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Joe Borg
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| Joe Borg | |
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| Assumed office 22 November 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Franz Fischler and Sandra Kalniete |
| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| In office 13 September 1999 – 11 November 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Poul Nielson |
| Succeeded by | Louis Michel |
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| Born | March 19, 1952 |
| Political party | Partit Nazzjonalista (EPP) |
| Profession | politician |
Joseph Borg (born 19 March 1952) is a Maltese politician and diplomat, associated with the Nationalist Party (the political party currently in government). He was instrumental in the process which led to Malta becoming a member of the European Union in 2004. He was the advisor to the foreign minister on European Union matters from 1989 until 1995, a member of the board of directors of the Maltese Central Bank from 1992 until 1995, and a member of parliament since 1995. He was re-elected to parliament in 1996, 1998 and 2003, served as shadow minister for industry when his party was out of power from 1996 until 1998, and, after his party regained power, served as foreign minister from 1999 until 2004, resigning that post when Malta became a member of the EU. In 2004 he was nominated by the Maltese government, and subsequently approved by the European Parliament, as the first Maltese European Commissioner. His portfolio includes Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.
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| Preceded by Poul Nielson |
European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid 2004 (jointly with Poul Nielson) |
Succeeded by Louis Michel |
| Preceded by Franz Fischler, Sandra Kalniete (as part of wider portfolio) |
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2004–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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Maltese European Commissioner 2004–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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| Joaquín Almunia · José Manuel Barroso · Jacques Barrot · Joe Borg · Stavros Dimas · Benita Ferrero-Waldner · Ján Figeľ · Franco Frattini · Mariann Fischer Boel · Dalia Grybauskaitė · Danuta Hübner · Siim Kallas · László Kovács · Neelie Kroes · Meglena Kuneva · Markos Kyprianou · Peter Mandelson · Charlie McCreevy · Louis Michel · Leonard Orban · Andris Piebalgs · Janez Potočnik · Viviane Reding · Olli Rehn · Vladimír Špidla · Günter Verheugen · Margot Wallström |
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