List of prime ministers of Malta

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The prime minister of Malta (Maltese: Prim Ministru ta' Malta) is the head of government, which is the highest official of Malta. The Prime Minister chairs Cabinet meetings, and selects its ministers to serve in their respective portfolios. The Prime Minister holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the Parliament, as such they sit as Member of Parliament.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, in doing so, the President is of the opinion that the appointed individual is the most able to command the majority of the House of Representatives; typically, this individual is the leader of a political party or coalition of parties that hold the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives.

Fourteen people have served as prime minister of Malta since the office was established in 1921. The post did not exist in the period between 1933 and 1947 and also in the period between 1958 and 1962. Joseph Howard was the inaugural holder of the role, while Robert Abela is the incumbent. As of 2022, there have been 5 Nationalist Party prime ministers, 6 Labour Party prime ministers, 2 Political Union-affiliated prime ministers, 1 Constitutionalist prime minister and one Workers Party-affiliated prime minister.

List of officeholders

Political parties
  Political Union (UPM)
  Labour Party (PL)
  Workers Party (MWP)
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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Joseph Howard
(1862–1925)
1921 26 October 1921 13 October 1923 1 year, 352 days UPM Howard
2 Francesco Buhagiar
(1876–1934)
13 October 1923 22 September 1924 345 days Buhagiar
3 Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
(1889–1942)
1924 22 September 1924 1 August 1927 2 years, 313 days PN Mifsud I
4 Lord Strickland[a]
(1861–1940)
1927 9 August 1927 21 June 1932 4 years, 317 days PK Strickland
(3) Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud[b]
(1889–1942)
1932 21 June 1932 2 November 1933 1 year, 134 days PN Mifsud II
Office Abolished (2 November 1933 – 4 November 1947)
5 Paul Boffa
(1890–1962)
1947 4 November 1947 26 September 1950 2 years, 326 days PL
(until 1949)
Boffa I
MWP Boffa II
6 Enrico Mizzi
(1885–1950)
1950 26 September 1950 20 December 1950[†] 85 days PN Mizzi
7 Giorgio Borġ Olivier
(1911–1980)
20 December 1950 11 March 1955 4 years, 81 days Olivier I
1951 Olivier II
1953 Olivier III
8 Dom Mintoff
(1916–2012)
1955 11 March 1955 26 April 1958 3 years, 46 days PL Mintoff I
Office Abolished (26 April 1958 – 5 March 1962)
(7) Giorgio Borġ Olivier
(1911–1980)
1962 5 March 1962 21 June 1971 9 years, 108 days PN Olivier IV
1966 Olivier V
(8) Dom Mintoff
(1916–2012)
1971 21 June 1971 22 December 1984 13 years, 184 days PL Mintoff II
1976 Mintoff III
1981 Mintoff IV
9 Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
(1933–2022)
22 December 1984 12 May 1987 2 years, 141 days Bonnici
10 Eddie Fenech Adami
(born 1934)
1987 12 May 1987 28 October 1996 9 years, 169 days PN Adami I
1992 Adami II
11 Alfred Sant
(born 1948)
1996 28 October 1996 6 September 1998 1 year, 313 days PL Sant
(10) Eddie Fenech Adami
(born 1934)
1998 6 September 1998 23 March 2004 5 years, 199 days PN Adami III
2003 Adami IV–Gonzi I
12 Lawrence Gonzi
(born 1953)
23 March 2004 11 March 2013 8 years, 353 days
2008 Gonzi II
13 Joseph Muscat
(born 1974)
2013 11 March 2013[1] 12 January 2020 6 years, 308 days PL Muscat I
2017 Muscat II–Abela I
14 Robert Abela
(born 1977)
12 January 2020[2] Incumbent 6 years, 162 days
2022 Abela II
2026 Abela III
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Timeline

Robert AbelaJoseph MuscatLawrence GonziAlfred SantEddie Fenech AdamiKarmenu Mifsud BonniciDom MintoffGiorgio Borġ OlivierEnrico MizziPaul BoffaGerald StricklandUgo Pasquale MifsudFrancesco BuhagiarJoseph Howard (Prime Minister)

See also

Notes

  1. Known as Sir Gerald Strickland between 1897 and January 1928.
  2. Knighted in 1927.

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