- George Pullicino
Infobox Prime Minister
name =George Pullicino
order =Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs
term_start =2003
term_end =present
predecessor =Ninu Zammit
successor =
birth_date =Birth date and age|1964|2|17|df=y
birth_place =Sliema
death_date =
death_place =
party =Partit Nazzjonalista
religion =Roman Catholic
spouse = Maria Lourdes
children = MatteaGeorge Pullicino (born
February 17 1964 ) is a Maltese politician, currently serving Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs.Education
He finished his education at the University of Malta as an architect and specialising in Urban Planning.
Political career
As a Nationalist Party candidate, Pullicino unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election before being elected to the
House of Representatives of Malta in the 1996 general election; he was re-elected in the September 1998 general election. Following the 1998 election, in which the Nationalist Party returned to power, Pullicino was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs; he was subsequently named as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Environment in March 2002. [http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/ministries_and_departments/homeaffairs1.asp Page at Maltese Department of Information website] .]Pullicino was appointed as Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment after the April 2003 general election, with a portfolio that included the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors, Rural Development, the Environment and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA).
Pullicino was retained in his position in the March 2004 Cabinet reshuffle with a portfolio that was expanded to include implementation of a Waste Management Strategy for the Maltese Islands.
Following the March 2008 general election, which the Nationalists won by a narrow margin, Pullicino was retained in his post, but the Malta Environmental Planning Authority (MEPA) was retained by Prime Minister
Lawrence Gonzi .References
External links
* [http://www.georgepullicino.net/profile.asp]
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