Who is Myriam Spiteri Debono, the former Speaker set to become the next President?
Source: Malta Today
Myriam Spiteri Debono, a notary and former parliamentary speaker, is set to become the 11th President of Malta on 4 April.
Appointing the next president appeared an impossible task until a couple of weeks ago, as the appointment required a two-thirds majority in parliament instead of a simple majority, as in previous years.
But the Prime Minister and Opposition leader found a unifying candidate in Spiteri Debono, with both sides of Parliament gushing praise when approving her nomination on Wednesday.
But who is Myriam Spiteri Debono, the former Speaker whose nomination managed to break a deadlock that could have left Malta without a president.
A Labour stalwart
Spiteri Debono, born in Rabat (Gozo) on 25 October 1952, studied English Literature and Linguistics at the Royal University of Malta, graduating in 1973. She later studied to become a notary public in 1980.
Apart from her notarial duties, Spiteri Debono’s career included teaching in government secondary schools and holding administrative roles in the tax department.
During her university years, Spiteri Debono was among the founding members of the Labour Student Group, and from 1980, was actively involved in the Balzan MLP committee.
Her political engagement deepened in 1982 when she was elected to the party’s national executive. Serving as the MLP propaganda secretary and general secretary of the MLP women’s group from 1983 to 1984, she later assumed the presidency of the women’s group in 1995. She also chaired the co-operatives board between 1982 and 1985.
Read here the full article published by Malta Today on 1 April 2024.
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Myriam Spiteri Debono, a notary and former parliamentary speaker, is set to become the 11th President of Malta on 4 April.
Appointing the next president appeared an impossible task until a couple of weeks ago, as the appointment required a two-thirds majority in parliament instead of a simple majority, as in previous years.
But the Prime Minister and Opposition leader found a unifying candidate in Spiteri Debono, with both sides of Parliament gushing praise when approving her nomination on Wednesday.
But who is Myriam Spiteri Debono, the former Speaker whose nomination managed to break a deadlock that could have left Malta without a president.
A Labour stalwart
Spiteri Debono, born in Rabat (Gozo) on 25 October 1952, studied English Literature and Linguistics at the Royal University of Malta, graduating in 1973. She later studied to become a notary public in 1980.
Apart from her notarial duties, Spiteri Debono’s career included teaching in government secondary schools and holding administrative roles in the tax department.
During her university years, Spiteri Debono was among the founding members of the Labour Student Group, and from 1980, was actively involved in the Balzan MLP committee.
Her political engagement deepened in 1982 when she was elected to the party’s national executive. Serving as the MLP propaganda secretary and general secretary of the MLP women’s group from 1983 to 1984, she later assumed the presidency of the women’s group in 1995. She also chaired the co-operatives board between 1982 and 1985.
Read here the full article published by Malta Today on 1 April 2024.
Image by Malta Today
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