Cabinet of Fenech Adami III

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The Maltese Fenech Adami III cabinet was formed on February 27, 1992 by Prime Minister Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami of the Partit Nazzjonalista (PN). It replaced the second cabinet of Fenech Adami and was in office until October 28, 1996.

history

Edward Fenech Adami

In the elections for the House of Representatives on February 22, 1992, the ruling Partit Nazzjonalista was able to assert itself with 127,932 votes (51.8 percent) and received 34 seats in the parliament, which had been reduced to 65 seats. The opposition Partit Laburista (PL) of former Prime Minister Carmelo "Karmenu" Mifsud Bonniċi received 114,911 votes (46.5 percent) and now has 31 MPs. Fenech Adami then formed his third cabinet. The formal application for membership of the European Union (EU), submitted on July 16, 1990, was approved by the latter in 1993, subject to a number of economic reforms.

In the new House elections held on October 26, 1996, Fenech Adamis Partit Nazzjonalista suffered a defeat. The Partit Laburista under its new chairman Alfred Sant received 132,497 votes (50.7 percent) and was able to have 35 MPs in the House of Representatives, which was enlarged to 69 seats. The PN in turn received 124,864 votes (47.8 percent) to unite and got 34 seats. Thereupon Alfred Sant Fenech replaced Adami as prime minister and formed his cabinet on October 28, 1996 .

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The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Office Surname Political party Remarks
prime minister Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami Partit Nazzjonalista
Foreign minister Guido de Marco Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Education and Human Resources Ugo Mifsud Bonniċi
Michael Falzon 		Partit Nazzjonalista
Partit Nazzjonalista		 Mifsud Bonniċi: term of office February 27, 1992 to April 4, 1994
Resignation due to the election of President
Falzon: term of office April 4, 1994 to October 28, 1996, previously Minister for the Environment
Minister of the Interior and Social Development Louis Galea Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Economic Services George Bonello Dupuis
Josef Bonnici 		Partit Nazzjonalista
Partit Nazzjonalista		 Bonello Dupuis: term of office February 27, 1992 to April 17, 1995
Bonnici: term of office from April 17, 1995 to October 28, 1996
Environment Minister Michael Falzon
Francis Zammit Dimech 		Partit Nazzjonalista
Partit Nazzjonalista		 Falzon: term of office February 27, 1992 to April 4, 1994, then Minister of Education
Zammit Dimech: term of office April 4, 1994 to October 28, 1996, previously Minister for Transport and Telecommunications
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Lawrence Gatt Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Social Services George Hyzler Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Gozo Anton Tabone Partit Nazzjonalista
Finance minister John Dalli Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister of Justice Joe Fenech
Michael Refalo 		Partit Nazzjonalista
Partit Nazzjonalista		 Fenech: term of office February 27, 1992 to April 1, 1995
Refalo: term of office April 1, 1995 to October 28, 1996
Minister for Youth and the Arts Michael Frendo Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Transport and Telecommunications Francis Zammit Dimech
Michael Frendo		 Partit Nazzjonalista
Partit Nazzjonalista		 Zammit Dimech: term of office February 27, 1992 to April 4, 1994, then Environment Minister
Frendo: term of office April 4, 1994 to October 28, 1996, also minister for youth and the arts

The Cabinet consisted of the following Parliamentary Secretaries:

Office Surname Political party Remarks
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs John Rizzo Naudi Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs Antoine Mifsud Bonnici Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Energy Anthony "Ninu" Zammit Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Human Resources Joe Cassar Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism Michael Refalo Partit Nazzjonalista since April 1, 1995 Minister of Justice
Parliamentary Secretary for Social Affairs Censu Galea Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment Stanley Zammit Partit Nazzjonalista

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The great Ploetz. The encyclopedia of world history , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Göttingen 2008, p. 1525