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Eddie Fenech Adami
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| Edward Fenech Adami | |
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| Assumed office 04 April 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Guido de Marco |
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| In office 12 May 1987 – 28 October 1996 |
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| President | Paul Xuereb Ċensu Tabone Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
| Preceded by | Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Sant |
| In office 06 September 1998 – 23 March 2004 |
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| President | Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Guido de Marco |
| Preceded by | Alfred Sant |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Gonzi |
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| Born | 07 February 1934 Birkirkara, Malta |
| Spouse | Mary Fenech Adami |
Edward Fenech Adami (Dwardu Fenech Adami, born February 7, 1934, Birkirkara) was the Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and from 1998 until 2004. He took office as the seventh President of the Republic of Malta on April 4, 2004, succeeding Guido de Marco. [1]
Son of Luigi Fenech Adami and Josephine Pace.He was educated at St Aloysius' College, B'kara and the University of Malta, where he first studied economics and the classics and later law. He was called to the bar in 1959.
He is married to Mary (née Sciberras) and they have five children: John, Beppe, Michael, Maria and Luigi.[1]
Between 1987 and 1996, Fenech Adami ushered a major period of change for Malta. The country's physical infrastructure was completely overhauled as were the legal and business structures. Trade was liberalized, whilst telecommunications, banking and financial services were deregulated or privatised. Malta also applied to join the European Economic Community on 16 July 1990. [1]
Between 1996 and 1998 Fenech Adami served as Leader of the Opposition until his Party was returned to office in September 1998. Malta's European Union application, which was put on hold by the previous Labour government, was reactivated and negotiations concluded by December 2002. This was confirmed by a referendum in March 2003 and general election held in April 2003 which confirmed the Partit Nazzjonalista in government and Fenech Adami as Prime Minister. [1]
A few days later, on 16 April 2003, Dr. Fenech Adami signed Malta's Accession Treaty with the European Union. In December 2003, Dr. Fenech Adami received the European of the Year 2003 Award from the influential Brussels-based newspaper European Voice in recognition of his unfaltering efforts to bring Malta into the European Union.[2]
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| Preceded by Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici |
Prime Minister of Malta 1987–1996 |
Succeeded by Alfred Sant |
| Preceded by Alfred Sant |
Prime Minister of Malta 1998–2004 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by Guido de Marco |
President of the Republic of Malta 2004– |
Succeeded by Current incumbent |
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| Preceded by Giorgio Borg Olivier |
Leader of the Nationalist Party 1978–2004 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by Censu Tabone |
Secretary General of the Nationalist Party 19668–1978 |
Succeeded by Louis Galea |
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| Anthony Mamo • Anton Buttigieg • Albert Hyzler* • Agatha Barbara • Paul Xuereb* • Ċensu Tabone • Ugo Mifsud Bonnici • Guido de Marco • Eddie Fenech Adami * denotes acting |
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| Joseph Howard • Francesco Buhagiar • Ugo Pasquale Mifsud • Gerald Strickland • Ugo Pasquale Mifsud • office abolished, 1933-1947 • Paul Boffa • Enrico Mizzi • Giorgio Borg Olivier • Dom Mintoff • office abolished, 1958-1962 • Giorgio Borg Olivier • Dom Mintoff • Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici • Eddie Fenech Adami • Alfred Sant • Eddie Fenech Adami • Lawrence Gonzi | |