Jimmy Farrugia

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James "Jimmy" Farrugia (born May 14, 1922 in Tarxien , † November 25, 2006 ibid) was a Maltese politician of the Nationalist Party and was Speaker of the House .

biography

After attending school at the Lyceum of Malta, he studied medicine at the Royal University of Malta , which he graduated in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and a Candidate of Philosophy (Ph.C.). After promotion to Doctor of Medicine (Medical Doctor) (MD) in 1946, he was from 1950 to 1962 as a general practitioner working in the social system of the Federation of Trade Unions (General Workers Union). In 1952 he became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in London . In 1965 he also became medical advisor to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, the first home for people with physical or mental disabilities in Malta. For a number of years he was also President of the Catholic Action Movement and the Council of the Lay Movement .

Farrugia began his political career late, with his election to the House of Representatives in 1976 , where he represented the interests of the Nationalist Party in constituency 4 . During this time he was at times minister of culture in the shadow cabinet of the Nationalist Party. In addition, he was the mediator between doctors and the government during the doctors' strike in 1977. He also exercised his parliamentary mandate during the legislative period from 1981 to 1987 . At times he was also the incumbent President of the Republic of Malta.

In July 1987, he succeeded Joseph M. Baldacchino as Speaker of the House . In July 1988 he was followed by Lawrence Gonzi as Speaker of the House.

In 1999 he succeeded the former speaker Daniel Micallef as ambassador to the Holy See and remained in this office until 2005.

In 1996, along with a number of other politicians, he received the commemorative medal for the 75th anniversary of the Maltese self-government. In addition to him, the House of Representatives also paid tribute to two other Speakers of the House who died in 2006: Joseph M. Baldacchino and Kalcidon Agius .

In addition, Farrugia, who collected art treasures with his wife, was the author of the books:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 3rd European Conference of Ministers Responsible for the Cultural Heritage: Proceedings, Malta, 16 and 17 January 1992 . tape 42 . Council of Europe, 1993, ISBN 92-871-2310-1 , pp. 15 (English, 80 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ Leaders of Malta (Republic of Malta)
  3. ↑ Maltese Ministries, etc.
  4. ↑ THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS AT THE HEILIGEN STUHL ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.apostolische-nachstieg.de
  5. ↑ Malta's Diplomatic & Consular Representation 2004 ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diplomacy.edu
  6. ↑ Medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the reintroduction of self-government (1996) ( Memento from April 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ House of Representatives Annual Review 2006 , p. 31
  8. ^ "Custody of our national treasures", MALTA TODAY November 19, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Farrugia, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farrugia, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Maltese politician, Speaker of the Maltese Parliament
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarxien
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 2006
Place of death Tarxien