George Vella

George William Vella, KUOM KCMG (born 24 April 1942) is a Maltese politician. He was the 10th President of Malta from 2019 to 2024.^[1] He was Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998^[2][3] and from 2013 to 2017.

His Excellency George Vella KUOM KCMG
10th President of Malta
In office 4 April 2019 – 4 April 2024
Prime Minister	Joseph Muscat Robert Abela
Preceded by	Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
Succeeded by	Myriam Spiteri Debono
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 13 March 2013 – 9 June 2017
Prime Minister	Joseph Muscat
Preceded by	Francis Zammit Dimech
Succeeded by	Carmelo Abela
In office 28 October 1996 – 6 September 1998
Prime Minister	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Guido de Marco
Succeeded by	Guido de Marco
Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
In office 28 October 1996 – 6 September 1998
Prime Minister	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Guido de Marco
Succeeded by	Guido de Marco
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 26 March 1992 – 23 May 2003
Leader	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Joseph Brincat
Succeeded by	Charles Mangion
Personal details
Born	(1942-04-24) 24 April 1942 (age 82) Żejtun, Crown Colony of Malta
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Miriam Grima
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Malta

References

1. Scicluna, Luke (2 April 2019). "George Vella approved as Malta's next President". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
2. "The Minister". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
3. "Minister of Foreign Affairs - Maltese Consulate". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-08-17.