Robert Arrigo

Infobox_Politician
name = Robert Arrigo


birth_date =Birth date and age|1954|12|4|mf=y
birth_place = Sliema, Malta
residence = Sliema, Malta
order =
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party = Partit Nazzjonalista
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website = [http://www.arrigorobert.com www.arrigorobert.com]
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Marina Arrigo
children = Alan
Andrew
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Robert Arrigo (born December 4, 1954, in Sliema) is a Maltese politician currently a Member of the House of Representatives of Malta for the Government. He is a prominent businessman in Malta and was a previous Sliema mayor as well as chairman of Sliema Wanderers F.C.. He was educated at Stella Maris College, Balzan, St. Aloysius' College, Birkirkara, and the University of Malta, Msida.

Business

Arrigo's main business interests are within the travel and tourism industry, in fact he is the director of Robert Arrigo & Sons. Ltd., which operates as a hotel chain and in the transport and intermediary sectors. Having started himself as an employee in a hotel at the operational level, Arrigo went on to take over his father Ralph's business.

Politics

Arrigo was elected the first mayor of Sliema (in the interests of the Partit Nazzjonalista) in 1994, and confirmed with the highest count votes in Malta in 1997, 2000 and 2003, breaking his own record from one election to the other. Later on in 2003, Arrigo was elected to the 10th Maltese Parliament, in the interests of the Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) on the first attempt from the Malta 10th electoral district. He has worked in some committees and parliamentary groups. He previously also held a post within the party itself. Independently, he has also served as a National Tourism of Malta board advisor.

In 2006 his wife Marina, was elected as the first woman mayor of Sliema. [cite web | url = http://www.arrigorobert.com/cv.htm | title =Robert Arrigo C.V. | accessdate = 2008-05-29 | publisher = Arrigo Robert]

Football

He first served as a chairman of Gzira United of nearby Gzira. He then became active within Sliema Wanderers F.C.. In 1996 he was elected as a chairman of Sliema Wanderers, and he proved quite successful winning a number of trophies. He also had several controversies, the most renowned being a bitter relationship with Dr. Joe Mifsud, the chairman of the Malta Football Association, and chairmen of some other clubs. In 2008 he stepped down from the chairman post and said that he will contribute by offering to sponsor the club. [cite web | url = http://www.illum.com.mt/2008/04/13/sport.html | title =L-istorja ta’ Sliema Wanderers |language = Maltese | accessdate = 2008-05-29 | publisher = illum.com]

References

External Links

* [http://www.arrigorobert.com/ Arrigo Robert - Personal political website]
* [http://www.robertarrigo.com/ Robert Arrigo & Sons. Ltd.]