Rebecca Buttigieg

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Honourable

| name = Rebecca Buttigieg

| honorific-suffix = MP

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|12|2}}

| image = Rebecca Buttigieg speaking at Europride 2023 Malta.jpg

| caption = Buttigieg (right) at EuroPride Malta 2023 with Lydia and Robert Abela

| office = Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality

| term_start = 14 May 2022

| term_end =

| office1 = Member of Parliament

| term_start1 = 7 May 2022

| term_end1 =

| party = Labour Party

| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|University of Malta (BA)|University of Edinburgh (MSc)}}

| occupation = Politician

| spouse = {{marriage|Andrea Nurchi|June 4, 2021}}

}}

Rebecca Buttigieg {{Post-nominals|post-noms=MP}} (born 2 December 1993) is a Maltese politician from the Labour Party who is currently serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality in the Maltese Government.{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Buttigieg, Alicia Bugeja Said sworn in as Parliamentary Secretaries - The Malta Independent |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2022-04-14/local-news/Rebecca-Buttigieg-Alicia-Bugeja-Said-sworn-in-as-Parliamentary-Secretaries-6736242208 |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=www.independent.com.mt}} She was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 general election.{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Buttigieg, Alicia Bugeja Said to be sworn in as parliamentary secretaries |url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/election-2022/116262/rebecca_buttigieg_alicia_bugeja_said_to_be_sworn_in_as_parliamentary_secretaries |access-date=29 April 2022 |website=MaltaToday.com.mt |language=en}}

Career

Buttigieg began her career at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.{{Cite web |title=Parliamentary Secretary |url=https://reforms.gov.mt/parliamentary-secretary/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=Parliamentary Secretariat for Reforms and Equality |publisher=Government of Malta |language=en-US}} She served as a Policy Officer at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union when Malta served as president of the Council of the European Union in 2017. That year she started work as Spokesperson for the Ministry for Economy.

She was elected to the Parliament of Malta in the 2022 general election. In Parliament, she is a member of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee.{{Cite web |date=13 April 2022 |title=buttigieg-rebecca |url=https://parlament.mt/14th-leg/political-groups/labour-party/buttigieg-rebecca/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=Parliament of Malta |language=en}} She is also the Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms and Equality. In this role, she has she has promised evaluation of cannabis reform and smoking inside and for there to be papers by the governments on euthanasia.{{cite news |last1=Sansone |first1=Kurt |title=[WATCH] Rebecca Buttigieg: ‘We changed this country’s social tapestry in just 10 years’ |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/132767/watch_rebecca_buttigieg_we_changed_this_countrys_social_tapestry_in_just_10_years |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=Malta Today |date=15 December 2024 |language=en}} She has also supported LGBTIQ+ rights and taking a more inclusive approach for the community, which she has stated are fundamental human rights.{{cite news |last1=Borg |first1=Mario |title=Malta Launches Strategy And Action Plan For LGBTIQ+ Equality With 94 New Measures |url=https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/lgbt/malta-launches-strategy-and-action-plan-for-lgbtiq-equality-with-94-new-measures/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=Lovin Malta |date=18 May 2023}}{{cite news |title=Malta enacts landmark law introducing non-binary option on birth certificates |url=https://gcn.ie/malta-non-binary-birth-certificates/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=GCN |date=13 September 2024 |language=en}} In addition, Buttigieg has supported looser restrictions on abortion, especially when woman are experiencing complications during pregnancy, which she has stated gives prospective mothers "peace of mind".{{cite news |last1=Magri |first1=Giulia |title=New abortion amendments a 'step in the right direction': Rebecca Buttigieg |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/new-abortion-amendments-step-right-direction-rebecca-buttigieg.1040196 |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=Times of Malta |date=26 June 2023 |language=en-gb}}{{cite news |title=Malta to amend strict anti-abortion laws |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/malta-to-amend-strict-anti-abortion-laws/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=POLITICO |date=16 November 2022}}

In January 2025, Buttigieg was named a European Young Leader by Friends of Europe.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=27 January 2025 |title=Rebecca Buttiġieġ listed among Europe's 40 distinguished young personalities |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/rebecca-buttigieg-listed-among-europe-40-personalities.1104292 |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Rebecca Buttigieg named among European Young Leaders |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/133345/rebecca_buttigieg_named_among_european_young_leaders |access-date=10 April 2025 |website=MaltaToday.com.mt |language=en}}

Personal life

Buttigieg graduated from the University of Malta with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations, and graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2015 with a Master of Science degree in Global Crime, Justice and Security.{{cite web |title=Parliamentary Secretary |url=https://stopviolence.gov.mt/en/Pages/Ministry/Parliamentary-Secretary.aspx |website=Commission on Domestic Violence |publisher=Government of Malta |access-date=20 November 2022}}

Buttigieg and her husband, Andrea, have one daughter, born in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Galea |first=Charlene |date=20 May 2025 |title='A New Chapter': MP Rebecca Buttigieg Welcomes Baby Girl Valentina |url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/a-new-chapter-mp-rebecca-buttigieg-welcomes-baby-girl-valentina/ |access-date=9 April 2025 |website=Lovin Malta |language=en-GB}}

Rebecca Buttigieg

Career

Personal life

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