Hon. Michael Farrugia M.D., M.P.
Hon.
Michael Farrugia graduated as a medical doctor in 1982 and is specialised in
family medicine. He worked as a general practitioner first in the NHS and then
in the private sector. He is an active volunteer in the sports sector and more
recently in the culture sector.
Hon.
Michael Farrugia was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1992 and in all
subsequent elections. As from April 2014 he was appointed Minister for the Family
and Social Solidarity.
He also
served as Minister of Health, Elderly Care and Family Affairs during 1996 and
1998.
Between
2013 and 2014 was Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister,
responsible for Planning and Simplification of Administrative Processes.
Hon. Farrugia was also a member of the parliamentary delegation to the Council of
Europe and an active member of its Social Affairs Committee. Between 1998 and
2011, he served in the Maltese Parliament’s Social Affairs Committee and was a
Labour Party representative in the Parliament’s Select Committee on IVF. For a
number of years Hon. Farrugia was an active member of the European Health
Academy, a think-tank group.
In Opposition, Hon. Farrugia served as Main Spokesperson for Health, Elderly Care,
Social Security, Social Welfare, Housing, ETC, Cooperatives, Consumers,
Communications, IT and the Sustainable Development of the North of Malta.
From
2014 till 2017 Hon. Michael Farrugia is Minister for the Family and Social
Solidarity, where he is responsible for Families, Children, The Elderly, Persons
with Disability, Social Housing, Social Welfare and other related matters.
On
9th June 2017 the Hon. Michael Farrugia was appointed Minister for
Home Affairs and National Security, where he is responsible for Defence, Armed
Forces, Police, Immigration, Airport Security, Correctional Services, Probation
and Parole and Civil Protection.
On
the 15th January 2020 the Hon. Michael Farrugia has been appointed as
Minister for Energy and Water Management, where he is responsible for Enemalta,
Water Services Corporation, Enemed, REWS, Energy and Water Agency, MOBC and
ARMS.