Chris Said (born 10 July 1970 in

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) is a Nationalist Party politician from

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Personal life

Said is a lawyer by profession, having graduated with a Doctor of Laws from the

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. Said has three children: Anastasia, Andrea, and Benjamin.

Politics

He was a mayor of his home town, Nadur. His brothers Charles and Edward have also occupied the position. Following the 2008 Maltese general election, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information in the Office of the Prime Minister by Lawrence Gonzi. Chris Said resigned from his post after there were accusations of perjury on September 23, 2010. Around a month later, on October 29, 2010, his name was cleared of accusations. Further to resignation of Carm Mifsud Bonnici, Said was appointed Minister for Justice, Dialogue and the Family on January 6, 2012. On June 6, 2013, he was appointed Secretary General of the Nationalist Party. He did not recontest the post in June 2015, at

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's request, in order to focus on Gozo for the upcoming election. After the party's defeat in the 2017 Maltese general election Chris Said ran for leadership. Chris Said came runner-up while Adrian Delia was confirmed Leader of the Nationalist Party. Said conceded the defeat by congratulating Delia and stressing the need to unite the party. On February 3, 2018, Delia requested Said to shadow the Gozo and Constitutional Reforms portfolios. Further to the crisis within the party regarding

's position further to the conclusions of the magisterial inquiry over the ownership of Egrant, Chris Said offered to mediate between the Busuttil and Adrian Delia, claiming that there should be strength in unity against corruption.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Chris Living people 1970 births Members of the House of Representatives of Malta Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians People from Gozo 21st-century Maltese politicians Government ministers of Malta