in Government Departments.Mr Joseph R Grima is a career public officer. He had served four successive Prime Ministers in a headship role having been first posted to the Office of the Prime Minister in 1975. Mr Grima had also served at the Malta High Commission in London between 1971 and 1975. He has been very closely involved with the initiatives taken for the reform of the Public Service from 1989 onwards. Mr Grima was Secretary to the Cabinet and Chancellor of the National Orders between 1991 and 1995 and was already the Head of the Public Service from July 1995 to 3 August 1998.Mr Anthony J. Mangion who was appointed Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister before the General Elections, tendered his resignation in terms of his contract.18.09.98