Michael Gonzi (born 23 October 1960) is a Maltese

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and retired

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Political career

He was elected to the

House of Representatives of Malta The Parliament of Malta ( mt, Il-Parlament ta' Malta) is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives and the President of Malta. By const ...

in the

2008 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 8 March 2008 to elect all Member of parliament, members of the Parliament of Malta, House of Representatives They were held alongside 2008 Maltese local elections, local elections. The elections were conte ...

and again in the 2013 Maltese general election representing the 12th district. He was previously a member of the

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from 2003 to 2004.

Party affiliation

He is a member of the

Partit Nazzjonalista 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 ...

Family background

He is the younger brother of former Prime Minister

Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi, (born 1 July 1953) is a Maltese people, Maltese politician, retired Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime M ...

and a grandnephew of late Archbishop of the Diocese of Malta

Mikiel Gonzi Sir Michael Count Gonzi, (born Mikiel Gonzi: 13 May 1885 – 22 January 1984), was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He had been enthroned as Bishop of Malta in December 1943, and was consecrated as the first Archbisho ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzi, Michael Living people 1960 births Members of the House of Representatives of Malta Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians 21st-century Maltese politicians

Political career

Party affiliation

Family background

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