Grech, Louis
Name: Hon Louis Grech
Years active: 2013
Party: The Labour Party
Address: Ministry for European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto,
Roles
Member of:
- House Business Committee
- Privileges Committee
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EU: (2013-)
- Member of the European Parliament (2004-2013)
- Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party (2012-)
- Deputy Prime Minister of Malta (2013-)
Education
Born in Hamrun, Grech studied at the University of Malta where he graduated with a BA in Economics and in 1970 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Balliol College, University of Oxford.
History
During his long career, Grech has held a number of managerial posts, include: Director of Bank of Valletta, Central Bank of Malta, Middle Sea, Medavia, Malta International Airport, Dragonara Casino, and various private companies. Grech was first elected as an MEP in 2004. As part of Malta's first group of MEPs, he was a member of the Party of European Socialists. Grech held this seat until his election to the House of Representatives of Malta in 2013. In December 2012 he was elected as the Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs of the Labour Party, replacing Angelo Farrugia. Following the Labour Party's landslide win in the 2013 elections, Louis Grech was sworn in as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta. As a member of Joseph Muscat's first cabinet, he was given the post of Minister of European Affairs and Implementation of the Electoral Manifesto. He is responsible for Relations with the European Union EU Internal Coordination, EU Presidency 2017, and EU Funds and Programmes. Asisstng him during the first legislature is Dr. Ian Borg, the Parliamentary Secretary for EU funds and 2017 presidency.
