Ian Micallef
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Ian Micallef is the former President of the Chamber of Local Authorities
of the Congress of the Council of Europe. He was first elected to that position in May 2006 and re-elected on 27 May 2008 for a two-year mandate. He was also Acting President of the Congress from December 2008 to October 2010.
A specialist in European law, Ian Micallef has served as a municipal councillor for Gzira, in Malta, since 1994, and has acted as Chair of the Association of Local Councils of Malta since 1996.
His international political career started in 1996 after he led the Maltese delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. Since 2000, he has been an executive member of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. Since 2002, he has sat on the Venice Commission's Council for Democratic Elections. In May 2004, he was elected as Vice-President of the Congress of the Council of Europe, where he is a member of the European People's Party
group.
Micaleff is also a former Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions
of the European Union
. He has taken part in the organisation and planning of several key international conferences at the Council of Europe
and has been responsible for reports on the situation of local democracy in several Council of Europe
member states, including the United Kingdom
and Sweden
. He also chairs the institutional committee of COPPEM
.
Chamber of Local Authorities
The Chamber of Local Authorities is one of the two Chambers of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The Chamber is the voice of local authorities in the Council of Europe...
of the Congress of the Council of Europe. He was first elected to that position in May 2006 and re-elected on 27 May 2008 for a two-year mandate. He was also Acting President of the Congress from December 2008 to October 2010.
A specialist in European law, Ian Micallef has served as a municipal councillor for Gzira, in Malta, since 1994, and has acted as Chair of the Association of Local Councils of Malta since 1996.
His international political career started in 1996 after he led the Maltese delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. Since 2000, he has been an executive member of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. Since 2002, he has sat on the Venice Commission's Council for Democratic Elections. In May 2004, he was elected as Vice-President of the Congress of the Council of Europe, where he is a member of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
group.
Micaleff is also a former Vice-President of the Committee of the Regions
Committee of the Regions
The Committee of the Regions is European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives that provides sub-national authorities with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework....
of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. He has taken part in the organisation and planning of several key international conferences at the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
and has been responsible for reports on the situation of local democracy in several Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
member states, including the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He also chairs the institutional committee of COPPEM
Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities
The Euro Mediterranean Partnership of Local and Regional Authorities , was created in 2000 to promote dialogue and development between local and regional authorities in the Euro-Mediterranean area....
.