Eddie Fenech Adami

Edward Fenech Adami
President of Malta
Incumbent
Assumed office  04 April 2004
Prime Minister	Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded by	Guido de Marco
Prime Minister of Malta
In office 12 May 1987 – 28 October 1996
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
President	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Guido de Marco
Preceded by	Alfred Sant
Succeeded by	Lawrence Gonzi
Born	7 February 1934 (1934-02-07) (age 74) Birkirkara, Malta
Spouse	Mary Fenech Adami
Religion	Roman Catholic

Edward 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]

Early life

Fenech Adami is the son of Luigi Fenech Adami and Josephine Pace.^[2] He was educated at St Aloysius' College, B'kara and the University of Malta, where he first studied economics and then 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]

In Government

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]. Dr Fenech Adami was reconfirmed Prime Minister in the February 1992 elections.

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.^[3]

Eddie Fenech Adami is an Honorary Member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.^[4]

References

v • d • e Presidents of Malta Anthony Mamo • Anton Buttigieg • Albert Hyzler* • Agatha Barbara • Paul Xuereb* • Ċensu Tabone • Ugo Mifsud Bonnici • Guido de Marco • Eddie Fenech Adami * denotes acting

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Malta 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 • Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici • Eddie Fenech Adami • Alfred Sant • Eddie Fenech Adami • Lawrence Gonzi

v • d • e Heads of state of the European Union member states Fischer (AT) · Albert II (BE2) · Parvanov (BG) · Christofias1 (CY) · Klaus (CZ) · Margrethe II (DK2) · Ilves (EE) · Halonen (FI) · Sarkozy1 (FR) · Köhler (DE) · Papoulias (GR) · Sólyom (HU) · McAleese (IE) · Napolitano (IT) · Zatlers (LV) · Adamkus (LT) · Henri (LU2) · Fenech Adami (MT) · Beatrix (NL2) · Kaczyński (PL) · Cavaco Silva (PT) · Băsescu (RO) · Gašparovič (SK) · Türk (SL) · Juan Carlos I (ES2) · Carl XVI Gustaf (SE2) · Elizabeth II (UK2) 1 Also members of the European Council. 2 Monarchies.

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