The Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission is set up in terms of article 60 of the Constitution of Malta and members of the Commission are appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, given after he has consulted the Leader of the Opposition. The Commission is an autonomous body and in the exercise of its functions under the Constitution, it shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other person or authority.
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Mr Joseph Camilleri joined the Public Service on the 1st of July 1977. From 1977 to 1996 he held various positions within the Department of Social Security, mainly in the contributory benefits division. From 1996 to 2003 Mr. Camilleri held the post of Assistant Director (Contributory Benefits). During the same period, he also carried out the duties of Acting Director (Social Security) in the absence of the incumbent Director at the time.
In January 2004 he was appointed designate Director (Corporate Services) within the Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity and Director (Corporate Services) on the 29th April 2004. Seven months later, he was laterally moved to the post of Director (Social Security) whilst continuing to fill in the post of Director (Corporate Services) until the appointment of a new Director (Corporate Services). In March 2007 he was appointed Director General (Social Security).
In March 2013 Mr. Camilleri was appointed Permanent Secretary responsible for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties and re-appointed to the same position in March 2017. In June 2017 Mr. Camilleri was appointed Permanent Secretary-Administration responsible for European Affairs and Equality. In January 2020 Mr. Camilleri was appointed Permanent Secretary responsible for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government.
Mr Camilleri is Chairperson of the Committee for the Re-instatement and Re-employment of Public Officers, a member of the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee and Chairman of the Low Wage Commission.
In June 2020 Mr. Camilleri, following agreement between the Government and the Opposition, was appointed as designate Chief Electoral Commissioner. In effect, on the 27th July 2020 Mr. Camilleri took his oath of office as the Chief Electoral Commissioner.
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Ms Melanie Azzopardi
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Dr Veronique Dalli
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Mr Richard Dimech was born in Marsa on 19th July 1958. He is married to Maria and has two children. He attended Secondary, Post-Secondary and Tertiary education.
He joined Bank of Valletta plc in July 1976 and retired in November 2016, a successful career of 40 years. During his Banking career he continued with his studies and obtained The Certificate in Banking and a Diploma in General Management issued by Maastricht University. During his professional career he progressed and succeeded in obtaining various responsibilities and finished his banking career as an Executive Head.
However, during these years, he enjoyed other roles away from his Banking career.
- Between 1984 and 1987 he was the Personal Assistant of the late Prime Minister Dom Mintoff;
- From April 2009 to April 2014, he was also the Personal Assistant of The President of Malta, H.E. Dr George Abela;
- In 2014 he worked within the Office of The Prime Minister, as Head of Secretariat of Parliamentary Secretary, Hon. Dr Michael Falzon;
- In 2017 he was entrusted the responsibility of Chief of Staff of Hon. Dr Michael Falzon, Minister for Social Justice and Solidarity, The Family and Children’s’ Rights, a post retained to the present day.
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Dr Dianne Galea
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Dr Ian Micallef
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Ms Maria aka Marion Portelli
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Mr Salvu Sant was born in 1936 in Paola and is married to Joyce and has two children. He attended the Paola Primary School and the St Michael’s Secondary School. In 1951 he became an electrical apprentice in the Admiralty Dockyard and furthered his studies at the Dockyard College, in Chatham, England. In 1956 he set up the Paola Għaqda Żgħażagħ Laburisti becoming its President and was elected member of the National Executive of the Labour Party, advancing to Secretary General and President until 1988. As Chairman of the Dockyard Section within the General Workers Union (GWU), he presided over the annual general meetings that brought about various reforms. Within the same union, Mr Sant brought together a group of non-industrial workers who eventually established the branch known as STPSA. Mr Sant was Chairman of the Dockyard Section of the General Workers Union and he was elected to the first Dockyard Council in 1975. He served as Deputy Chairman of the dockyard between 1975 and 1979. Between 1972 and 1987 Mr Sant served as deputy Chairman of Enemalta and Telemalta Corporations. He successfully contested the General Election in 1987 and was also re-elected in the General Election of 1992. He set up the Malta Association of Former Parliamentarians in which he currently holds the post of Vice President. As a member in the Malta Racing Club and in the Council of the Malta Football Association, Mr Sant was the prime mover for the buiding of a new horse racecourse and to complete the National Football Stadium of Ta’ Qali. He also initiated the setting-up of the Corradino Sport Association and the building of the Corradino Sports Pavilion and football ground, now known as the Hiibernians Stadium. Mr Sant was appointed as Electoral Commissioner in 2003.
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Dr. Victor Scerri was born in 1965. Following Secondary Education at St. Aloysius College, he read law at the University of Malta, and was called to the Bar in 1994. His doctoral thesis was a study on 'Rights of Political Parties under the Electoral Law'. Dr. Scerri has been involved in the organization of elections since 1992. In 2004 he participated in the International Visitor Programme organised by the U.S. Department of State, in connection with that year's presidential campaign. He was appointed as Electoral Commissioner in August, 2015.
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Mr Angelito Sciberras was appointed as Electoral Commissioner in August of 2021, although he has been involved in different roles during local elections since the year 2000.
Mr Sciberras has worked in the health care, journalism, marketing, sports and administration fields. He has a vast experience in human resources management, customer care and events management and has developed and delivered training programmes for students and employees in the IT field, in data privacy and data protection.
He is currently the Head of 21 Academy and a Managing Director at Advisory 21 Ltd.
He attained a Master in Business Administration from the University of Suffolk and co-authored the book GDPR for HR Professionals which was published in May 2018. -
The association between Senglea born Joseph Scicluna and the Electoral Office goes back in time to the early 1970s when, as a lino-typist at the Government Printing Press, he was roped in to wed his printing experience to the publications that the Office is obliged to effect. Notably, the six-monthly Register of Voters and the multitude of official documentation to do with the General Elections to the House of Representatives, the MEPs Elections, Local Councils Elections, Casual Elections, Referenda, various Workers’ representative bodies, School Councils and others directly concerning the Office. During these forty-odd years Mr Scicluna took major responsibilities in the introduction and maintenance of the Identity Card system; maintenance of the Electoral Registers including undertaking and conducting physical outdoor inspections; introduction of the age-lowering of the voting eligibility in 1974; logistical preparations of voting documentation including that of ballot papers and Polling Stations to briefing Electoral Staff, AECs, Chairpersons, Polling Place Officers, Police Officers and the members of the Postal Service in duties directly connected to the election process to attendance at duties during the days designated for the casting of votes. Other career duties ranged from representing the Office at the Law Courts on occasions such as for voter eligibility appeals or similar law suits; direct involvement on changes to electoral boundaries; sitting on the Street Naming and Door re-numbering Committees for two decades; assignment with Chief Electoral Commissioners pre and during polling days; serving at Polling Booths in the early years to duty at the Counting Hall on all occasions without fail, starting as a Counter, then Supervisor and ultimately as Calculator. Upon retirement from service, in 2012 Mr Scicluna was appointed as Electoral Commissioner.
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Ms Josianne Sultana
