President of Malta
The office of the
President of Malta, known in Maltese as
President ta' Malta, came into being on 13th December
1974, when
Malta became a
republic within the
Commonwealth. The last
Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo, became the first President of the Republic, and replaced
Queen Elizabeth II as
head of state. He served as President until
1976.
Like the British monarch, however, the President of Malta is a constitutional head of state, with executive power remaining with the Prime Minister. The President is elected by the unicameral House of Representatives, known in Maltese as Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti. The first woman to hold the post of President was the late Agatha Barbara, a former Labour government minister. The current President is Guido de Marco.
President's Flag
Until
1988, there was no flag for the President of Malta, who instead used the national flag, but in that year a new flag was introduced, with the coat of arms on a blue field, and a traditional Maltese cross in gold in each corner.
List of Presidents
- 1974-1976: Anthony Mamo (born 1909)
- 1976-1981: Anton Buttigieg (1912-1983)
- 1981-1982: Acting President Albert Hyzler
- 1982-1987: Agatha Barbara (1923-2002)
- 1987-1989: Acting President Paul Xuereb (1923-1994)
- 1989-1994: Censu Tabone (born 1913)
- 1994-1999: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932)
- From 1999: Guido de Marco (born 1931)
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