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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg/125px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg/188px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg/250px-Coat_of_arms_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="859" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Republic</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Malta" title="Constitution of Malta">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">President</a> (<a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Presidents_of_the_Republic_of_Malta_(1974–present)">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Myriam_Spiteri_Debono" title="Myriam Spiteri Debono">Myriam Spiteri Debono</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Malta" title="Government of Malta">Government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta" title="Prime Minister of Malta">Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Malta" title="List of prime ministers of Malta">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Robert_Abela" title="Robert Abela">Robert Abela</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Malta">Deputy Prime Minister</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_deputy_prime_ministers_of_Malta" title="List of deputy prime ministers of Malta">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ian_Borg" title="Ian Borg">Ian Borg</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Malta" title="Cabinet of Malta">Cabinet</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maltese_Government_2017%E2%80%932022" title="Maltese Government 2017–2022">current</a>)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta" title="Parliament of Malta">Parliament</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta" title="Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta">Speaker</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta" title="List of speakers of the House of Representatives of Malta">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Farrugia" title="Angelo Farrugia">Angelo Farrugia</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta" title="Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta">Deputy Speaker</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_deputy_speakers_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of Malta (page does not exist)">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/David_Agius" title="David Agius">David Agius</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leader_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leader of the House of Representatives of Malta (page does not exist)">Leader of the House</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_leaders_of_the_House_of_Representatives_of_Malta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of leaders of the House of Representatives of Malta (page does not exist)">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ian_Borg" title="Ian Borg">Ian Borg</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Malta)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Malta)">Leader of the Opposition</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Leaders_of_the_Opposition_of_Malta" title="List of Leaders of the Opposition of Malta">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Grech" title="Bernard Grech">Bernard Grech</a></dd></dl></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Malta" title="Judiciary of Malta">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Malta" title="Chief Justice of Malta">Chief Justice</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Justices_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Justices of Malta">list</a>) <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Mark_Chetcuti" title="Mark Chetcuti">Mark Chetcuti</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Law_Courts_and_Tribunals_of_Malta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Law Courts and Tribunals of Malta (page does not exist)">Law Courts and Tribunals</a></li> <li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Commission_for_the_Administration_of_Justice_of_Malta" title="Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta">Commission for the<br />Administration of Justice</a></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Malta" title="List of political parties in Malta">Political parties</a><br /></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">Labour Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">Nationalist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AD%2BPD" title="AD+PD">AD+PD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Party_(Malta)" title="People's Party (Malta)">People's Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ABBA_(political_party)" title="ABBA (political party)">ABBA (political party)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volt_Malta" title="Volt Malta">Volt Malta</a><br /> </li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Recent <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Malta" title="Elections in Malta">elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left;"> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Legislative: <a href="/wiki/2017_Maltese_general_election" title="2017 Maltese general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Maltese_general_election" title="2022 Maltese general election">2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Maltese_general_election" title="Next Maltese general election"><i>next</i></a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malta_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="Malta (European Parliament constituency)">European</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2014 European Parliament election in Malta">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2019 European Parliament election in Malta">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election_in_Malta" title="2024 European Parliament election in Malta">2024</a></li></ul></div></li> <li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Referendums: <a href="/wiki/2003_Maltese_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2003 Maltese European Union membership referendum">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Maltese_divorce_referendum" title="2011 Maltese divorce referendum">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_Maltese_spring_hunting_referendum" title="2015 Maltese spring hunting referendum">2015</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Malta">Administrative divisions</a></div><div 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(Malta)">Ministry for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Trade</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_for_foreign_affairs_of_Malta" title="List of ministers for foreign affairs of Malta">Minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ian_Borg" title="Ian Borg">Ian Borg</a></dd></dl></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Malta" title="List of diplomatic missions of Malta">Diplomatic missions of</a> / <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Malta" title="List of diplomatic missions in Malta">in Malta</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_passport" title="Maltese passport">Passport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Maltese_citizens" title="Visa requirements for Maltese citizens">Visa requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Schengen_Area" title="Visa policy of the Schengen Area">Visa policy</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below hlist"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span 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the <a href="/wiki/State_of_Malta" title="State of Malta">State of Malta</a> in 1964 to present. </p><p>From 1964 to 1974, Malta was a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realm</a> and its head of state under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Malta" title="Constitution of Malta">Constitution of Malta</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Malta" title="Queen of Malta">queen of Malta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> – who was also simultaneously the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">queen of the United Kingdom</a> and the other Commonwealth realms. She was represented in Malta by a <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Malta" title="Governor-General of Malta">governor-general</a>. Malta became a <a href="/wiki/Republics_in_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations">republic within the Commonwealth</a> after constitutional amendments in 1974, and the position of monarch and governor-general were replaced by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">president of Malta</a> who is <a href="/wiki/Indirect_election" title="Indirect election">indirectly elected</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Queen_of_Malta_(1964–1974)"><span id="Queen_of_Malta_.281964.E2.80.931974.29"></span>Queen of Malta (1964–1974)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Malta&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Queen of Malta (1964–1974)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Malta" title="Queen of Malta">Queen of Malta</a></div> <p>The succession to the throne was the same as the <a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">succession to the British throne</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Reign </th> <th rowspan="2">Royal House </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta" title="Prime Minister of Malta">Prime Minister</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Reign start </th> <th>Reign end </th> <th>Duration </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_(retouched)_(cropped)_(3-to-4_aspect_ratio).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/100px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/150px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg/200px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_official_portrait_for_1959_tour_%28retouched%29_%28cropped%29_%283-to-4_aspect_ratio%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="739" data-file-height="985" /></a></span> </td> <td>Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1926–2022)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 1964 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">13 December</span> 1974 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003373500000000000♠"></span>10 years, 83 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/House_of_Windsor" title="House of Windsor">Windsor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Borg_Olivier" title="George Borg Olivier">Borg Olivier</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dom_Mintoff" title="Dom Mintoff">Mintoff</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors-general_of_Malta">Governors-general of Malta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Malta&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Governors-general of Malta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Governor-general_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor-general of Malta">governor-general of Malta</a> was the representative of the monarch in Malta and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the <a href="/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931" title="Statute of Westminster 1931">Statute of Westminster 1931</a>, the governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Malta" title="Cabinet of Malta">Cabinet of Malta</a> without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Malta" title="Chief Justice of Malta">chief justice</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_government" title="Administrator of the government">Officer Administering the Government</a>. </p> <dl><dt>Status</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes chief justice acting as Officer Administering the Government</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">Governor-General<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Monarch </th> <th rowspan="2">Prime Minister </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg/100px-Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg/150px-Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg/200px-Sir-Maurice-Henry-Dorman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="613" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Henry_Dorman" title="Maurice Henry Dorman">Sir Maurice Dorman</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1993)</span> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">21 September</span> 1964 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">22 June</span> 1971 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003246500000000000♠"></span>6 years, 274 days </td> <td rowspan="3">Elizabeth II </td> <td>Borg Olivier<br />Mintoff </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2 </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Anthony_Mamo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="648" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mamo" title="Anthony Mamo">Sir Anthony Mamo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1909–2008)</span> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span class="nowrap">22 June</span> 1971 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span class="nowrap">5 July</span> 1971 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="7003127000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 174 days </td> <td rowspan="2">Mintoff </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">5 July</span> 1971 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">13 December</span> 1974 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presidents_of_Malta_(1974–present)"><span id="Presidents_of_Malta_.281974.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Presidents of Malta (1974–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Malta&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Presidents of Malta (1974–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/President_of_Malta" title="President of Malta">President of Malta</a></div> <p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Malta" title="Constitution of Malta">Constitution of Malta</a> as amended in 1974, the position of President of Malta replaced the British monarch as head of state. The position of president is elected by <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Malta" title="Parliament of Malta">Parliament</a> for a five-year term. As from 1989, the president is traditionally inaugurated on April 4 of the year of the nomination and subsequent election of the president by Parliament, provided the preceding president has not resigned before their term expired. In the event of a vacancy, or for any reason the president is unable to perform the functions conferred upon them by the Constitution, those functions are performed by an acting president (<a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>: <i lang="mt">Aġent President</i>) appointed by the prime minister, after consultation with the leader of the opposition. If there is no person in Malta so appointed and able to perform those functions, the chief justice serves as acting president. </p> <dl><dt>Political parties and other affiliations</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#DCDCDC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#EE3224; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">Labour Party</a> (PL)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#5087B2; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">Nationalist Party</a> (PN)</div> <dl><dt>Status</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes acting president</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2">President<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Elected </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malta" title="Prime Minister of Malta">Prime minister</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#DCDCDC; color:black;">1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Anthony_Mamo_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sir_Anthony_Mamo_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="486" data-file-height="648" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mamo" title="Anthony Mamo">Sir Anthony Mamo</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1909–2008)</span> </td> <td>1974 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">13 December</span> 1974 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 1976 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002745000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 14 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td>Mintoff </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg/100px-Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg/150px-Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg/200px-Dr._Anton_Buttigieg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1786" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anton_Buttigieg" title="Anton Buttigieg">Anton Buttigieg</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–1983)</span> </td> <td>1976 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 1976 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 1981 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> <td>Mintoff </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg/100px-Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg/150px-Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg/200px-Dr._Albert_V._Hyzler.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Hyzler" title="Albert Hyzler">Albert Hyzler</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1916–1993)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td><span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 1981 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 1982 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠"></span>50 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> <td>Mintoff </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Agatha_Barbara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Agatha_Barbara.jpg/100px-Agatha_Barbara.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Agatha_Barbara.jpg/150px-Agatha_Barbara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Agatha_Barbara.jpg/200px-Agatha_Barbara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="321" data-file-height="368" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Agatha_Barbara" title="Agatha Barbara">Agatha Barbara</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1923–2002)</span> </td> <td>1982 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 1982 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 1987 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> <td>Mintoff<br /><a href="/wiki/Karmenu_Mifsud_Bonnici" title="Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici">Mifsud Bonnici</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">— </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mr_Paul_Xuereb_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Mr_Paul_Xuereb_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="628" data-file-height="759" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Xuereb" title="Paul Xuereb">Paul Xuereb</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1923–1994)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td><span class="nowrap">15 February</span> 1987 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1989 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002779000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 48 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> <td>Mifsud Bonnici<br /><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Fenech_Adami" title="Eddie Fenech Adami">Fenech Adami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#5087B2; color:white;">4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Censu_Tabone_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Dr._Censu_Tabone_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="499" data-file-height="605" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C4%8Aensu_Tabone" title="Ċensu Tabone">Ċensu Tabone</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1913–2012)</span> </td> <td>1989 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1989 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1994 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">PN</a> </td> <td>Fenech Adami </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#5087B2; color:white;">5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg/100px-Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg/150px-Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg/200px-Dr_Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ugo_Mifsud_Bonnici" title="Ugo Mifsud Bonnici">Ugo Mifsud Bonnici</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1932)</span> </td> <td>1994 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1994 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1999 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">PN</a> </td> <td>Fenech Adami<br /><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Sant" title="Alfred Sant">Sant</a><br />Fenech Adami </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#5087B2; color:white;">6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg/100px-Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg/150px-Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg/200px-Guido_de_Marco_2003_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1377" data-file-height="1557" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guido_de_Marco" title="Guido de Marco">Guido de Marco</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1931–2010)</span> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 1999 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2004 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">PN</a> </td> <td>Fenech Adami<br /><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Gonzi" title="Lawrence Gonzi">Gonzi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#5087B2; color:white;">7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Fenech_Adami_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Edward_Fenech_Adami_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1277" data-file-height="1628" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Fenech_Adami" title="Eddie Fenech Adami">Eddie Fenech Adami</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1934)</span> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2004 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2009 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Party_(Malta)" title="Nationalist Party (Malta)">PN</a> </td> <td>Gonzi </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG/100px-Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG/150px-Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG/200px-Photo-president-malta-abela.JPG 2x" 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href="/wiki/2019_Maltese_presidential_election" title="2019 Maltese presidential election">2019</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2019 </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2024 </td> <td>5 years </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> <td>Muscat<br /><a href="/wiki/Robert_Abela" title="Robert Abela">Abela</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EE3224; color:white;">11 </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Myriam_Spiteri_Debono" title="Myriam Spiteri Debono">Myriam Spiteri Debono</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1952)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Maltese_presidential_election" title="2024 Maltese presidential election">2024</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">4 April</span> 2024 </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><i>Incumbent</i></span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002234000000000000♠"></span>234 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Malta)" title="Labour Party (Malta)">PL</a> </td> 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