Malta - Mellieha - Misrah il-Parocca - Carm Lino Spiteri 03 ies

Carm Lino Spiteri (9 September 1932 – 9 February 2008), also known by his nickname ''Iċ-Ċumpaqq'', was a

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

architect and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives with the Nationalist Party between 1971 and 1987, and again between 1992 and 1996.

Biography

Spiteri was born in Valletta on 9 September 1932. He graduated as an architect in 1955. As an architect, Spiteri was involved in a number of projects, including the construction of the Malta International Airport at Gudja and the conversion of the Sacra Infermeria in Valletta to the

Mediterranean Conference Centre The Mediterranean Conference Centre (MCC, mt, Dar il-Mediterran għall-Konferenzi) is a Convention center, conference centre in Valletta, Malta. The building was built as a hospital in the 16th century by the Knights Hospitaller, Order of St. Jo ...

. Spiteri's political career began in 1970, when he was approached by both George Borg Olivier and Dom Mintoff to contest the 1971 election with the Nationalist Party or Malta Labour Party respectively. Spiteri chose the former, and he was elected to parliament in a 1971 by-election. Spiteri was reelected in the

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

and 1981 elections. Since 1971 the Nationalist Party had been in opposition, and Spiteri became a harsh critic of the Labour Party, especially the minister

Lorry Sant Lorry Sant (26 December 1937 – 5 October 1995) was a Maltese activist, trade unionist and Malta Labour Party politician who held a number of ministerial offices between 1971 and 1987. Sant was a controversial figure who had an aggressive leader ...

. The Nationalists won the next election in 1987, but Spiteri was not elected. He was reelected in

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

, and was appointed as the parliamentary

whip A whip is a tool or weapon designed to strike humans or other animals to exert control through pain compliance or fear of pain. They can also be used without inflicting pain, for audiovisual cues, such as in equestrianism. They are generally e ...

. His political career ended after he was not elected in the general election of 1996, although he remained interested in politics. He was also the president of the ''Soċjetà Mużikali Vittorja'' in his hometown Mellieħa, and in 1996 he was awarded a medal on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Malta's self-government. Spiteri died on 9 February 2008 at the age of 75.

Legacy

A statue to Carm Lino Spiteri which was sculpted by Christopher Ebejer stands in Mellieħa.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spiteri, Carm Lino 1932 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Maltese architects Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians Members of the House of Representatives of Malta People from Valletta People from Mellieħa 20th-century Maltese politicians