Angelo Farrugia
{{short description|Maltese politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Angelo Farrugia
| honorific-prefix =
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image = Press Conference - Bratislava Informal Parliamentary Summit 2016-10-07 (29542926073) (cropped 1).jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|12|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Mosta, British Malta
| order = Speaker of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 6 April 2013
| term_end =
| president = George Abela
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
George Vella
Myriam Spiteri Debono
| primeminister = Joseph Muscat
Robert Abela
| predecessor = Michael Frendo
| successor =
| order1 = Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
| term_start1 = 13 June 2008
| term_end1 = 20 December 2012
| leader1 = Joseph Muscat
| predecessor1 = Charles Mangion
| successor1 = Louis Grech
| order2 = Member of Parliament
| term_start2 = 27 October 1996
| term_end2 = 9 March 2013
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| party = Labour (PL)
| spouse = Carmen née Zammit
| children = Caroline
| profession = Advocate
| signature =
| footnotes =
| caption = Farrugia in 2017
}}
Angelo "Anġlu" Farrugia (born 29 December 1955) is a Maltese politician and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta. Previously he served Deputy Leader of the Labour Party,[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121220/local/anglu-farrugia.450358] timesofmalta.com, 20 Dec 2012, retrieved on 21 December 2012 a Member of Parliament and Shadow Minister for work, workers' rights and parliamentary affairs.
Family
Farrugia was born in Mosta and is married to Carmen née Zammit and they have a daughter, Caroline, a current Magistrate within the judiciary of Malta.[http://www.anglufarrugia.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=2 Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904021118/http://www.anglufarrugia.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=2 |date=September 4, 2011 }} anglufarragia.org, retrieved on 8 December 2010
Political life
Prior to entering politics, Farrugia had served from 1977 to 1996 as a police officer reaching the rank of Superintendent.{{cite news|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/national/Anglu-Farrugia-resigns-deputy-leadership-contest-next-week-20121220 |title=Anglu Farrugia resigns, deputy leadership contest next week [WATCH |publisher=Maltatoday.com.mt |access-date=2013-04-06}} In 1987 Farrugia enrolled in the law course at the University of Malta, eventually obtaining the degrees of LL.D. and M.Jur. (magna cum laude).{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
He was first elected to Parliament in 1996, and subsequently elected again in 1998, 2003 and 2008. He served on the House Committee of the Consideration of Bills as Chairman (1996–98) and as member (since 1998). Between 1998 and 2008 Farrugia served as Shadow Minister for Justice and in 2008 was elected Labour's Deputy Leader of Parliamentary Affairs. He was also appointed Opposition Spokesperson for Employment and Workers' Rights in the same year.
Farrugia resigned as Deputy Leader in 2012 following comments he had made about a member of the judiciary.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121220/local/anglu-farrugia.450358 |title=Video: Anġlu Farrugia resigns - Immediate election - Gonzi: 'There is more to it' |publisher=Times of Malta |access-date=2013-04-06}} Farrugia subsequently announced his decision to not stand for the general election in 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121221/local/article-in-the-times-leads-to-farrugia-s-resignation.450363 |title=Update 3: Farrugia is still 'relevant'- Muscat |publisher=Times of Malta |access-date=2013-04-06}}
In April 2013 he was nominated as Speaker of the House of Representatives, succeeding Michael Frendo, and continues to hold the seat as part of the Thirteenth Legislature (2017-current).{{Cite web|date=2017-06-26|title=Speaker of the House of Representatives|url=https://www.parlament.mt/13th-leg/political-groups/speaker-farrugia-anglu/|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Parliament of Malta|language=en}}
Activities in international organisations
Farrugia was appointed as Head of Malta's Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly delegation in 1996.[http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=70566 MLP deputy leader for parliamentary affairs election tomorrow: A race between three] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315083411/http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=70566 |date=March 15, 2012 }} Malta Independent, retrieved on 8 December 2010
He has since served on a number of EU and OSCE missions as an international observer for various elections, including Georgia (1999), the Presidential Election in Palestinian Authority (2004), the 2004 US Presidential Election, the Montenegrin independence referendum (2006) and the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zambia 2006.
He is also a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Standing Committee on Human Rights.
In 2016, Farrugia was elected as the Chairperson of the Small Branches network of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) for a three year term. The CPA Small Branches network represents those Parliaments and Legislatures in the Commonwealth with a population of less than 500,000 people.
Also in 2016, Farrugia's daughter was appointed as a Magistrate serving in Malta's Law Courts. Many saw this move as a way by the Labour Party to keep Farrugia happy after his negative comments addressed to his previous Party Leader, the former Labour Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.
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