Frederick Azzopardi (15 September 1949 – 17 October 2020) was a Maltese politician who served as Member of Parliament, Government Deputy Whip, and

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in the Ministry of

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within the

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. Azzopardi started working in public service in 1969, and his political career began in 1997 when he was elected as the

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for

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, Gozo's capital. He was elected in the

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in the general election of 1998, and he was re-elected in the elections of

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and

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. He was a member of the House Business Committee and of the

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on Social Affairs, and he also formed part of the Maltese delegations to the PAM and the

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. His political focus with the House of Representatives of Malta, PAM and OSCE was centred around good governance and international peace. Azzopardi was married and he had three children. He was the father of couture designer Luke Azzopardi. Azzopardi died on 17 October 2020, at the age of 71 from a brain tumour.

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1949 births 2020 deaths People from Victoria, Gozo Members of the House of Representatives of Malta 20th-century Maltese politicians 21st-century Maltese politicians Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians {{Malta-politician-stub