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She was a candidate for the [[Labour Party (Malta)|Malta Labour Party]] in five general elections (1981, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2003), but was never elected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |first=T. V. M. |date=2024-03-28 |title=Notary Myriam Spiteri Debono is Malta's third female President and third Gozitan president |url=https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/notary-myriam-spiteri-debono-is-maltas-third-female-president-and-our-third-gozitan-president/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=TVMnews.mt |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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== Presidency == |
== Presidency == |
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Revision as of 11:59, 29 March 2024
Myriam Spiteri Debono | |
|---|---|
| President-elect of Malta | |
| Assuming office 4 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Abela |
| Succeeding | George Vella |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office September 1996 – October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Sant |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Succeeded by | Anton Tabone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1952 Victoria, Crown Colony of Malta |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Anthony |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Occupation | Politician |
Myriam Spiteri Debono or Miriam Spiteri Debono (born 25 October 1952)[1] is a Maltese politician who is the president-elect of Malta. She is the first Gozitan woman to be elected to the position. She was also the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta[2][3] from 1996 to 1998, and the first woman to hold the position.[4]
Debono served as president of Partit Laburista's women section.[5]
In January 2023, she was proposed for the role of Standards Commissioner by the Nationalist Party, however, she declined to be formally considered for the role claiming that she was not suited for it nor was she interested in taking the position.[6]
Education and early career
Spiteri Debono was born in Gozo, She received her formal childhood education in Gozo and later attended the University of Malta, where she studied English Literature and Linguistics. After this, she also studied law and graduated as a Notary Public.[7]
Her first public office appointments included that of chair of the Cooperatives Board, and founding member of the Gender Equality Commission.[7]
She was a candidate for the Malta Labour Party in five general elections (1981, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2003), but was never elected.[8]
Presidency
On 21 March 2024, she was reported to be the front runner to be appointed president of the Republic of Malta.[9][10] The following week, this was confirmed in a joint statement issued from the offices of the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.[11] Malta's House of Representatives voted unanimously to elect Spiteri Debono as Malta’s 11th President on 27 March 2024, becoming the first president to be elected using the new constitutional reforms of 2020 including the new requirement of two-thirds of the parliament’s approval for the presidential nominee. She will be inaugurated on 4 April 2024. [7]
References
- ^ MIN HI MYRIAM SPITERI DEBONO (in Maltese)
- ^ "Parlament Ta' Malta". www.parlament.mt. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Parliament's Standing Orders 'only stencilled papers' - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Kristy Debono to chair this evening's plenary session". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Press digest". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Xuereb, Matthew (5 January 2023). "Ex-Labour speaker not interested in standard commissioner job". Times of Malta. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Magri, Giulia (27 March 2024). "Parliament Unanimously Approves Myriam Spiteri Debono as Malta's next President". Times of Malta. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Newsroom, T. V. M. (28 March 2024). "Notary Myriam Spiteri Debono is Malta's third female President and third Gozitan president". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Grech, Herman (21 March 2024). "Myriam Spiteri Debono is frontrunner to become next President of the Republic". Times of Malta. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Sansone, Kurt. "Myriam Spiteri Debono could be the next president". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Arena, Jessica (26 March 2024). "Government and Opposition in agreement on Presidential picks". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 March 2024.