Alfred Sant

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The Honourable

Alfred Sant MEP

11th Prime Minister of Malta
In office

28 October 1996 – 6 September 1998

President Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
Preceded by Eddie Fenech Adami
Succeeded by Eddie Fenech Adami
Member of European Parliament
Assumed office

1 July 2014

Personal details
Born Alfred Sant

28 February 1948 (age 66) Pietà, Malta

Nationality Maltese
Political party Labour
Residence Birkirkara, Malta
Religion Roman Catholic

Alfred Sant was born in Malta on Februay 28th, 1948. He led the Labour party from 1992 to 2008 and from 1996 to 1998 he served as Prime Minister of Malta.

Political Career

Alfred Sant has had an extensive career in politics and business, for example he has worked as the first and second secretary at the Maltese Mission to Brussels where he specialised in European Affairs and Bilateral Relations with Western European countries from 1970 and 1975. Sant was also Executive Deputy Chairan of the Malta Development Corporation (MDC). In 1972 Alfred Sant became more involved in the political world as the Chairman of Malta’s Labour Party information department and from then promoted to the Chairman of the Maltese Labour Party which he served as for four years from 1984 until 1988. Currently Sant is an MP for the Maltese Labour Party following his two year stint as Maltese Prime Minister from 1996 to 1998 and Labour Leader from 1992 until 1998.

Education

Alfred Sant received both his BSc and MSc degrees in Physics from the University of Malta. Following this he was awarded an MBA with high honours from Boston University in the United States of America and also a DBA from Harvard Business School. Alfred Sant was also a recipient of the ‘Institut International d’Administration Publique’ (I.I.A.P.) diploma in Public Administration and Diplomacy.

Further Information

ICD - "Cultural Diversity and Regional Autonomy in a World without Walls". A World Without Walls Insitute for Cultural Diplomacy(Berlin, November 2009)

External Links and References

Official website