President of Malta
The office of the President of Malta, known in Maltese as President ta' Malta, came into being on 13th December 1974, when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be head of state, and the last Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo, became the first President of the Republic.
Like the British monarch, however, the President of Malta is a constitutional head of state, with executive power remaining with the Prime Minister. The President is elected by the unicameral House of Representatives, known in Maltese as Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti. The first woman to hold the post of President was the late Agatha Barbara, a former Labour government minister. The current President is Eddie Fenech Adami.
President's Flag
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Until 1988, there was no flag for the President of Malta, who instead used the national flag, but in that year a new flag was introduced, with the coat of arms on a blue field, and a traditional Maltese Cross in gold in each corner.
List of Presidents
- 1974-1976: Anthony Mamo (born 1909)
- 1976-1981: Anton Buttigieg (1912-1983)
- 1981-1982: Acting President Albert Hyzler
- 1982-1987: Agatha Barbara (1923-2002)
- 1987-1989: Acting President Paul Xuereb (1923-1994)
- 1989-1994: Censu Tabone (born 1913)
- 1994-1999: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932)
- 1999-2004: Guido de Marco (born 1931)
- from 2004: Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934)