Evarist Bartolo
Evarist Bartolo (born on 14 October 1952) in Mellieha is the current minister for education and Employment in the Maltese government.
Political Career[edit]
Bartolo spent three years teaching at De La Salle College, another four years at the national broadcasting station and then a further ten years as the editor and head of news of the Labour Party media. He currently lectures in Communication Studies at the University of Malta. He has been a member in parliament since 1992, working mostly in education, European affairs and tourism. Between 1996 and 1998 he served as Minister of Education and National Culture under a Labour Government. He has been a member of the Maltese Parliament since 1992. In the general elections held on 8 March 2008, he was once again elected from two districts, the 10th (Gzira, Pemboke, Sliema, St Julians) and the 12th (Mellieha, St Paul’s Bay and Naxxar).
Evarist Bartolo was a co-sponsor of the Bill presented to Parliament for the Introduction of Divorce in Malta. Divorce in Malta was introduced following a successful Referendum campaign and the Divorce Bill became effective in October 2011.
Education[edit]
In 1975 Evarist Bartolo graduated from the University of Malta with a B.A.(Hons) degree in English Literature. In 1984 he was awarded a scholarship for a diploma course in journalism at Stanford University. He then read for a Master’s in Education at the University of Cardiff which he completed in 1986.
