Pawlu "Paul" Xuereb (21 July 1923 – 6 September 1994) was an Maltese politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from July 1986 to February 1987 and the acting

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between from February 1987 to April 1989. He was educated at the Regent Street Polytechnic in

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, where he studied Journalism, Political Economy and Political Science. Upon completing his studies he returned to Malta in 1950 and took up the post of Managing Director of Fardex Trade Development Company (Malta) Ltd. In 1958 he joined the Department of Education as a visiting Master at the Lyceum. In 1959 Xuereb joined the Freedom Press as Literary Editor and Assistant Editor of the Malta Labour Party organ ''The Voice of Malta'' until 1964 when he was appointed General Manager of the Party publishing house. He entered politics in 1962, and contested the general election of that year when he was elected as Member of Parliament keeping his seat in the 1966, 1971, 1976 and 1981 elections.Profile, ibid.
He was a Cabinet Minister between 1971 and 1976. Xuereb was appointed by the

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as the Acting President of the Republic, following the end of term of Office of the third President, Agatha Barbara. Xuereb took the Oath of Office on 16 February 1987. A bronze statue designed by late sculptor Anton Agius was erected within Howards' Gardens, just outside the Bastions of Mdina in Paul Xuereb's honour.

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