Emmanuel Mallia is a Maltese politician. He was the Minister for Home Affairs and National Security of the Republic of Malta. Following an alleged "cover-up" within his ministry, he was removed from office by Prime Minister

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on 9 December 2014 and replaced by

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. In 2016, Mallia returned to the cabinet as Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy, a portfolio which he retained until the 2017 general election. Mallia remained an MP in the

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until 2021, when he resigned to become Malta's UK High Commissioner.

Early life and education

Mallia was born in

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, the youngest child in a family of five. His father died when he was almost 16 years old. Mallia lived in

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, Malta for many years. Mallia attended St Elizabeth School,

, then the Sliema and

primary schools. Following his secondary education at

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Secondary/Technical School, he attended the

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where he graduated as a Legal Procurator in 1973, later at the University of Malta, graduating as a Notary Public in 1978 and Doctor of Laws in 1979.

Legal career

Mallia lectured Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the

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. Mallia holds posts as legal advisor to a number of Companies and Employers' Associations. He has served as president of the Casino Maltese for eight years, and four years Vice President to the Malta Red Cross. He sat on committees set up under the auspices of the

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. Mallia was also a member of the executive committee and Council of the

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and the Car Racing Association, and President of the Pembroke Basketball Club. Mallia is the founder member and the senior managing partner of a law firm, situated at Msida, Malta called, Emmanuel Mallia & Associates established in 1980. He has formed part of defence teams in international criminal trials held in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy, foremost the

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Trial. Mallia is a member of the Camera degli'Avvocati, the

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and the

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Politics

Mallia contested Malta's general elections for the first time in March 2013 on the Labour Party ticket and was elected in the 9th district (Ħal Għargħur, L-Imsida, San Ġwann, Is-Swieqi, Ta' Xbiex) and district 10 (Il-Gżira, Pembroke, San Ġiljan, Tas-Sliema). He announced his candidature at the Labour Party General Conference in January 2012 when he was invited to address this assembly on the last day, just before the closing speech of the leader

Personal life

Mallia lives with his wife Elena Codruta in

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. The couple have two children.

References

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