Albert Hyzler

Albert Hyzler

Albert Victor Hyzler (born November 20, 1916 in Valletta , † October 26, 1993 ) was a Maltese politician and President of Malta from 1981 to 1982.

Education

The son of the professor and politician Joseph Hyzler, like his father, also studied medicine at the University of Malta and obtained a doctorate in medicine (MD).

Political career

MP

Together with his father and two other representatives, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the DAP in 1947. In 1950, however, he resigned from parliament after only one DAP candidate was elected to parliament. In 1951 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the Maltese Workers Party (MWP) of former Prime Minister Paul Boffa . In protest against the coalition government formed between the MWP and the PN under Ġorġ Borg Olivier , he resigned from the MWP and in October 1953 joined the "Maltese Labor Party" (MLP).

From December 18, 1953 to September 20, 1976, Hyzler was re-elected to parliament for the MLP.

minister

On March 11, 1955, the Prime Minister and Chairman of the MLP, Dom Mintoff , appointed him to his cabinet as Minister for Health and Social Services. He held this office until the beginning of the constitutional crisis on April 26, 1958. During the subsequent protests against the British colonial power, he was arrested and imprisoned for 32 days. He then worked for the organization of the MLP "Is-Sebh".

When Mintoff again became Prime Minister on June 21, 1971, Hyzler was first Minister of Development and Post and then, shortly before the founding of the republic on September 30, 1974, until his resignation on September 20, 1976, Minister of Health again.

President of the Republic of Malta

Hyzler was from December 27, 1981 to February 15, 1982 as successor to Anton Buttiġieġ incumbent President of Malta. On February 15, 1982 he was replaced by Agatha Barbara , Malta's first female president.

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• Biographical note in maltagenealogy.com
• List of members of the Maltese Parliament