Karmenu Vella
Name: Hon. Karmenu Vella
Years active: 1976
Party: The Labour Party
Roles
- Minister for Industry: 1983-1987
- Minister for Tourism: 1996-1998
- Minister of Tourism: 2013- 4.14
Education
Hon. Karmenu Vella was born in 1950. He graduated in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the University of Malta and later he obtained his Master of Science in Tourism Management from Sheffield Hallam University.
History
In 1973 he started his own private practice as an Architect and Civil Engineer. In 1973 he was appointed Director on Mid-Med Bank and in 1974 as Managing Director of the Libyan Maltese Holding Company. In 2001 he was appointed as Executive Chairman of Corinthia Hotels International. In 2009 he served as Executive Chairman of the Mediterranean Construction Co. Ltd until 2010. During the past three years he occupied the post of Chairman of Orange Travel Group; a Foundation Member of Vodafone Malta Foundation; Founding Chairman of the Maltese Turkish Business Council; and Board Director of Betfair Group Ltd.
In 1976 Hon. Karmenu Vella contested for the first time the general elections and was successfully elected to Parliament. He continued to be elected in the elections that followed for nine consecutive times. In 1981 he was appointed Minister for Public works; in 1984 he was appointed as Minister for Industry. He was then appointed as Minister for Tourism in 1996 till 1998, and again appointed as Minister for Tourism in March 2013.
