Lino Spiteri
Lino Carmel Paul Spiteri (born September 21, 1938 in Qormi ; † November 14, 2014 ) was a Maltese journalist , bank manager and politician of the Partit Laburista (PL), who was a member of the House of Representatives between 1962 and 1966 and 1981 to 1998 and was a minister several times was.
Life
After attending the Lyceum and Plater College, Spiteri completed a degree in social sciences , which he completed with a diploma. Another study of politics and economics at St Peter's College of the University of Oxford , which he with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed. As a student, he became a member of the National Executive Committee of the Partit Laburista in 1957. After completing his studies, he worked as a research scientist at the Chamber of Commerce.
In the elections on February 17 and 19, 1962, Spiteri was elected for the first time as a member of the House of Representatives for the PL and initially represented constituency 5 until March 28, 1966. At the same time, he was deputy editor-in-chief of the It-Torca newspaper between 1964 and 1966 and head of the publishing department of the publisher Union Press . He then worked again as a research scientist at the Chamber of Commerce and as an employee of the Central Bank ( Bank Ċentrali ta 'Malta ). On January 26, 1974 Spiteri became deputy governor of the central bank and held this office until November 22, 1981.
In the elections of December 12, 1981, Spiteri was again elected a member of the House of Representatives, to which he was now until September 5, 1998. On December 20, 1981 he was appointed by Prime Minister Dom Mintoff as Minister of Finance ( Ministru tal-Finanzi ) in his fourth cabinet and held this office until September 3, 1983. In the subsequent fifth Mintoff cabinet , he took over the office on September 3, 1983 of the Minister for Minister for Trade and Economic Planning ( Ministru tal-Kummerc u Ppjanar Ekonomiku ) and held this position in the following cabinet, Mifsud Bonniċi until May 12, 1987.
Prime Minister Alfred Sant reappointed him as Finance Minister in his cabinet on October 28, 1996 . However, only six months later, on March 26, 1997, Spiteri resigned due to disagreements over the government's tax policy.
In addition to his professional and political career, Spiteri also wrote short stories such as Anatomija - short stories and Il-Halliel u stejjer ohra , for which he was awarded the National Book Prize ( Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb ) in 2005. For his many years of service, he was also named Companion of the National Order of Merit on December 13, 2008 . After his death he was buried on the Cimiterju tal-Addolorata .
Publications
- Honorable people , 2001
- Meta jdellel il-qamar u stejjer ohra Meta jdellel il-qamar u stejjer ohra , 2005
- H̄ala taż-Żgh̄ożija u stejjer oh̄ra , 2006
- Island faces , 2011
Web links
- Entry on maltapolitic.com
- Ministerial Cabinets since 1921 in Maltese History & Hertítage
- Composition of the Maltese Parliament from 1921 to 2008 ( Memento from June 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (archive version from June 16, 2011)
- Maltese Key Ministries (rulers.org)
- Proof of publication in the Open Library
- Tributes to Lino Spiteri pour in. Former minister died aged 76 . In: The Times of Malta of November 14, 2014
- Former Labor Minister and author Lino Spiteri dies, aged 76 . In: The Malta Independent of November 14, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Governors past and present ( Memento of the original from February 5, 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. on the homepage of Bank Ċentrali ta 'Malta
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spiteri, Lino |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spiteri, Lino Carmel Paul (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Maltese politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Qormi |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 2014 |