Anne Agius Ferrante
{{Short description|Maltese politician (1925–2023)}}
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| office = Member of Parliament
| termstart = 1980
| termend = 1981
| honorific_prefix = The Honourable
| honorific_suffix = MP
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mdina, Crown Colony of Malta
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|04|05|1925|08|20|df=y}}
| death_place = Mosta, Malta
| party = Nationalist Party
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Anne Agius Ferrante (20 August 1925 – 5 April 2023) was a Maltese politician who served in the Parliament of Malta from 1980 until 1981 as a member of the Nationalist Party.
Biography
Ferrante was born in Mdina on 20 August 1925, the daughter of Sir Philip Pullicino, who served as attorney general of Malta.{{cite web|url=https://newsbook.com.mt/en/anne-agius-ferrante-pns-first-woman-mp-dies/|title=Anne Agius Ferrante, PN's first woman MP, dies|publisher=Newsbook|date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407235235/https://newsbook.com.mt/en/anne-agius-ferrante-pns-first-woman-mp-dies/|archive-date=7 April 2023}} Between 1957 and 1960, she served as the Commissioner of the Island of Malta for the Girl Guides Association.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-04-06/local-news/Ann-Agius-Ferrante-Malta-s-first-PN-woman-MP-dies-aged-97-6736250913|title=Ann Agius Ferrante, Malta's first PN woman MP, dies aged 97|publisher=The Malta Independent|accessdate=14 April 2023}}
In 1980, following the death of George Borg Olivier,{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/maltas-first-pn-woman-mp-ann-agius-ferrante-dies-aged-97.1023899|title=Malta's first PN woman MP, Ann Agius Ferrante, dies, aged 97|publisher=Times of Malta|date=6 April 2023|accessdate=23 April 2023}} Ferrante was elected to the House of Representatives via by-election, making her the first female Nationalist Party member to be nationally elected.{{cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/maltas-first-woman-nationalist-mp-turns-95.813693|title=Malta's first woman Nationalist MP turns 95|publisher=Times of Malta|date=22 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/watch-maltas-first-woman-nationalist-mp-recalls-being-called-crazy-but-pushing-through/|title=WATCH: Malta's First Woman Nationalist MP Recalls Being Called 'Crazy' But Pushing Through|publisher=Lovin Malta|date=8 March 2019}} She continued to hold her seat until the next election was held in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2023-04-17/local-news/Parliament-pays-tribute-to-Anne-Agius-Ferrante-6736251168|title=Parliament pays tribute to Anne Agius Ferrante|publisher=The Malta Independent|date=17 April 2023|accessdate=30 April 2023}}
Ferrante lost her husband at an early age, but devoted herself to raising her children Susan Zammit Tabona and Timothy. Ferrante died in Mosta on 5 April 2023, at the age of 97.{{cite web|url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/122230/pns_first_female_mp_anne_agius_ferrante_dies_at_97_#.ZC7zbC8fNQI|title=PN's first female MP Anne Agius Ferrante dies at 97|publisher=Malta Today|date=5 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://netnews.com.mt/2023/04/11/tinghata-l-ahhar-tislima-lil-anne-agius-ferrante/|title=Tingħata l-aħħar tislima lil Anne Agius Ferrante|publisher=NETnews|last=Mamo|first=Christine|date=11 April 2023|language=mt|accessdate=30 April 2023}}
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Category:20th-century Maltese politicians
Category:20th-century Maltese women politicians
Category:Nationalist Party (Malta) politicians
Category:Members of the House of Representatives of Malta
Category:Women members of the House of Representatives of Malta