Clyde Puli (born 13 September 1969) was a Maltese Member of Parliament with the Nationalist Party, holding the position of Spokesperson for Family and Social Solidarity in the Opposition Shadow Cabinet. He is a former Maltese Parliamentary Secretary of Youth and Sport.

Education

Puli studied sociology and communications and, later, political sociology at the

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. He is a member of the Malta Institute of Management, the UK

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and the

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Political life

Puli was first elected to public office in 1994 as

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. He served a term as

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(1998–2001) and was re-elected councillor in 2001 until 2003 when he resigned to take up his Parliamentary seat. In 1997 he was elected President of the Nationalist Party’s College of Councillors through which he was appointed ''ex ufficio'' member of the Party's Administrative, Executive and General Councils. In

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he was elected for the first time to

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and in the subsequent elections in

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and

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. He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport in the Ministry of Education and Culture (2008-2013), Chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs (2004-2008), member of the Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs (2003-2004) and member of the National Council for Children (2005-2008).

References

Members of the House of Representatives of Malta 1970 births Living people Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians People from Qormi University of Malta alumni 20th-century Maltese politicians 21st-century Maltese politicians {{Malta-politician-stub