Giovanna Debono (néeAttard; born November 25, 1956) was the Minister for Gozo (Maltese: Ministru għal Għawdex) in a number of Nationalist governments.[1]
Debono was born in Victoria on the island of Gozo. She is the daughter of the late Coronato Attard, who was a Member of Parliament from 1965 to 1987, and Anna née Tabone.[1]
She completed her studies at the University of Malta from where she obtained a B.A. in Education. From 1981 to 1987 she worked as a teacher with the Education Department in Malta.
Public life
Debono was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1987, making her the second female Nationalist Party member to be nationally elected. She has been re-elected at each subsequent election. She was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Social Development on April 17, 1995, and subsequently she was appointed as Minister for Gozo in 1998. She was re-appointed to that post in 2003, confirmed in 2004, and further re-appointed in 2008.[2] She was succeeded as Minister of Gozo by Anton Refalo after the Nationalists lost the general election of 2013.
In May 2015, Debono resigned from the Nationalist Party after her husband was accused of fraud.[3] She retained her seat in parliament as an independent politician.[4] She did not contest the 2017 Maltese general elections and therefore retired from Maltese politics.
References
^ abPage at Maltese Department of Information website.
^"Airport bus direct to Gozo ferry from July 9". MaltaMedia.com. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
^"Giovanna Debono's husband pleads not guilty to fraud, misappropriation; Busuttil to hold press conference". Times of Malta. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
^"Giovanna Debono resigns from PN, staying on as independent MP". Times of Malta. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
February 14, 2023
giovanna, debono, née, attard, born, november, 1956, minister, gozo, maltese, ministru, għal, għawdex, number, nationalist, governments, minister, gozoin, office, september, 1998, march, 2013presidentugo, mifsud, bonniciguido, marcoeddie, fenech, adamigeorge, . Giovanna Debono nee Attard born November 25 1956 was the Minister for Gozo Maltese Ministru għal Għawdex in a number of Nationalist governments 1 Giovanna DebonoMinister for GozoIn office 6 September 1998 10 March 2013PresidentUgo Mifsud BonniciGuido de MarcoEddie Fenech AdamiGeorge AbelaPrime MinisterEddie Fenech AdamiLawrence GonziPersonal detailsBorn 1956 11 25 25 November 1956 age 66 Victoria Gozo Crown Colony of MaltaPolitical partyIndependent 2015 2017 Other politicalaffiliationsNationalist Party 1987 2015 SpouseAnthony DebonoChildren2Early life EditDebono was born in Victoria on the island of Gozo She is the daughter of the late Coronato Attard who was a Member of Parliament from 1965 to 1987 and Anna nee Tabone 1 She completed her studies at the University of Malta from where she obtained a B A in Education From 1981 to 1987 she worked as a teacher with the Education Department in Malta Public life EditDebono was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1987 making her the second female Nationalist Party member to be nationally elected She has been re elected at each subsequent election She was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Social Development on April 17 1995 and subsequently she was appointed as Minister for Gozo in 1998 She was re appointed to that post in 2003 confirmed in 2004 and further re appointed in 2008 2 She was succeeded as Minister of Gozo by Anton Refalo after the Nationalists lost the general election of 2013 In May 2015 Debono resigned from the Nationalist Party after her husband was accused of fraud 3 She retained her seat in parliament as an independent politician 4 She did not contest the 2017 Maltese general elections and therefore retired from Maltese politics References Edit a b Page at Maltese Department of Information website Airport bus direct to Gozo ferry from July 9 MaltaMedia com 2 July 2007 Retrieved 14 March 2008 Giovanna Debono s husband pleads not guilty to fraud misappropriation Busuttil to hold press conference Times of Malta 5 May 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 Giovanna Debono resigns from PN staying on as independent MP Times of Malta 5 May 2015 Retrieved 5 May 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanna Debono amp oldid 1063583891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
