Mark Anthony Sammut (born 26 February 1986,

Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...

), is a Maltese politician, a Member of Parliament and President of the Nationalist Party's General Council. He previously served as a local councillor in

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between 2006 and 2022.

Biography

The eldest of three brothers, Sammut grew up in

. He studied at St.Francis' school in

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, St.Paul's Missionary College in Rabat, and G. F. Abela Junior College in

Msida Msida ( mt, L-Imsida, it, Misida) is a harbour town in the Central Region of Malta with a population of 7, 623 (2021). Location The town is located just west of Valletta on the northeast coast of Malta. The neighbouring towns of Msida are ...

, before graduating in electrical engineering at the

University of Malta The University of Malta (, UM, formerly UOM) is a higher education institution in Malta. It offers undergraduate bachelor's degrees, postgraduate master's degrees and postgraduate doctorates. It is a member of the European University Association ...

in 2008.Malta Today
2013 He also read for an MSc. in wireless networks with the

Queen Mary University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

. In his youth, he took part in the ''Grupp Żgħażagħ Gudja'' (Gudja Youth Group). He is still a member of the ''ĊAM Youths'' association. At age 20, in 2006, Sammut was elected with 205 first preferences at the

local council for the

Nationalist Party (Malta) The Nationalist Party ( mt, Partit Nazzjonalista, PN) is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Malta, along with the Labour Party. It is a Christian-democratic, and conservative political party, and it has been also described ...

. He was re-elected in 2009 with 443 first-preference votes, in 2013 with 544 first-preference votes, and again in 2019 with 487 first-preference votes. Sammut contested the

2013 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 9 March 2013 to elect all members of the House of Representatives. The Labour Party, led by Joseph Muscat, defeated the governing Nationalist Party, which had been in power since 1998, returning Labour ...

on the 4th and 5th districts earning 557 and 582 first-preference votes respectively, without being elected. From 2013 till 2016 Sammut was a member of the executive committee of the Youth Movement of the Nationalist Party (MŻPN) and represented the youth wing in the party's executive committee. He also represented the PN in the national Vote 16 Committee. In 2015, Sammut was elected in the

's executive committee as a representative of the Party's General Council. He was re-elected in November 2017, when he was also appointed as Executive Committee President. He was elected President of the Party General Council in July 2021. At the

2017 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on Saturday, 3 June 2017 to elect all members of the House of Representatives.. The elections were contested by the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, the Nationalist Party, led by oppositi ...

he received 1,379 first-preference votes on the 4th district. At the

2022 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 26 March 2022 to elect members of the House of Representatives. The Labour Party (PL), which has governed Malta since 2013, retained its majority in the House of Representatives in the June 2017 elect ...

he was elected as a Member of Parliament from both the 4th and 10th districts, with 1,904 and 921 first-preference votes respectively, and subsequently appointed as the Opposition's Spokesperson for Energy and Enterprise.Times of Malta
/ref> He is married to Diane Sammut, ''née'' Mifsud, with whom he has two children, and they reside in

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