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Joseph Muscat is a Maltese politician and journalist born in Pietà, Malta, in 1974. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as the Prime Minister of Malta and as a Member of the European Parliament. His professional work has taken him to Strasbourg, Brussels, and Malta. He is a Catholic who speaks Maltese and was educated at St Aloysius' College, the University of Malta, and the University of Bristol.
Muscat has received several awards, including the National Maltese Order of Merit, the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Order of Honour, and the Order pro Merito Melitensi. He was a candidate in the 2013 and 2017 Maltese general elections. In addition to his political career, he is an author with twenty works, such as *The story of the Christmas crib in Malta*, *Slaves on Maltese galleys*, and *Maltese ports (1400-1800)*.
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- Works
- 20
Top works
- The story of the Christmas crib in Malta
- Slaves on Maltese galleys
- The Dgh̳ajsa and other traditional Maltese boats
- The lateen-rigged Maltese brigantine
- Maltese ports (1400-1800)
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Key facts
- President
- George Abela , Marie Louise Coleiro Preca , George Vella
- Deputy
- Louis Grech , Chris Fearne
- Preceded by
- Lawrence Gonzi
- Succeeded by
- Robert Abela
- Prime minister
- Lawrence Gonzi
- Born
- ( 1974-01-22 ) 22 January 1974 (age 52) , Pietà , State of Malta
- Party
- Labour
- Spouse
- Michelle Tanti
- Education
- University of Malta , University of Bristol
- Website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Malta
- Place of birth
- Pietà, Malta
- Occupation
- journalist
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Educated at
- St Aloysius' College
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- Maltese
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- www.josephmuscat.com
- Image
- Joseph Muscat, cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Malta
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- Joseph Muscat
- date of birth
- 1974-01-22
- name in native language
- Joseph Muscat
- candidacy in election
- 2017 Maltese general election
- social media followers
- 69093
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Muscat KUOM KCMG (born 22 January 1974) is a Maltese politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Malta from 2013 to 2020 and leader of the Labour Party from 2008 to 2020.
Muscat was first elected Prime Minister in March 2013 with 54.83% and re-elected in June 2017 with 55.04%. Previously he was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2008. He was the leader of the opposition from October 2008 to March 2013. Muscat identifies as a progressive and liberal politician, with pro-business leanings, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joseph Muscat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.