Ian Borg
Name: Hon. Ian Borg
Years active: 2013-
Party: The Labour Party
Address: Parliamentary Secretariat for EU funds and 2017 Presidency
Roles
Education
Dr. Borg graduated as a Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta in 2012, after successfully reading a Doctoral degree in Laws, a Diploma in Public Notarial Practice and a Bachelors Degree in Law.
History
Appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for the 2017 European Presidency and European Union Funding, Dr. Ian Borg is the youngest member of the Executive in the current legislature. His responsibilities following his appointment in March 2013, include the national preparations for Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2017, as well as the strengthening of the European Union funds absorption process to achieve a more efficient and transparent practice. Prior to his election to the House of Representatives, Dr. Borg served as Mayor of Ħad-Dingli after his election in 2005 and was reaffirmed in subsequent elections in 2008 and 2012. In 2009, he was also elected as an Executive Member of the Local Councils Association, while also serving in the North Regional Committee and in the Users’ Committee of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority. In 2011, Dr. Borg was additionally elected as President of the Labour Party Councillors Section and hence served as a member of the Labour Party Adminsitration. Meanwhile, since 2010, he also was a member of the Maltese delegation to the Committee of the Regions as part of the Party of European Socialists.
