Michael Gonzi (born 23 October 1960) is a

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and retired

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Political career

He was elected to the

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in the

2008 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 8 March 2008 to elect all members of the House of Representatives They were held alongside local elections. The elections were contested by the Nationalist Party, the Labour party, six other parties and ...

and again in the

2013 Maltese general election General elections were held in Malta on 9 March 2013 to elect all Member of parliament, members of the Parliament of Malta, House of Representatives. The Labour Party (Malta), Labour Party, led by Joseph Muscat, defeated the governing National ...

representing the 12th district. He was previously a member of the

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from 2003 to 2004.

Party affiliation

He is a member of the

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Family background

He is the younger brother of former Prime Minister

Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi (born 1 July 1953) is a Maltese politician, retired Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime Minister of Malta from 2004 to 2013, and lead ...

and a grandnephew of late Archbishop of the Diocese of Malta

Mikiel Gonzi Sir#British and Commonwealth honorifics, Sir Michael Papal nobility#Papal counts and countesses, Count Gonzi (born Mikiel / Michele Gonzi: 13 May 1885 – 22 January 1984), was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta from 1944 until 1976. He had b ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzi, Michael Living people 1960 births Members of the House of Representatives of Malta Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians 21st-century Maltese politicians

Political career

Party affiliation

Family background

See also

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