Lawrence Gonzi I cabinet

The Lawrence Gonzi I cabinet of Malta was formed on April 23, 2004 by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi of the Partit Nazzjonalista (PN). It replaced the fifth cabinet, Fenech Adami , and was in office until March 12, 2008.

history

Lawrence Gonzi

After the current Prime Minister, Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami, who had been elected President , resigned on March 23, 2004, the previous Minister for Social Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Lawrence Gonzi took over the post of Prime Minister and then formed his first cabinet. At the same time Gonzi succeeded Fenech Adami as chairman of the Partit Nazzjonalista.

On May 1, 2004, Malta was admitted to the European Union together with nine other states in the course of the EU enlargement in 2004 , after the population had voted with a narrow majority in a referendum , and has since been its smallest member. At the same time, the Mediterranean state joined also the Schengen Agreement and on December 21, 2007 the border controls were dropped. After Malta had been a member of Exchange Rate Mechanism II since April 29, 2005 , it had the option of introducing the euro as its currency, for which the application was made on February 27, 2007. On May 16, 2007, the European Commission and the European Central Bank announced that the country could introduce the common currency of the European Economic and Monetary Union on January 1, 2008. This decision was officially confirmed by the heads of state and government of the European Union on June 21 at an EU summit in Brussels . On January 1, 2008, Malta introduced the euro with its own coins .

In the elections for the House of Representatives on March 8, 2008, the PN Gonzis was only just able to assert itself against the opposition Partit Laburista (PL) of former Prime Minister Alfred Sant . The PN achieved 143,468 votes (49.34 percent) and, with 35 seats in the parliament, which was expanded to 69 seats, it had a narrow absolute majority of one seat. The PL received 141,888 votes (48.79 percent) and had 34 seats in the House of Representatives. Gonzi then formed his second cabinet on March 12, 2008 .

cabinet

The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Office	Surname	Political party	Remarks
Prime Minister and Finance Minister	Lawrence Gonzi	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs	Tonio Borg	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Education, Employment and Training and Minister for Youth and Sport	Louis Galea	Partit Nazzjonalista
Foreign minister	John Dalli Michael Frendo	Partit Nazzjonalista Partit Nazzjonalista	Dalli: term of office March 23 to resignation on July 3, 2004 Frendo: term of office July 3, 2004 to March 12, 2008, previously Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Cultural Heritage	Francis Zammit Dimech	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Transport and Urban Development Projects	Jesmond Mugliett	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Families and Social Solidarity	Dolores Cristina	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Resources and Infrastructure	Anthony "Ninu" Zammit	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Gozo	Giovanna Debono	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister of Health	Louis Deguara	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Communication and National Projects	Austin Gatt	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment	George Pullicino	Partit Nazzjonalista
Minister for Communication and Competition Policy	Censu Galea	Partit Nazzjonalista

The Cabinet consisted of the following Parliamentary Secretaries:

Office	Surname	Political party	Remarks
Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs	Michael Frendo	Partit Nazzjonalista	Term of office March 23 to July 3, 2004, then Foreign Minister
Parliamentary Secretary for Finance	Antonio "Tonio" Fenech	Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Health	Helen D'Amato	Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Competition Policy	Edwin Vassallo	Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Affairs	Francis "Frans" Agius	Partit Nazzjonalista
Parliamentary Secretary for Justice	Carmelo Mifsud Bonniċi	Partit Nazzjonalista

Web links

Ministerial Cabinets since 1921 in Maltese History & Hertítage
Maltese Key Ministries (rulers.org)

Individual evidence

↑ The great Ploetz. The encyclopedia of world history , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Göttingen 2008, p. 1525
↑ Dalli resigned as Foreign Minister on July 3, 2004 after members of his own party accused him of having obtained discounts through contracts for medical equipment and airline tickets. According to investigations by the general auditor and the police, however, the allegations turned out to be incorrect. The author of the allegations was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Dalli then remained a member of the House of Representatives as a backbencher . After the allegations were found to be inaccurate, Prime Minister Gonzi appointed Dalli as his personal advisor in 2007

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

[2] Dalli resigned as Foreign Minister on July 3, 2004 after members of his own party accused him of having obtained discounts through contracts for medical equipment and airline tickets. According to investigations by the general auditor and the police, however, the allegations turned out to be incorrect. The author of the allegations was sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Dalli then remained a member of the House of Representatives as a backbencher . After the allegations were found to be inaccurate, Prime Minister Gonzi appointed Dalli as his personal advisor in 2007