Angelo Farrugia

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Angelo "Anġlu" Farrugia (born 29 December 1955)is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta.

Angelo Farrugia
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta
Incumbent
6 April 2013
Preceded by	Michael Frendo
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 13 June 2008 - 20 December 2012
Preceded by	Charles Mangion
Succeeded by	Louis Grech
Member of Parliament
In office 27 October 1996 - 9 March 2013
Personal details
Born	Angelo Farrugia December 29, 1955 (age: 58) Mosta, Malta
Political party	Labour (PL)
Spouse	Carmen née Zammit
Profession	Advocate
Religion	Roman Catholic

Angelo (Anġlu) Farrugia was born December 29, 1955, in Mosta. He is maltese politician, lawyer and a police officer.

Professional Achievements

Angelo Farrugia is currently the Speaker at the House of Representatives of Malta. He was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, a Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for Work, Workers’ Rights and Parliamentary Affairs. He serves as Chairman of the House Committee on the Consideration of Bills from 1996 to 1998. Between 1998 and 2008, Farrugia was Shadow Minister for Justice, and was elected in 2008 as the Labour Party’s Deputy Leader of Parliamentary Affairs. He was appointed as Opposition Spokesperson for Employment and Workers’ Rights the same year.

Education

He graduated in law at the University of Malta.

Notable Work

Farrugia was appointed as Head of Malta's Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly delegation in 1996.

He has since served on a number of EU and OSCE missions as an international observer for various elections, including Georgia (1999), the Presidential Election in Palestinian Authority (2004), the 2004 US Presidential Election, the Montenegrin independence referendum (2006) and the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zambia 2006.

He is also a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Standing Committee on Human Rights.

Further Information

A Lecture by Angelo Farrugia on International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014 "The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths" (Rome, Italy; March 31st - April 3rd, 2014)

Anġlu Farrugia resigns - article.

External Links and References

Biography on ICD Advisory Board Members

Party political offices

Party political offices
Preceded by Charles Mangion	Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party Parliamentary Affairs 2008–2012 2000–2012	Succeeded by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba

An Interview with President Angelo (Anġlu) Farrugia, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy & Religion 2014 "The Promotion of World Peace through Inter-Faith Dialogue & the Unity of Faiths" (Rome, Italy; March 31st - April 3rd, 2014)