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Malta

[Knights                                     of St. John Hospitaller of Malta] 26 Oct 1530 - 12 Jun 1798 [French] 12 Jun 1798 - 8 Sep 1800 [Flag of                                     the United Kingdom] 8 Sep 1800 - 1875
[Malta unofficial Merchant                                     Ensign af.1814 - c.1864] af.1814 - c.1864 Unofficial Merchant Ensign [Malta State Ensign                                     1875-c.1903] 1875 - c.1903 [Malta                                     State Ensign c.1903 - 1923] c.1903 - 1923
[Malta State Ensign 1923-1943] 1923 - 28 Dec 1943 [Malta State Ensign                                   1943-1964] 28 Dec 1943 - 21 Sep 1964 [Malta Civil Ensign                                     c.1903-1943] c.1903 - 1943 Civil Ensign
[Malta                                     Civil Ensign 1947 - 1964] 1947 - 21 Sep 1964 Civil Ensign [Malta] Adopted 21 Sep 1964
Map of Malta Hear National Anthem "L-Innu Malti" (The Hymn of Malta) Text of National Anthem From 22 Feb 1941 (Officially adopted 1964) Constitution (21 Sep 1964)
Capital: Valletta (il-Belt Valletta) (Citt� Notabile [Mdina] to 18 Mar 1571; Birgu 1530-1571 de facto) Currency: Euro (EUR); 1968 - 1 Jan 2008 Maltese Lira (MTL); 1914-1968 Maltese Pound (MTP); 1530-1798 Maltese Scudo (XITL) National Holiday: 21 Sep (1964) Jum l-Indipendenza (Independence Day) Population: 449,043 (2018); 100,000 (1798 est.)
GDP: 19.26billion(2017)∣∗∗Exports∗∗:19.26 billion (2017) Exports: 19.26billion(2017)Exports:3.27 billion (2017) Imports: $4.99 billion (2017) Ethnic groups: Maltese 93.8%, British 2.1%, Arab 2%, Italian 1.5%, other 0.6% (2000)
Total Active Armed Forces: 2,121 (2010) Merchant marine: 2,205 ships (2018) Religions: Roman Catholic 94.5% (official), unaffiliated Christian 2.7%, non-religious 1%, Protestant 0.8%, Muslim 0.5%, other 0.5% (2000)
International Organizations/Treaties: AG, AIIB (nonregional), APM, BTWC, C, CCM, CD, CE, CTBT, CWC, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), ESCR, EU, Euratom, Eutelsat, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU,IRENA, ISA, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM (guest), NPT, NSG, NTBT, OAS (observer), OECD (applicant), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, OST, PA (observer), PAM, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNFCC-PA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WA, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Malta Index Chronology c.550 BC - 218 BC Under rule the Carthaginians. 218 BC - c.455 AD Part of the Roman Empire, named Melita. c.445 - 535 Part of Vandal kingdom. 535 - 870 Part of Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, named Gaudomelete. 29 Aug 870 Under Muslim Arab rule. Jul 1091 Norman rule, part of Kingdom of Sicily. c.1190 - 20 Aug 1428 County of Malta, a fiefdom of Sicily 24 Mar 1530 Islands of Malta (Malta), Gozo (Għawdex) and Comino (Kemmuna)are ceded as a perpetual fief by the King of Two Sicilies to the Knights ofSt. John Hospitaller in accordance with a deed signed in Castelfranco. 25 Apr 1530 The grant of the fief is accepted by a decree approved by the Council of the Order. 26 Oct 1530 Knights of St. John Hospitaller take possession (formal ceremony of enfeoffment 13 Nov 1530). 18 May 1565 - 8 Sep 1565 Ottoman siege of Malta. 6 Jun 1798 French invasion. 12 Jun 1798 Sovereignty over the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino is renounced by the Order in favor of France by convention signed on aboard the Orient. Malta annexed by France, but not departmentalized (�les de Malte et du Goze). 2 Sep 1798 Maltese rebellion begins in Mdina (for the Kingdom of Sicily); French lose control of Gozo (on 28 Oct 1798) and later most parts of Malta Island (except Valletta and the Three Cities). 28 Oct 1798 - 29 Oct 1798 British occupy Gozo. 9 Feb 1799 Maltese petition the King of Sicily to permit British protection, effected on 19 Feb 1799. 23 Feb 1799 Maltese request the British for protection. 31 Mar 1799 Sovereignty exercise transferred to the U.K. by petition (Islands of Malta and Gozo). 9 Dec 1799 British forces begin arrival on Malta Island. 8 Sep 1800 French capitulation of Valetta to British forces. 8 Sep 1800 - 20 Feb 1801 Nominally administered by the U.K. for the Kingdom of Sicily (Isole di Malta e Gozo). 20 Feb 1801 British administration formally resumed (Malta). 1 Oct 1801 Preliminary British/French peace treaty agrees to restore Malta to the Knights of St. John. 25 Mar 1802 French claim extinguished by Treaty of Amiens which stipulates Malta was to be restored to Knights of St. John and British to withdraw; these provisions are not carried out, British occupation continues. 25 Mar 1802 - 30 Mar 1814 British Sovereignty over Malta is disputed by the Knights of Malta, Kingdom of Sicily ("Sicily"), and France. 5 Oct 1813 British crown colony (Island of Malta and its Dependencies). 30 May 1814 British possession recognized by Treaty of Paris. 31 Dec 1818 British abolish the Universitas, the traditional institution of Malta Island self-government. 26 Oct 1921 - 2 Nov 1933 Self-rule. 2 Nov 1933 British crown colony. 3 Mar 1962 State of Malta (Stat _ta' Malta) 3 Mar 1962 Self-rule (restored). 21 Sep 1964 Independence from U.K. 13 Dec 1974 Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta). 1 May 2004 Part of European Union.
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Counts (Conti di Malta)
c.1190 - 1194 Margarito (Megare�tịs) di Brindisi (d. 1198?)
1194 - 1198 Guglielmo Grasso (d. 1201)
1198? - c.1231 Enrico de Castro "Pescatore" (d. c.1231)
c.1231 - 12.. Nicolosio de Castro
12.. - 1305part of royal domain
1305 - c.1320 Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada (d. c.1320)
(claimant)
c.1320 - 1330 Guglielmo d'Aragona, duca di (b. 1312 - d. 1338)
Athena
1330 - c.1338 Alfonso Federigo d'Aragona (b. 129. - d. c.1338)
c.1338 - 1350 Pedro Federigo d'Aragona (d. 135.)
1350 - 1357 part of royal domain
1357 - 1360 Niccol� Acciaiuoli (claimant) (b. 1310 - d. 1365)
1360 - 1362 Guido Ventimiglia
1362 - 4 May 1366 part of royal domain
4 May 1366 - Mar 1391 Manfredi Chiaramonte, conte (b. 132. - d. 1391)
di Modica
Mar 1391 - 2 Apr 1392 Andrea Chiaramonte, conte di (b. 136. - d. 1392)
Modica
2 Apr 1392 - 1 Jun 1392 Guglielmo Raimondo de Moncada (d. 1398)
(1st time)
1 Jun 1392 - 1394 Artale d'Alagona
1394 - 1397 Guglielmo Raimondo de Moncada (s.a.)
(2nd time)
1397 - 1420 part of royal domain
1420 - 7 Mar 1421 Antonio Cardona
7 Mar 1421 - 20 Jun 1428 Gonsalvo Monroy
20 Jun 1428 - 26 Oct 1530 part of royal domain
Lieutenant governors (styled Capitano della Verga di Malta)
(for the kings of Sicily "Naples")
1356 - 1372 Giacomo Pellegrino
1372 - 1399 Guglielmo Murina
1399 - 1403 Giulio Ricciari
16 Oct 1403 - 1406 Francesco Gatto (1st time) (d. 1442)
1406 - 1413 Francesco Giovanni di Santa Colomba
1413 - 1414 Diego de Portocarrero
1414 - 1415 Diego de Terrazza
1415 - 1418 Lupo Terrazza
1418 - 1428 Ruggiero de Serriano
1428 - 1429 Paolo de Pellegrino
1429 - 1431 Antonio d'Esguanez (1st time) (d. 1458)
1431 - 1433 Francesco Gatto (2nd time) (s.a.)
1433 - 1438 Antonio Inguanez (2nd time) (s.a.)
1438 - 1439 Francesco Platamone
1439 - 1440 Antonio d'Esguanez (3rd time) (s.a.)
1440 - 1442 Angaraldo d'Esguanez (d. 1472)
1442 - 1454 Antonio d'Esguanez (4th time) (s.a.)
1454 - 1455 Carlo di Paterno
1455 - 1456 Nardo de Bordino
1456 - 1457 Stefano Pirrera
1457 - 1458 Giovanni de Xabica
1458 - 1460 Pietro Giovanni de Mazara
1460 - 1461 Pietro de Valdez
1461 - 1462 Bartolomeo de Clementis
1462 - 1466 Paolo de Nasis
1466 - 1467 Raimondo de Parisio
1467 - 1468 Giovanni di Mazara (1st time)
1468 - 1470 Tristano de Guevara
1470 - 1471 Giorgio de Xabica (1st time)
1471 - 1473 Giovanni di Mazara (2nd time)
1473 - 1474 Simone di Mazara (1st time)
1474 - 1475 Giovanni di Mazara (3rd time)
1475 - 1476 Giorgio de Xabica (2nd time)
1476 - 1477 Giovanni di Mazara (4th time)
1477 - 1479 Simone di Mazara (2nd time)
1479 - 1480 Giovani de Guevara (1st time)
1480 - 1481 Giorgio de Xabica (3rd time)
1481 - 1482 Torreo de Guevara
1482 - 1484 Pietro de Ribera
1484 - 1486 Pietro de Valdes
1486 - 1487 Simone di Mazara (3rd time)
1487 - 1493 Carlo de Guevara
1493 - 1500 Antonio Gatto d'Esguanez
1500 - 1513 Giovanni de Guevara (2nd time)
1513 - 1514 Giacomo Falsone
1514 - 1516 Manfredo Caxaro
1516 - 1517 Matteo de Guevara
1517 - 1518 Giovanni di Mazara (1st time)
1518 - 1519 Ambrogio Falsone (1st time)
1519 - 1520 Luguterra de Nava
1520 - 1521 Giovanni di Mazara (2nd time)
1521 - 1522 Pietro de Stuniga
1522 - 1522 Leonardo de Bordino
1522 - 1524 Ambrogio Falsone (2nd time)
1524 - 1525 Giovanni di Mazara (3rd time)
1525 - 1526 Michele Falsone
1526 - 1527 Pietro Falsone
1527 - 1528 Giovanni de Nava
1528 - 1530 Antonio d'Esguanez
Grand Masters
13 Nov 1530 - 12 Jun 1798 the Grand Masters of Knights St. John Hospitaller
French Commanders-in-Chief of the Islands of Malta and Gozo
(Commandants-en-Chef des �les de Malte et du Goze)12 Jun 1798 - 18 Jun 1798 Napol�on Bonaparte (b. 1769 - d. 1821)
18 Jun 1798 - 8 Sep 1800 Claude Henri Belgrand de Vaubois (b. 1748 - d. 1839)
Commissioners of the French Government for the Island of Malta (Commissaires du Gouvernement Fran�ais pour l'�le de Malte)
14 Jun 1798 - 9 Nov 1798 Michel Louis �tienne Regnaud de (b. 1761 - d. 1819)
Saint-Jean d'Angely
9 Nov 1798 - 8 Sep 1800 Pierre Jean-Louis Ovide Doublet (b. 1754 - d. 1824)
(acting to 11 Nov 1798) **Presidents of the National Congress (to 18 Feb 1799, National Assembly) (in rebellion against French rule, in Mdina)
5 Sep 1798 - 18 Feb 1799 Deputies
- Emanuele Vitale (b. 1759 - d. 1802)
- Conte Salvatore Manduca (b. 17.. - d. 1800)
- Marchese Vincenzo de Piro (b. 1736 - d. 1799)
- Conte Ferdinando Theuma- (b. 17.. - d. 1821)
Castelletti
18 Feb 1799 - 25 Apr 1799 Alexander John Ball (b. 1757 - d. 1809)
British Commanders-in-chief of the Islands of Malta and Gozo
28 Oct 1798 - 10 Dec 1799 Alexander John Ball (on Gozo) (s.a.)
10 Dec 1799 - 17 Jul 1800 Thomas Graham (b. 1748 - d. 1843)
17 Jul 1800 - 8 Sep 1800 Henry Pigot (b. 1750 - d. 1840)
Sicilian Governor of the Islands of Malta and Gozo (Governatore delle Isole di Malta e Gozo)
8 Sep 1800 - 20 Feb 1801 Alexander John Ball (s.a.)
Governor of the Islands of Malta
20 Feb 1801 - 5 Jul 1801 Henry Pigot (acting) (s.a.)
Commissioners for the Civil Affairs of Malta
5 Jul 1801 - 24 Jul 1802 Charles Cameron (b. 1766 - d. 1828)
10 Jul 1802 - 25 Oct 1809 Sir Alexander John Ball (s.a.)
25 Oct 1809 - 4 Oct 1813 Sir Hildebrand Oakes (b. 1754 - d. 1822)
(acting to 12 May 1810)
Governors and Commanders-in-Chief in and over the Island of Malta and its Dependencies
5 Oct 1813 - 17 Jan 1824 Sir Thomas Maitland (b. 1759 - d. 1824)
27 Jun 1815 - 18 Sep 1815 John Thomas Layard (1st time) (b. c.1754 - d. 1828)
(acting for Maitland)
19 Feb 1816 - 14 May 1817 John Thomas Layard (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
26 Jun 1817 - 26 Sep 1817 John Thomas Layard (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
2 Dec 1818 - 4 Oct 1819 John Thomas Layard (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
12 Oct 1819 - 16 Oct 1819 Sir Manley Power (1st time) (b. 1773 - d. 1826)
(acting for Maitland)
18 Dec 1819 - 6 Dec 1821 Sir Manley Power (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
Feb 1822 - 17 May 1822 Sir Manley Power (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
17 May 1822 - 5 Jun 1822 Augustus Frederick Warburton (b. 1783 - d. 1836)
(acting for Maitland)
5 Jun 1822 - 18 Jun 1822 Sir William Parker Carrol (b. 1776 - d. 1842)
(1st time)(acting for Maitland)
18 Jun 1822 - 5 Feb 1823 Sir Manley Power (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
5 Feb 1823 - 17 Mar 1823 Sir William Parker Carrol (s.a.)
(2nd time)(acting for Maitland)
4 Apr 1823 - 20 Jun 1823 Sir William Parker Carrol (s.a.)
(3rd time)(acting for Maitland)
20 Jun 1823 - 13 Jan 1824 Sir Manley Power (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
18 Jan 1824 - 7 Jun 1824 Sir Manley Power (6th time) (s.a.)
(acting for Maitland)
7 Jun 1824 - 28 Nov 1826 Francis Rawdon-Hastings, (b. 1754 - d. 1826)
Marquess of Hastings
27 Apr 1825 - 1 Dec 1825 Sir Manley Power (s.a.)
(acting for Hastings)
1 Dec 1825 - 31 Mar 1826 Alexander George Woodford (b. 1782 - d. 1870)
(acting for Hastings)
28 Nov 1826 - 15 Feb 1827 Alexander George Woodford (s.a.)
(acting)
15 Feb 1827 - 18 Nov 1836 Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby (b. 1783 - d. 1837)
1 Aug 1831 - 22 Oct 1831 Augustus Frederick Warburton (s.a.)
(acting for Ponsonby)
22 Oct 1831 - 12 Nov 1831 Henry Anderson Morshead (b. 1774? - d. 1831)
(acting for Ponsonby)
12 Nov 1831 - 10 Jan 1832 Henry Balneavis (1st time) (b. c.1781 - d. 1857)
(acting for Ponsonby)
10 Jan 1832 - 14 Feb 1832 George Brown (b. 1790 - d. 1865)
(acting for Ponsonby)
24 Feb 1832 - 5 Mar 1832 Sir Howard Elphinstone (1st time) (b. 1773 - d. 1846)
(acting for Ponsonby)
28 May 1834 - 27 Oct 1834 Sir Howard Elphinstone (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Ponsonby)
22 May 1835 - 8 Jul 1835 Henry Balneavis (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Ponsonby)
8 Jul 1835 - 4 Jul 1836 George Cardew (b. c.1783 - d. 1859)
(acting for Ponsonby)
4 Jul 1836 - 18 Nov 1836 Thomas Evans (b. 177. - d. 1863)
(acting for Ponsonby)
18 Nov 1836 - 13 Jul 1843 Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie (b. 1783 - d. 1852)
26 May 1841 - 7 Nov 1841 George Cardew (acting for Bouverie)(s.a.)
15 Jun 1843 - 13 Jul 1843 Henry Balneavis (s.a.)
(acting for Bouverie)
13 Jul 1843 - 18 Dec 1847 Sir Patrick Stuart (b. 1787 - d. 1855)
15 Jul 1846 - 15 Nov 1846 Henry Balneavis (acting for Stuart)(s.a.)
24 Jul 1847 - 18 Dec 1847 Mildmay Fane (acting for Stuart) (b. 1794 - d. 1868)
18 Dec 1847 - 14 Nov 1851 Richard More O'Ferrall (b. 1797 - d. 1880)
25 Aug 1849 - 26 Oct 1849 Rice Jones (b. 178. - d. 1854)
(acting for O'Ferrall)
26 Oct 1849 - 9 Nov 1849 Robert Ellice (1st time) (b. 1784 - d. 1856)
(acting for O'Ferrall)
13 May 1851 - 14 Nov 1851 Robert Ellice (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for O'Ferrall)
14 Nov 1851 - 30 Apr 1858 Sir William Reid (b. 1791 - d. 1858)
27 Jul 1857 - 30 Sep 1857 John Lysaght Pennefather (b. 1798 - d. 1872)
(acting to Reid)
30 Apr 1858 - 30 Nov 1864 Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant (b. 1803 - d. 1874)
24 May 1860 - 2 Jul 1860 Charles Warren (b. 1798 - d. 1866)
(acting for Le Marchant)
31 Jul 1863 - 29 Aug 1863 Mark Kerr Atherley (b. 1804 - d. 1884)
(acting for Le Marchant)
4 Nov 1864 - 30 Nov 1864 William John Ridley (b. 1817 - d. 1868)
(acting for Le Marchant)
30 Nov 1864 - 15 May 1867 Sir Henry Knight Storks (b. 1811 - d. 1874)
7 Dec 1865 - 22 Dec 1866 William John Ridley (1st time) (s.a.)
(acting for Storks)
18 Apr 1867 - 15 May 1867 William John Ridley (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting for Storks)
15 May 1867 - 3 Jun 1872 Sir Patrick Grant (b. 1804 - d. 1895)
3 Jun 1872 - 4 Jun 1878 Sir Charles Thomas Van Straubenzee (b. 1812 - d. 1892)
4 Jun 1878 - 8 Apr 1884 Sir Arthur Borton (b. 1814 - d. 1893)
8 Apr 1884 - 28 Sep 1888 Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons (b. 1821 - d. 1903)
28 Sep 1888 - 1 Dec 1889 Sir Henry D'Oyley Torrens (b. 1833 - d. 1889)
1 Dec 1889 - 20 Feb 1890 Gerald Strickland, Count Della (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
Catena (acting)
20 Feb 1890 - 31 Dec 1893 Sir Henry Augustus Smyth (b. 1825 - d. 1906)
31 Dec 1893 - 31 Dec 1898 Arthur James Lyon Fremantle (b. 1835 - d. 1901)
(from 26 May 1894, Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle)
31 Dec 1898 - 26 Mar 1903 Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell (b. 1841 - d. 1925)
(from 15 Jul 1902, Francis Wallace
Grenfell, Baron Grenfell of Kilvey)
26 Mar 1903 - 3 May 1907 Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke (b. 1839 - d. 1932)
3 May 1907 - 22 Oct 1907 Sir Harry Barron (acting) (b. 1847 - d. 1921)
22 Oct 1907 - 20 Aug 1909 Henry Fane Grant (b. 1848 - d. 1919)
(from 26 Jun 1908, Sir Henry Fane Grant)
20 Aug 1909 - 21 Sep 1909 Sir Edward Marsh Merewether (b. 1858 - d. 1938)
(acting)
21 Sep 1909 - Feb 1915 Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle (b. 1856 - d. 1934)
14 Feb 1915 - 29 Apr 1919 Paul Sanford, Baron Methuen of (b. 1845 - d. 1932)
Corsham
29 Apr 1919 - 10 Jun 1919 Walter Charles Hunter Blair (b. 1860 - d. 1938)
(acting)
10 Jun 1919 - 15 May 1924 Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer (b. 1857 - d. 1932)
(from 18 Oct 1919, Herbert Charles
Onslow Plumer, Baron Plumer of
of Messines and of Bilton)
15 May 1924 - 17 Jun 1924 William Charles Fleming Robertson (b. 1867 - d. 1937)
(acting)
17 Jun 1924 - 28 Feb 1927 Sir Walter Norris Congreve (b. 1862 - d. 1927)
28 Feb 1927 - 4 May 1927 Thomas Alexander Vans Best (acting)(b. 1870 - d. 1941)
4 May 1927 - 30 Jun 1931 Sir John Philip du Cane (b. 1865 - d. 1947)
30 Jun 1931 - 25 Sep 1931 Harry Charles Luke (acting) (b. 1884 - d. 1969)
25 Sep 1931 - 14 Feb 1936 Sir David Graham Muschet Campbell (b. 1869 - d. 1936)
1 Apr 1936 - 24 May 1940 Sir Charles Bonham-Carter (b. 1876 - d. 1955)
24 May 1940 - 7 May 1942 William George Shedden Dobbie (b. 1879 - d. 1964)
(from 14 Mar 1941, Sir William George Shedden Dobbie)
(acting to 19 May 1941)
7 May 1942 - 26 Sep 1944 John Standish Surtees Prendergast (b. 1886 - d. 1946)
Vereker, Viscount Gort
26 Sep 1944 - 10 Jul 1946 Sir Edmond Charles Acton Schreiber (b. 1890 - d. 1972)
10 Jul 1946 - 15 Sep 1949 Francis Campbell Ross Douglas (b. 1889 - d. 1980)
(from 21 Oct 1947, Sir Francis Campbell Ross Douglas)
15 Sep 1949 - 3 Aug 1954 Sir Gerald Hallen Creasy (b. 1897 - d. 1983)
3 Aug 1954 - 8 Jun 1959 Sir Robert Edward Laycock (b. 1907 - d. 1968)
8 Jun 1959 - 2 Jul 1962 Sir Guy Grantham (b. 1900 - d. 1992)
27 Jun 1962 - 2 Jul 1962 Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo (b. 1909 - d. 2008)
(acting for Grantham)
2 Jul 1962 - 20 Sep 1964 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman (b. 1902 - d. 1993)
Queen
21 Sep 1964 - 13 Dec 1974 the Queen of the United Kingdom
Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
21 Sep 1964 - 22 Jun 1971 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman (s.a.)
22 Jun 1971 - 13 Dec 1974 Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo (s.a.)
(acting to 3 Jul 1971)
Presidents
13 Dec 1974 - 25 Dec 1976 Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo (s.a.) Non-party
25 Dec 1976 - 27 Dec 1976 John Joseph Cremona (acting) (b. 1918 - d. 2020) Non-party
27 Dec 1976 - 27 Dec 1981 Anton Buttiġieġ (b. 1912 - d. 1983) PL
27 Dec 1981 - 16 Feb 1982 Albert "Bertu" Victor Hyzler (b. 1916 - d. 1993) PL
(acting)
16 Feb 1982 - 15 Feb 1987 Agatha Barbara (f) (b. 1923 - d. 2002) PL
15 Feb 1987 - 4 Apr 1989 Paul "Pawlu" Xuereb (acting) (b. 1923 - d. 1994) PL
4 Apr 1989 - 4 Apr 1994 Vincent "Ċensu" Tabone (b. 1913 - d. 2012) PN
4 Apr 1994 - 4 Apr 1999 Ugo Mifsud Bonniċi (b. 1932) PN
4 Apr 1999 - 4 Apr 2004 Guido de Marco (b. 1931 - d. 2010) PN
4 Apr 2004 - 4 Apr 2009 Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami (b. 1934) PN
4 Apr 2009 - 4 Apr 2014 George Abela (b. 1948) PL
4 Apr 2014 - 4 Apr 2019 Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (f) (b. 1958) PL
4 Apr 2019 - 4 Apr 2024 George William Vella (b. 1942) PL
4 Apr 2024 - Myriam Spiteri Debono (f) (b. 1952) PL

Captains of the Malta Island (styled Capitano della Verga di Malta)2(in Mdina)
1356 - 1530 the Lieutenant governors
1530 - 1531 Leonardo Calava
1531 - 1532 Paolo de Nasis
1532 - 1533 Antonio Falsone
1533 - 1534 Antonio Manduca (1st time)
1534 - 1536 Matteo Falsone (1st time)
1536 - 1538 Antonio Manduca (2nd time)
1538 - 1540 Antonio Goffredo Inguanez
1540 - 1542 Matteo Falsone (2nd time)
1542 - 1545 Antonio Manduca (3rd time)
1545 - 1548 Vincenzo Vasco
1548 - 1550 Antonio Inguanez
1550 - 1557 Girolamo d'Aragona
1557 - 1563 Matteo Falsone (3rd time)
1563 - 1565 Antonio de Guevara (1st time)
1565 - 1568 Matteo Falsone (4th time)
1568 - 1570 Antonio de Guevara (2nd time)
1570 - 1571 Alfonso Giovanni de Nava
1571 - 1573 Francesco d'Aragona (1st time)
1573 - 1574 Giuseppe de Nava
1574 - 1576 Alfonso Pietro de Nava
1576 - 1578 Ferdinando de Guevara
1578 - 1579 Francesco d'Aragona (2nd time)
1579 - 1580 Ferrante de Guevara
1580 - 1581 Salvatore Montagnes
1581 - 1582 Francesco d-Aragona (3rd time)
1582 - 1584 Alfonso de Nava
1584 - 1587 Barone Gregorio Xerri (1st time)
1587 - 1590 Ugolino Navarra
1590 - 1592 Giovanni Maria Cassia (1st time)
1592 - 1595 Barone Gregorio Xerri (2nd time)
1595 - 1597 Pietro de Guevara (1st time)
1597 - 1598 Ambrogio Falsone
1598 - 1599 Barone Antonio Inguanez
1599 - 1601 Barone Gregorio Xerri (3rd time)
1601 - 1603 Pietro de Guevara (2nd time)
1603 - 1605 Giovanni Domenico Xerri
1605 - 1609 Barone Gregorio Xerri (4th time)
1609 - 1611 Michele Cassar
1611 - 1613 Barone Gregorio Xerri (5th time)
1613 - 1615 Giovanni Maria Cassia (2nd time)
1615 - 1623 Barone Gregorio Xerri (6th time)
1623 - 1624 Antonio Cumbo
1624 - 1625 Giovanni Domenico Felice
1625 - 1627 Giovanni Vincenzo Castelletti
1627 - 1629 Francesco Mamo
1629 - 1633 Antonio Torrensi
1633 - 1635 Francesco Perdicomati
1635 - 1636 Diego Ferriolo
1636 - 1638 Giacomo Testaferrata
1638 - 1640 Diego Antonio Ferriol
1640 - 1642 Ignazio Bonnici
1642 - 1644 Lorenzo Cassar
1644 - 1652 Silvestro Fiteni
(from 1647, Barone Silvestro Fiteni)
1652 - 1653 Pietro Cassar
1653 - 1654 Giovanni Battista Micallef (1st time)
1654 - 1656 Gregorio Bonnici
1656 - 1658 Giovanni Battista Micallef (2nd time)
1658 - 1659 Antonio Xara (1st time)
1659 - 1660 Barone Pietro Cassia
1660 - 1662 Giovanni Domenico Muscat (1st time)
1662 - 1663 Giovanni Maria Cardona
1663 - 1664 Giovanni Domenico Muscat (2nd time)
1664 - 1668 Antonio Xara (2nd time)
1669 - 1671 Giovanni Domenico Muscat (3rd time)
1671 - 1673 Stanislao Xara
1673 - 1675 Pietro Monpalao (1st time)
1675 - 1677 Giacinto Macedonia
1677 - 1678 Alessandro Monpalao
1678 - 1680 Antonio Xara (3rd time)
1680 - 1682 Domenico Bonnici
1682 - 1684 Pietro Monplao (2nd time)
1684 - 1686 Giovanni Battista Bonnici
1686 - 1689 Baldassere Theuma
1689 - 1692 Mario Testaferrata
1692 - 1698 Giovanni Gourgion
1698 - 1700 Martino Antonio Perdicomati
1700 - 1701 Calcerano Monpalao
1702 - 1705 Barone Fabrizio Testaferrata
1705 - 1709 Barone Marc'Antonio Inguanez (d. 1760)
(1st time)
1709 - 1710 Giacomo Cassar
1710 - 1713 Antonio Bonnici
1713 - 1715 Barone Marc'Antonio Inguanez (s.a.)
(2nd time)
1715 - 1717 Antonio Muscat
1717 - 1721 Pietro Monpalao (3rd time)
1721 - 1730 Barone Marc'Antonio Inguanez (s.a.)
(3rd time)
1730 - 1733 Barone Pietro Paolo Galea
1733 - 1740 Barone Ferdinando Castelletti
1740 - 1760 Barone Marc'Antonio Inguanez (s.a.)
(4th time)
1761 - 1763 Salvatore Manduca -Regent
1764 - 1775 Barone Giovanni Francesco D'Amico
1775 - 1797 Barone Pasquale Sciberras- (b. 1735 � d. 1812)
Testaferrata
1797 - 1798 Barone Gregorio Bonnici
President of the Commission of Government (Pr�sident de la Commission de Gouvernement)
14 Jun 1798 - 8 Sep 1800 Jean-Baptiste de Bosredon de (b. 1741 - d. 1812) Non-party
Ransijat (under French rule)
Captains of Malta Island (styled Capitano della Verga di Malta)(in Mdina)
Apr 1799 - 1801 Barone Francesco Gauci (d. 1810)
1801 - 1814 Conte Giovanni "Gio" Francesco Sant(b. 1748 - d. 18..)
1814 - 31 Dec 1818 Giuseppe Bonnici -Regent
Heads of Ministry
28 Oct 1921 - 13 Oct 1923 Joseph Howard (b. 1862 - d. 1925) UPM
14 Oct 1923 - 24 Sep 1924 Francesco Buhagiar (b. 1876 - d. 1934) UPM
24 Sep 1924 - 15 Aug 1927 Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1942) PN
(from 17 Jun 1927, Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud)
15 Aug 1927 - 21 Jun 1932 Gerald Strickland, Count Della (s.a.) CP
Catena, (from 2 Jan 1928) Baron
Strickland
20 Sep 1927 - 19 Nov 1927 Augusto Bartolo (b. 1883 - d. 1937) CP
(acting for Strickland)
21 Jun 1932 - 2 Nov 1933 Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (2nd time) (s.a.) PN 2 Nov 1933 - 4 Nov 1947 Post abolished Prime ministers 4 Nov 1947 - 26 Sep 1950 Paul Boffa (b. 1890 - d. 1962) PL;1949 MWP
26 Sep 1950 - 20 Dec 1950 Enrico "Nerik" Mizzi (b. 1885 - d. 1950) PN
20 Dec 1950 - 11 Mar 1955 Giorgio Borg Olivier (1st time) (b. 1911 - d. 1980) PN
11 Mar 1955 - 24 Apr 1958 Dominic "Dom" Mintoff (1st time) (b. 1916 - d. 2012) PL
24 Apr 1958 - 3 Mar 1962 Post abolished
3 Mar 1962 - 21 Jun 1971 Giorgio Borg Olivier (2nd time) (s.a.) PN
21 Jun 1971 - 22 Dec 1984 Dominic "Dom" Mintoff (2nd time) (s.a.) PL
22 Dec 1984 - 12 May 1987 Carmelo "Karmenu" Mifsud Bonnici (b. 1933 - d. 2022) PL
12 May 1987 - 28 Oct 1996 Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami (s.a.) PN
(1st time)
28 Oct 1996 - 6 Sep 1998 Alfred Sant (b. 1948) PL
6 Sep 1998 - 23 Mar 2004 Edward "Eddie" Fenech Adami (s.a.) PN
(2nd time)
23 Mar 2004 - 11 Mar 2013 Lawrence Gonzi (b. 1953) PN
11 Mar 2013 - 13 Jan 2020 Joseph Muscat (b. 1974) PL
13 Jan 2020 - Robert Abela (b. 1977) PL

�Full style:
(a) 21 Sep 1964 - 18 Jan 1965: Għall-Grazzja t�Alla tar-Renju Unit tal-Britannja l-Kbira u ta� l-Irlanda ta� Fuq u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Reġina, Kap tal-Commonwealth u Difenditriċi tal-Fidi ("By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith");
(b) 18 Jan 1965 - 13 Dec 1974: Għall-Grazzja t�Alla, Reġina _ta� Malta u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Kap tal-Commonwealth ("By the Grace of God, Queen of Malta and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth").

2the Captains (in Maltese: Hakem) were Lieutenant Governors of Malta for the Kings of Sicily "Naples" and from 1530 Lieutenant Governors for the Grand Masters of Knights St. John Hospitaller and Commandants-in-chief for the Country Districts of the Malta Island (covering most of territory of the Malta Island, except Valletta and the Three Cities). They also presided over the Maltese Island local assembly, the Consiglio Popolare, and the delegated institution of self-government, the Universita.

Noble titles: Barone = baron; Conte = count; Duca = duke; Marchese = marquess.

Party abbreviations: PL = Partit Laburista (Labour Party, social-democratic, center-left, Eurosceptic to 2004, est.15 Mar 19210);PN = Partit Nazzjonalista (Nationalist Party, christian-democratic, center-right, from 1987 pro-European, est.1926);
- Former parties: CP = Constitutional Party/Partit Kostituzzjonali (monarchist, anti-nationalist,pro-British, 1921-1946, 1950-1953); MWP = Partit tal-Haddiema/Malta Workers Party (democratic socialist, anti-communist, pro-British, split from PL, 1949-1955); UPM = Unione Politica Maltese/Unjoni Politika Maltija (Maltese Political Union, formerly Unione Popolare Maltese [Maltese Popular Union], populist, anti-Protestant, 1920-1926, merged with Partit Demokratiku Nazzjonalista [Democratic Party Nationalist] into PN)


Gozo

[Gozo (Ghawdex)
                        Regional Council flag (Malta)]
Gozo Regional Council Flag
From 7 Oct 2014

Map of Gozo Capital: Victoria (Ir-Rabat) (Rabat 1530-10 Jun 1887) Local Holiday: 28 Oct (1798) Jum Għawdexn (Gozo Day) Population: 34,430 (2019)

1530 Knights of Saint John appoint a separate governor for
the island of Gozo (Għawdex).
26 Jul 1551 Gozo sacked by Barbary pirate admiral Dragut Reis, most
of the population is carried off as slaves.
12 Jun 1798 - 28 Oct 1798 French occupation.
28 Oct 1798 - 29 Oct 1798 British occupation briefly to facilitate the French surrender.
29 Oct 1798 - 5 Sep 1800 Local administration for the Kingdom of Kingdom of Sicily
("Naples").
5 Sep 1800 British rule in Gozo (for following events, see under Malta).
31 Dec 1818 British abolish the Universitas Gaudisii, the traditional
Gozo institution of self-government.
14 Apr 1961 In an attempt to again give the island some form of
self-administration, the Gozo Civic Council starts to function.
21 Sep 1964 Part of independent Malta.
4 Dec 1973 Following a referendum the Gozo Civic Council is abolished.
12 May 1987 Ministry for Gozo (Ministeru għal Għawdex) established within the
Maltese government (abolished 28 Oct 1996 - 8 Sep 1998).
30 Jun 1993 Gozo Region (Reġjun Għawdex) created by the Local Councils Act of
1993.
20 Oct 2009 Mayor of Victoria, Samuel Azzopardi, is elected as President of the
Region of Gozo.
18 Sep 2010 Gozo Regional Council (Kunsill Reġjonali Għawdex) holds its first
official meeting.
Oct 2019 Gozo Regional Council directly elected, with increased powers.

Governors (also captains of Gozo)�
1530 � 1531 Giovanni de Soria
1531 � 1532 Antonio di Platamone
1532 � 1533 Francesco di Platamone (1st time)
1533 � 1534 Andrea Mannara
1534 � 1536 Bartolomeo di Platamone
1536 � 1538 Francesco di Platamone (2nd time)
1538 � 1539 Alonso de Montagnes
1539 � 1540 Didaco Cervantes de Bobadilla
1540 � 1542 ....
1542 � 1543 Calcerano Mompalao
1544 � 1545 Alonso de Vagas
1545 � 1546 Nicolo Caxaro
1546 � 1548 ....
1548 � 1549 Giulio Savona
1550 � Jul 1551 Andrea Castelletti
1551 � 1553 Galatian de Sess�
1553 � 1560 Pedro de Olivares
1560 � 1561 Antoine de Fay (dit St.-Romain)
1561 � 1565 ....
1565 � 1567 Janotto Torrellas
1567 � 1568 Isidoro d'Arguiz
1568 � 1572 ....
1572 � 1573 Roderico Cortez
1573 � 1575 Nicola Tornaquinci
1575 � 1581 ....
1581 � 1583 Bernard de Aldana
1583 � 1584 George Fortuyn
1584 � 1585 Octave de Castellane
1586 � 1594 Pietro Spina
c.1592/1595 Faustino Bulgarini
1594 � 1596 ....
1596 � 1597 Pietro de Sangro
1597 � 1599 Giovanni Andrea Capece
1599 � 1601 Baldassare Manilla
1601 � 1605 Ferdinando Rosselimini (Rossermini)
1606 � 1609 Fran�ois Mansell (Munsell) Saint-Leger
1610 � 1612 Eugenio Ramirez Maldonato
1613 � 1614 Farn�ois de Cremaulx
1614 � 1616 Jacques de Bovain dit Colubieres
(Bouvin La Rognosa)
1616 � 1617 Jean de Mars-Liviers
1617 � 1618 Jacques-Christophe de Andlau
1618 � 1622 Richard de Nini Claret
1622 - 1623 Ludovico Vasconcelos
1623 � 1624 Pierre de Carvel-de-Merey
1625 � 1626 Jean-Baptiste de Gal�an-Chateauneuf
1626 � 1628 ....
1628 � 1629 Fran�ois du Puy-Trigonan
1630 � 1631 Jean de Tiembrune-Valence
1631 � 1633 Stefano del Portico
1633 � 1635 Alexandre de Benque
1635 � 1637 Henri de Lates-Entraygues
1638 � 1639 Honore de Lascaris
1639 � 1640 Jerome de Galean-Chateauneuf
1641 � 1642 Jean-Scipio de Grailles-Chalettes
1642 � 1644 ....
1644 � 1645 Antoine Le Fort-Bennebost
1645 � 1646 Henri de Villeneuve-Thorens
1647 � 1649 Francisco de Salinas
1649 � 1650 Joseph de Panisse
1651 � 1652 Philibert de Cleron
1653 � 1654 Isidoro de Arguiz y Antillon
1655 � 1656 Fran�ois de Vintimille-Montpezat
1657 � 1658 Fran�ois-Guillaume de Neulandt
1658 � 1660 ....
1660 � 1661 Joseph del Vayo y Agreda
1661 � 1662 Erasmo de Albito
1663 � 1664 Fabio Gori Pannellini
1664 � 1665 Giovanni Cassia
1665 � 1666 Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (1st time)
1666 - 1667 Alessandro Fattinelli
1667 � 1669/70 Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (2nd time)
1670 � 1671 Carlo de Quirault
1671 � 1673 Ottavio Tancredi
1673 � 1676 Ludovico Xedler y Gomez (3rd time)
1676 � 1678 Francisco de Cordoba
1678 � 1679 Etienne Pinto de Mirandal
1680 � 1681 Pietro Gorgona
1682 � 1683 Henri de Gratet de Dolomieu
1684 � 1685 Albert de Banquemare
1686 � 1687 Luigi Venato
1688 � 1689 Girolamo Albergotti
1690 � 1691 Ignazio Lores
1692 � 1693 Rene de Marconnay de Cursay
1693 � 1696 ....
1696 � 1697 Marc' Antoine de Galean
1697 � 1699 Octave de Galean
1699 � 1700 Fran�ois du Hamel
1701 � 1703 Charles-Louis de Dautesar-Doradur
1703 � 1704 George de La Rue
1705 � 1706 Pierre-Nicolas Contet d'Aulanay
1706 � 1707 Cinto de Montfort
1707 � 1710 ....
1710 � 1711 Alessandro Battali
1711 � 1712 Claude de Fontanet la Valette
1712 � 1714 ....
1714 � 1715 Diego Garcia de Mula
1716 � 1717 Pierre de Castellane
1718 � 1720 Rene de Marbeuf
1719 � 1720 Giovanni Giuseppe Caxaro
(acting for Marbeuf)
22 Jan 1720 - 1721 Michel de Guast
1722 � 1723 Paul-Antoine de Barbantane
1723 � 1729 ....
1729 Giuseppe Cassar
c.1729 Paolo Antonio de Viguier
1729 � 1730 ....
1730 � 1731 Vincent de Vogue-Courdan
1731/32 � 1734 Paul Antoine de Viguier
1734 � 1735 Hubert de Martenville
1735 � 1736 Pierre Dupeyroux
1736 � 1738 ....
1738 � 1739 Bernadin de Marbeuf
1740 � 1741 Ervens de Quesnoy
1742 � 1743 Karl Friedrich Freiherr von
Remching
1743 � 1744 Fran�ois Alexandre de Vauchelle
1744 � 1745 Joseph Gabriel d'Olivary
1746 � 1747 Claude Joseph de Castellane
1748 � 1749 Charles de Guast (1st time)
1749 � 1750 Jacques Fran�ois de Chambray (b. 1687 - d. 1756)
1750 � 1752 Pietro Sarsana (Pietro Paolo Zarcona)
1752 � 1753 Charles Auguste Grelier de Concise
(1st time)
1753 � 1754 ....
1754 Charles Auguste Grelier de Concise
(2nd time)
1754 - 1755 Alexandre Dussel de Ch�teauvert
(1st time)
1756 � 1757 Alexandre Dussel de Ch�teauvert
(2nd time)
1758 � 1764 Charles de Guast (2nd time)
1764 � 1765 Bernardo Rondinelli
1765 � 1766 Charles de Guast (3rd time)
1766 � 1774 ....
1774 � 1775 Klemens F�rst von Hohenlohe- (b. 1732 - d. 1792)
Waldenburg-Bartenstein (1st time)
(Prince Clemente Armando Hohenlohe)
1775 � 1778 ....
1778 � 1779 Klemens F�rst von Hohenlohe- (s.a.)
Waldenburg-Bartenstein (2nd time)
1779 � 1781 ....
1781 � 1782 Giuseppe Bonelli
1782 � 1784 ....
1784 � 1787 Ugolino Cambi
1787 � 1798 Gilberto Maria des Boys
1798 - 12 Jun 1798 Pierre Antoine Charles de (b. 1747 - d. 1828)
Mesgrigny de Villebertain
French Commander
12 Jun 1798 - 28 Oct 1798 Jean-Louis Eb�n�zer Reynier (b. 1771 - d. 1814)
British Commander-in-Chief of the Islands of Malta and Gozo
28 Oct 1798 - 29 Oct 1798 Alexander John Ball (b. 1757 - d. 1809)
Governor-general (for the Kingdom of Sicily)(also captain of Gozo)�
29 Oct 1798 � 20 Aug 1801 Francesco Saverio Cassar (b. 1746 - d. 1805)
British Governors (also captains of Gozo)�
20 Aug 1801 - 19 Oct 1802 Emanuele Vitale (b. 1759 - d. 1802)
19 Oct 1802 - 15 Oct 1814 Filippo Castagna (b. 1765 - d. 1830)
Chief civil officers
15 Oct 1814 - 1816 Robert Carter
1 May 1816 - 1818 John Otto Bayer (1st time) (d. 1827/28)
3 Mar 1818 � 1818 Fraser
27 Jun 1818 � 1819 Gerard De Courcy
15 Dec 1819 - 1 Jun 1823 John Otto Bayer (2nd time) (s.a.)
Lieutenant governors (Luogotenent)
1 Jun 1823 � 1826 John Otto Bayer (s.a.)
22 Sep 1826 - 1 Apr 1838 Charles Andrews Bayley (b. 1782? - d. 1852)
Chief Civil officer
1 Apr 1838 - 1 Jan 1850 Charles Andrews Bayley (s.a.)
Chief Civil officers (non-official)
1 Jan 1850 - 1 Jan 1859 Paolo Lanfranco
(collector of land revenue)
1 Jan 1859 � 24 Nov 1880 Felice Mercieca
(deputy receiver-general)
1880 - 1884 Giuseppe Borg
(deputy receiver-general)
Assistant Secretaries to the Government
1884 - 1886 Sir Richard Micallef (b. 1846 - d. 1933)
1886 - 1891 Paolo Trapani
1891 - 1899 Camillo Gatt
1899 - 1909 Edward Casolani
1909 - 1922 William C. Millard
15 May 1922 - 2 Jun 1922 Alfonso Tonna Barthet
Commissioners for Gozo
2 Jun 1922 - 1926 Alfonso Tonna Barthet (1st time)
1926 - 1927 Lorenzo Pace (b. 1897 - d. 1980)
1927 - 1933 Alfonso Tonna Barthet (2nd time)
1933 - 1934 Post abolished
1934 - 1935 Roger Farrugia
1936 - 1940 Joseph Mary Borg Cardona (b. 1891 - d. 19..)
1940 - 1942 William Oscar Martin
1942 - 1944 George J. Ransley (b. 1900 - d. 1983)
(agent commissioner)
1944 - 1956 Edgar G. Montanaro (b. 1903 - d. 1997)
1956 - 1957 V.J. Castillo (b. 1913)1958 - 1960 Joseph W. Attard (1st time) (b. 1912 - d. 1989)
1960 - 1961 Edgar Cassar (b. 1909 - d. ....)1962 - 1965 Henry J. Fiteni (b. 1905 - d. ....)
1965 - 1969 Joseph W. Attard (2nd time) (s.a.)
1969 - 1972 Joseph M. Micallef (b. 1933 - d. 2009) 1972 - 4 Dec 1973 Reuben Bonello
Assistant Secretaries for Gozo Affairs
(from 1987, subordinated to the Minister for Gozo)
1973 - 1981 Joseph Cefai (b. 1921 - d. 1996) PL
(from 1974, Secretary for Gozo Affairs)
1981 - 1993 Victor Vella Muscat (b. 1935 - d. 2009) PL
(from 1984, Secretary for Gozo Affairs)
Minister for Gozo
12 May 1987 - 28 Oct 1996 Anton Tabone (b. 1937) PN
Parliamentary Secretary for Gozo
28 Oct 1996 - 8 Sep 1998 Anton Refalo (b. 1956) PL
Ministers for Gozo
8 Sep 1998 - 13 Mar 2013 Giovanna Attard Debono (f) (b. 1956) PN
13 Mar 2013 - 9 Jun 2017 Anton Refalo (s.a.) PL
9 Jun 2017 - 21 Jan 2020 Justyne Caruana (f) (b. 1975?) PL
21 Jan 2020 - Clint Camilleri (b. 1988) PL

Superintendent-General (head of provisional government)
18 Sep 1798 - 29 Oct 1798 Francesco Saverio Cassar (s.a.)
(in rebellion against the French)
Lieutenants of District of Gozo (to 1818 also Captains of Gozo, afterwards titular)�
1815 - 1827 Barone Pietro Paolo Testaferrata- (b. 1760 - d. 1827)
Abela
1827 - 1839 Conte Baldassare Sant (b. 1789 - d. 1858)
Chairmen of the Gozo Civic Council
4 Jul 1961 - 23 Jul 1964 Anton Tabone (1st time) (b. 1898 - d. 1972) PN
23 Jul 1964 - 7 Jan 1965 Anton Buttigieg (b. 1912 - d. 1983) PL
7 Jan 1965 - 11 May 1967 Anton Tabone (2nd time) (s.a.) PN
11 May 1967 - 6 Jul 1967 Carmelo Refalo PN
6 Jul 1967 - 7 Jul 1970 Anton Tabone (3rd time) (s.a.) PN
7 Jul 1970 - 7 Jul 1972 Anton Vassallo
7 Jul 1972 - 4 Dec 1973 Joseph Zammit Mangion (b. 1929 - d. 2011)
President of the Gozo Regional Committee
Oct 2009 - 5 Aug 2011 Samuel Azzopardi (b. 1982) PN
President of the Gozo Regional Council
5 Aug 2011 - Samuel Azzopardi (s.a.) PN;2021 Ind

�Captains of Gozo presided over the Gozo local assembly, the Consiglio Popolare, and the delegated institution of self-government, the_Universita_, established c.1350. Until 1798 the governors of the Knights St. John Hospitaller for Gozo held the position of the Captain.

Noble titles: Barone = baron; Conte = count; Duca = duke; Freiherr = baron; F�rst = prince; Marchese = marquess.

Party abbreviations: PL = Partit Laburista (Labour Party, social-democratic, center-left, Eurosceptic to 2004, est.15 Mar 19210);PN = Partit Nazzjonalista (Nationalist Party, christian-democratic, center-right, from 1987 pro-European, est.1926);


� Ben Cahoon