The Maltese Government 2017–2022 was the Government of Malta from 9 June 2017 till 20 February 2022. The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term. The Head of Government during the earlier period of the legislature was Joseph Muscat. On 13 January 2020, Muscat stepped down as Prime Minister and, following an earlier internal election within the party’s structures, Robert Abela was nominated and sworn in as the Head of Government for the later period of the legislature. The Labour Party won a majority following a snap election which was held on 3 June 2017.[2] Parliament was dissolved on 20 February 2022 and the date of the election was set to 26 March 2022.[3]
Maltese Government 2017–22 | |
|---|---|
 22nd Cabinet of Malta | |
| Incumbent | |
| Date formed | 9 June 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 20 February 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (2017–2019) George Vella (2019–present) |
| Head of government | Joseph Muscat (2017–2020) Robert Abela (2020–present) |
| No. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | Labour Party |
| Opposition party | Nationalist Party Democratic Party (2017–19) Independent (2019–2022)[1] |
| Opposition leader | Simon Busuttil (2017) Adrian Delia (2017–2020) Bernard Grech (2020–present) |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 general election |
| Predecessor | Maltese Government 2013–17 |
| Successor | Maltese Government 2022–27 |
Muscat Ministry 2017-2020
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Joseph Muscat | Labour | 5 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Chris Fearne | Labour | 13 July 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for the Economy, Investment, and Small Business | Christian Cardona | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Education and Employment | Evarist Bartolo | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Health | Chris Fearne | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change | José Herrera | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Family and Children's Rights | Michael Falzon | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Finance | Edward Scicluna | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade Promotion | Carmelo Abela | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Gozo | Justyne Caruana | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs and National Security | Michael Farrugia | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Justice, Culture, and Local Government | Owen Bonnici | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for European Affairs and Equality | Helena Dalli | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 25 July 2019 | |
| Edward Zammit Lewis | Labour | 25 July 2019 | 13 January 2020 | ||
| Minister for Tourism | Konrad Mizzi | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 26 November 2019 | |
| Minister for Energy and Water Management | Joe Mizzi | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
| Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects | Ian Borg | Labour | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | |
Abela Ministry 2020-2022
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Political party | Assumed office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Robert Abela | Labour | 13 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Health | Chris Fearne | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for the Economy and Industry | Silvio Schembri | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning | Aaron Farrugia | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Social Justice & Solidarity, Family and Children's Rights | Michael Falzon | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for European & Foreign Affairs | Evarist Bartolo | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Home Affairs, Law Enforcement and National Security | Byron Camilleri | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects | Ian Borg | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for National Heritage, Arts and Local Government | José Herrera | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Social Accommodation | Roderick Galdes | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister within OPM (Social Dialogue and the Electoral Manifesto's Implementation) |
Carmelo Abela | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights | Anton Refalo | Labour | 21 January 2020 [RS 1] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Animal's Rights and Consumer Protection | Clint Camilleri | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 20 January 2020 [RS 1] | |
| Minister for Gozo | Clint Camilleri | Labour | 20 January 2020 [RS 1] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Gozo | Justyne Caruana | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 19 January 2020 [RS 1] | |
| Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection | Clayton Bartolo | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Tourism | Julia Farrugia Portelli | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | |
| Minister for Inclusion and Social Wellbeing | Julia Farrugia Portelli | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Justice and Governance | Edward Zammit Lewis | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Governance | Edward Zammit Lewis | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | |
| Minister for Equality, Innovation, Research and the Co-ordination of the post Covid-19 Strategy | Owen Bonnici | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Education and Sport | Clifton Grima | Labour | 27 December 2021 [RS 3] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Education | Justyne Caruana | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 27 December 2021 [RS 3] | |
| Minister for Education and Employment | Owen Bonnici | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | |
| Minister for Finance and Employment | Clyde Caruana | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Finance and Financial Services | Edward Scicluna | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 22 November 2020 [RS 2] | |
| Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development | Miriam Dalli | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
| Minister for Energy and Water Management | Michael Farrugia | Labour | 15 January 2020 | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | |
| Minister for Senior Citizens and Active Ageing | Michael Farrugia | Labour | 23 November 2020 [RS 2] | 20 February 2022 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Godfrey, Marlene Farrugia resign from PD 'to give party chance to rebuild'". The Times of Malta. 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Official results show Labour win with 35,280 margin - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
- ^ "It's official: General election on March 26 -Times of Malta". www.timesofmalta.com. 20 February 2022.