Mario de Marco (born October 18, 1965) is a Maltese politician and academic. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands History In its early years the party was divided between abstentionists and anti-abstentionists Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person He is the son of former President Guido de Marco. Guido de Marco (born July 22, 1931) was President of Malta from 1999 to 2004

Academic career

De Marco studied at St Aloysius' College (Malta) and at Cambridge University, United Kingdom, where he graduated in International Commercial Law. St Aloysius' College (often abbreviated to SAC is a Catholic college run by the Jesuits in Birkirkara, Malta, founded in 1907. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

While there he was nominated a Commonwealth Scholar for Academic Achievement. As well as specializing in Commercial Law he also specialized in Fundamental Human Rights. Commercial law (sometimes known as business law) is the body of Law which governs Business and commercial transactions Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled He is Commercial Law lecturer at the University of Malta. Commercial law (sometimes known as business law) is the body of Law which governs Business and commercial transactions The University of Malta ( Maltese L-Università ta' Malta) is the highest educational institution in Malta.

Member of Parliament

In the 2003-2008 parliamentary term, he was nominated as Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee in the House of Representatives. The Parliament of Malta, the House of Representatives ( Il-Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti) currently has 69 members elected for a five year term He is also a member of the Parliamentary Committee for European and Foreign Affairs.

Following the March 2008 general election, he was appointed as member of the Cabinet, as Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, within Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's office. The latest Maltese general election for the renewal of the Parliament of Malta was held on March 8 2008 Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the incumbent Prime Minister of Malta.