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| In office 1996 – 1998 |
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| President | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
| Preceded by | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Fenech Adami |
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| In office 1998 – 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| Succeeded by | Charles Mangion |
| Constituency | 1st and 8th electoral divisions |
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| In office 1992 – 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Fenech Adami |
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| Born | February 28, 1948 Pietà, Malta |
| Political party | Partit Laburista |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Birkirkara, Malta |
| Website | www.mlp.org.mt |
Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician. The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dr Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 8 November 1932) was President of Malta from 1994 to 1999 Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 The Leader of the Opposition of Malta is the leader of the second most powerful political party in Malta. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 The Leader of the Opposition of Malta is the leader of the second most powerful political party in Malta. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici) (born 17 July 1933) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1984 to 1987 Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pietà ( English Pieta) is a small town located on the outskirts of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers Birkirkara or B'Kara ( English: Birchircara) is a town of 21775 inhabitants (as of November 2005 in central Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands He was the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1992 to 2008, served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 till 1996 and from 1998 till 2008. History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta. He resigned his position of MLP leader on Monday 10th March 2008.
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Education
Sant graduated from the University of Malta as Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics in 1967 and as Master of Science in Physics in the following year. The University of Malta ( Maltese L-Università ta' Malta) is the highest educational institution in Malta. He studied public administration in 1970 at Institut International d'Administration Publique at the ENA in Paris and holds a Master of Business Management (with honors) from Boston University Graduate School of Management (specialising in international business and business policy) and a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University. The École Nationale d'Administration ( ÉNA) one of the most prestigious French schools ( Grandes écoles) was created in 1945 by Charles de Gaulle Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Founded in 1913 as the College of Business Administration the Boston University School of Management (SMG offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration ( BSBA) and
Career
Sant served as Second, and then First Secretary at the Malta Mission to the European Communities in Brussels between 1970 and 1975 when he resigned to undertake full-time studies in the USA. Between 1977 and 1978 on his return to Malta Sant served as advisor on general and financial management at the Ministry of Parastatal and People's Industries and between 1978 and 1980 he served as the Managing Director of Medina Consulting Group. Sant returned to the public sector in 1980 as Executive Deputy Chairman with the Malta Development Corporation.
Politics
Sant's first political post with the Malta Labour Party was as chairman of its Department of Information (1982-92). History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers During this time he also served as President of the Party (1984-88). He served a stint as the editor of the Party weekly Il-Ħelsien (1987-88).
Sant first stood for election in 1987, however he was unsuccessful but was co-opted to Parliament later that year. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1992 following the resignation of Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici he was elected Party leader. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici) (born 17 July 1933) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1984 to 1987
22-month government 1996-98
The Malta Labour Party (MLP) won the October 1996 elections under Sant who successfully campaigned for the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) that had been introduced in 1995. History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers Value added tax ( VAT) or goods and services tax ( GST) is a consumption Tax levied on value added. A year after taking office the MLP under Sant replaced VAT by a similar indirect tax, the Customs and Excise Tax (CET) which proved to be deeply unpopular. The term indirect tax has more than one meaning In the colloquial sense an indirect tax (such as Sales tax, Value added tax (VAT or Goods and services
Alfred Sant's tenure as Prime Minister lasted only 22 months. Enjoying only a one-seat majority the Government was vulnerable to threats from former Prime Minister and Labour leader Dom Mintoff. Dom Mintoff (born Dominic Mintoff, Maltese Duminku Mintoff; August 6, 1916) was the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1949 Things came to a head in the summer of 1998 when a row with Mintoff over a coastal concession to a private company resulted in Government being defeated over the motion transferring the land. Sant felt that, in the circumstances, the government's parliamentary majority was compromised and asked the President to dissolve the House. In the subsequent elections held in September 1998 the Malta Labour Party was defeated and returned into opposition. History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers
2003 Referendum and election
Dr Alfred Sant campaigned heavily against Malta's European Union membership. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in During the run-up to the March 2003 referendum, Sant was also critical of what he called a "sham referendum" insisting that a general election alone would settle the EU membership issue. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He called on Labour supporters to either vote No, abstain or invalidate their vote. He himself abstained.
The Yes side won the referendum by a 54% to 46% margin but Sant claimed to have won the referendum as the Yes vote was less than half of registered voters. In view of the lack of consensus on the interpretation of the result, Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami asked the President to dissolve Parliament and call fresh elections. Edward Fenech Adami (born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004 These were held in April 2003 and the Malta Labour Party was again defeated at the polls. History Foundation (1920-1949 The inequalities that existed at the time led to the riots of 7 June 1919 ( Sette Giugno) - the importers
Sant tendered his resignation as party leader. He did, however, stand for election for Party leader again which was contested by two other candidates for the post, John Attard Montalto and Anġlu Farrugia. John Attard Montalto (b 7 February 1953 in Sliema) is a Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament. Sant was re-elected party leader with 66% of votes cast by Labour Party delegates and returned to lead the Party.
Maltese General Election, 2008
The Malta Labour Party, spearheaded by him, presented a new programme Pjan għal bidu ġdid (Plan for a new beginning) and called for Bżonn ta' Bidla (The need for a Change) after the 20 years (save for his brief stint from 1996 to 1998) of Partit Nazzjonalista government. History In its early years the party was divided between abstentionists and anti-abstentionists The electoral-programme contained references to overhauls in the educational system (which proved to be extremely controversial), reduction of an electricity surcharge by half and tax holidays on overtime work.
Dr. Alfred Sant was defeated for the third consecutive time, this time by Dr. Lawrence Gonzi (Partit Nazzjonalista) in the 2008 general election. Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the incumbent Prime Minister of Malta. History In its early years the party was divided between abstentionists and anti-abstentionists The latest Maltese general election for the renewal of the Parliament of Malta was held on March 8 2008 This election was lost by the MLP on a slim margin of 1580 votes, effectively wiping out the previous Nationalist majority, even if the MLP failed to seriously increase its voter backing. Following the loss of the election, Sant resigned as leader of the opposition on the 10th March 2008, and as party leader on the 5th June 2008. Regardless of this, Alfred Sant is expected to retain his Member of Parliament seat.
Literary and Journalism
Dr Sant is an established writer (of both novels and short stories) and playwright and has published several books. His published works include the collected plays Min Hu Evelyn Costa?, "Kwart ta' mija" -- a collection of short stories, the novels L-Ewwel Weraq tal-Bajtar, Silġ fuq Kemmuna, ”Fid-dell tal-Katidral” , “Qabel tiftaħ l-inkjesta” and "La bidu la tmiem". His non-fiction works include Bejgħ u Xiri, L-Impenn għall-Bidla, (a collection of essays) and the political chronicle "28 ta' April, 1958", "Malta's European Challenge" and the autobiographical "Confessions of a European Maltese".
Sant was also the editor Tomorrow, a monthly English language magazine (1982-1985) and of Society, a quarterly opinions magazine, apart from authoring numerous articles. Sant also contributed regularly to the General Workers' Union's Sunday, Maltese language newspaper It-Torċa until his Party's defeat at the polls in March 2008. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The General Workers' Union (GWU is a National trade union center
Illness
In December 2007 Sant was admitted to hospital where, it was later announced, he was treated for colon cancer. In January 2008 it was announced in a Labour Party conference that Alfred Sant was recovering well from surgery and was fit to remain leader of the MLP.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Eddie Fenech Adami |
Prime Minister of Malta 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Eddie Fenech Adami |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
Leader of the Malta Labour Party 1992–2008 |
Succeeded by Joseph Muscat |
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