John Dalli
Overview
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
for Health and Consumer Policy and a former Maltese politician
Politics of Malta
The politics of Malta takes place within a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Malta is the constitutional head of state. Executive Authority is vested in the President of Malta with the general direction and control of the Government of Malta...
who served as Cabinet Minister in various Maltese governments between 1987 and 2010.
Dalli was first elected to the House of Representatives of Malta
House of Representatives of Malta
The House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...
in 1987
Maltese general election, 1987
The election using single transferable vote gave a majority of the 65 district seats to the MLP, despite a majority of votes going to the PN, so the PN were given four bonus seats to ensure a majority reflecting the popular vote.-Results:...
on behalf of the Nationalist Party
Nationalist Party (Malta)
The Nationalist Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It was founded by Fortunato Mizzi in 1880 as the Anti-Reform Party, opposing taxation decreed by the British colonial authorities and measures to Anglicise the educational and the...
and since then he has been re-elected in five successive elections: in 1992, 1996
Maltese general election, 1996
The election using single transferable vote gave a majority of the 65 district seats to the PN, despite a majority of votes going to the MLP, so the MLP were given four bonus seats to ensure a majority reflecting the popular vote.-Results:...
, 1998, 2003
Maltese general election, 2003
General elections were held in Malta on 12 April 2003. They were won by the Nationalist Party on a pro-EU platform....
and 2008
Maltese general election, 2008
The latest Maltese general election for the renewal of the House of Representatives of Malta was held on March 8, 2008. The incumbent ruling party the Christian democratic Nationalist Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, narrowly won over the social democratic Malta Labour Party led by...
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