Maria Deguara

{{Short description|Maltese politician (born 1949)}}

{{Infobox person

| birth_name = Maria Fatima Mallia

| birth_date = September 1949

| birth_place = Colony of Malta

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = Maltese

| alma_mater = University of Malta

| occupation = Politician, doctor

| spouse = {{marriage|Louis Deguara|1978}}

}}

Maria Fatima Deguara (born September 1949, née Mallia) is a Maltese politician of the Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista). She was a member of the Parliament of Malta from 2017 to 2022, representing the District 11 electoral division.{{cite web |title=Hon Maria Deguara MP |url=https://parlament.mt/en/13th-leg/political-groups/partit-nazzjonalista/deguara-maria/|publisher=Parliament of Malta |accessdate=12 October 2018}} She was elected in a "casual election" on 26 June 2017 after the 2017 Maltese general election of 3 June 2017, following the resignation of Simon Busuttil who had been elected for both the Eleventh and Twelfth Districts.{{cite web |title=2017 General Election - District 11: Results |url=https://electoral.gov.mt/Elections/General?v=DISTRICT%2011 |publisher=Electoral Commission Malta |accessdate=12 October 2018}} She stood for re-election in the 2022 Maltese general election but did not hold the seat.{{cite web|publisher=Electoral Commission Malta| title =General Election - 2022 - District 11| url=https://electoral.gov.mt/ElectionResults/General |access-date= 2 April 2022}}

Deguara qualified in medicine at the University of Malta and has specialised in family medicine. She was elected mayor of Naxxar in 2000.{{cite news |title=Maria Deguara elected on 11th District |url=https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/maria-deguara-elected-on-11th-district/ |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=TVM |date=21 June 2017}}{{cite web |title=Dr Maria F. Deguara (Mayor) |url=http://naxxar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116&Itemid=63&lang=en |publisher=Naxxar Local Council |accessdate=12 October 2018}}

She married Louis Deguara in 1978. He is also a doctor and politician, and served as Minister of Health in the Maltese Government 2003–08. He was a member of parliament for 30 years but announced in 2011 that he would not stand for re-election.{{cite news |last1=Peregin |first1=Christian |title=Thirty years in Parliament is enough – Louis Deguara |url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110706/local/Thirty-years-in-Parliament-is-enough-Louis-Deguara.374061 |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=The Times of Malta |date=6 July 2011}}{{cite web |title=Dr Louis Deguara |url=https://parlament.mt/members-group/deguara-louis/ |publisher=Parliament of Malta |accessdate=12 October 2018}}