Rebecca Buttigieg
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Rebecca Buttigieg | |
|---|---|
 Buttigieg (right) at EuroPride Malta 2023 with Lydia and Robert Abela | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1993 |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse |
Andrea Nurchi (m. 2021) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rebecca Buttigieg MP (born 2 December 1993) is a Maltese politician from the Labour Party who is currently serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality in the Maltese Government.[1] She was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 general election.[2]
Buttigieg began her career at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.[3] She served as a Policy Officer at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union when Malta served as president of the Council of the European Union in 2017.[3] That year she started work as Spokesperson for the Ministry for Economy.[3]
She was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 general election.[2] In Parliament, she is a member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee.[4] She is also the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality.[1] In this role, she has promised evaluation of cannabis reform and smoking inside and for there to be papers by the governments on euthanasia.[5] She has also supported LGBTIQ+ rights and taking a more inclusive approach for the community, which she has stated are fundamental human rights.[6][7] In addition, Buttigieg has supported looser restrictions on abortion, especially when women are experiencing complications during pregnancy, which she has stated gives prospective mothers "peace of mind".[8][9]
In January 2025, Buttigieg was named a European Young Leader by Friends of Europe.[10][11]