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The Government of Malta (Maltese: Gvern ta' Malta) is the executive branch of the Republic of Malta.It is made up of the Cabinet and the Parliamentary Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Malta, with the President making their decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.
Malta has had a system of local government since 1993, [138] based on the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The country is divided into six regions (one of them being Gozo), with each region having its own Regional Council, serving as the intermediate level between local government and national government. [ 139 ]
The Maltese Government 2022–2027 is the incumbent Government of Malta (Maltese: Il-Gvern ta' Malta) as from 30 March 2022. It is the second ministry of Prime Minister Robert Abela . The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term.
Malta has two official languages: Maltese and English. Maltese is the national language. Until 1934, Italian was also an official language in Malta, and in the 19th and 20th centuries there was a linguistic and political debate known as the Language Question about the roles of these three languages.
Head of Government Party in Office Government of Malta; 1921: George V: Joseph Howard: Maltese Political Union: Maltese Government 1921–24: 1923: Francesco Buhagiar: Maltese Political Union: 1924: Ugo Pasquale Mifsud: Nationalist Party: Maltese Government 1924–27: 1927: Gerald Strickland: Constitutional Party: Maltese Government 1927–32: ...
The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921. [2] The 1921 constitution was suspended twice before being revoked. On the first occasion (1930–33), the head of ministry (at the time, Gerald Strickland ) and his cabinet were retained.
The Cabinet of Malta is the collective decision-making body of the Government of Malta, composed of the Prime Minister and a number of ministers who are selected by the Prime Minister from the elected members of the House of Representatives to head government departments.
The Ministry for Gozo (Maltese: Ministeru għal Għawdex) is the ministry of the Government of Malta with responsibility for the island of Gozo. It was established in 1987. [1] [2] On January 6th, 2024, during the reshuffle of the government cabinet, the ministry has been renamed to Ministry for Gozo and Planning. [3]