Michael Frendo

Mr.Speaker Michael Frendo MP
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office July 2004 – March 2008
Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office March 2004 – July 2004
Minister for Transport, Communications and Technology
In office 1994–1996
Minister for Youth and Arts
In office 1992–1994
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Culture and Consumer Protection
In office 1990–1992
Personal details
Born	7 May 1955 (1955-29-07) (age 55)
Political party	PN
Spouse(s)	Irene nee Brincat
Children	Luke Sara Julia.
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael Frendo (born July 29, 1955^[1]) is a Maltese politician who has been Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta since 2010. Previously he served in the government of Malta as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2008.

Political life

Frendo was first elected to the House of Representatives of Malta in 1987 and was re-elected in 1992, 1996, 1998 and 2003. From 1990 to 1992 he was Minister of State (Parliamentary Secretary) for Youth, Culture and Consumer Protection. From 1992 to 1994 he was Minister of Youth and Arts. From 1994 to 1996 he was Minister of Transport, Communications and Technology. He was Parliamentary Secretary (Minister of State) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from March to July 2004 before becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs on July 3, 2004,^[1] replacing John Dalli. Frendo failed to be re-elected to the House of Representatives in the March 2008 parliamentary election and was consequently replaced as Foreign Minister on March 12, 2008.^[2] However, he regained a parliamentary seat in a casual election on 17 April 2008, after Cabinet had already been formed.

Michael Frendo has been a member of the European Convention on the Future of Europe and a signatory to its Draft Constitutional Treaty, as well as a signatory to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and to the Treaty of Lisbon which superseded it and which is came into force on the 1st December 2009. The only other person in Europe who is a signatory to all three documents leading to the new constitutional framework of the European Union is EU Commissioner and former Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht.

In April 2010 he was nominated as Speaker of the House of Representatives, succeeding Louis Galea, who resigned office after being appointed as the Maltese representative in the European Court of Auditors.

Books

Michael Frendo has published numerous books based on European Affairs: "The Future of Europe" (2003), "Europe,The Case for Membership" (1996), "Malta in the Council of Europe" (1990), "Malta in the European Community - Commercial and Legal Considerations" (1989), "Is Malta Burning" (1981). He has also written extensively and focused on Legal Issues for years, relating to Information and Communications Technologies.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Michael Frendo Official Biography.
2. ^ "New Cabinet sworn in", Times of Malta, March 12, 2008.

External links

• Malta Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Partit Nazzjonalista

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Name	Frendo, Michael
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Date of birth	1955-29-07
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