Hon. Dr Miriam Dalli
Dr Miriam Dalli was appointed Minister
for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development in
November 2020. She is responsible for the country’s energy agenda, supporting
businesses and pushing Malta’s aims under the Sustainable Development Goals.
Her vision is to
align the islands’ economic success with the concept of sustainability. Her aim
is to attract new types of investment, sustain new economies and incentivise
the green economy. Her work is geared towards the attainment of carbon
neutrality by 2050 and the implementation of the UN’s established Sustainable
Development Goals.
Miriam Dalli served as a Member of the
European Parliament between May 2014 and October 2020, on behalf of the Labour
Party. She served as a member of the Environment,
Public Health and Food Safety Committee, the Committee on Civil Liberties,
Justice and Home Affairs and the Delegation to the EU Parliamentary Assembly
for the Mediterranean.
Dr Dalli first contested the
European Elections in 2014 and has never ceased to
promote sustainability.
As vice-chair of the Socialists and Democrats, she was responsible for the Group’s position on the European Green Deal. She
pushed for policies that ensure competitiveness and sustainability in the
various economic sectors. Amongst other work, Miriam Dalli spearheaded the EU’s
regulation on redcuing CO2 emmissions from cars and vans, and worked on the
EU’s position on sinigle-use plastics and pesticides.
Miriam Dalli
successfully completed her Doctorate of Law at the University of Malta and she
obtained a first class degree in her LL.B. course which leads to the conferment
of Bachelor of Laws. She is a Communications graduate (University of Malta,
1998) and she obtained an MA in European Studies (University of Malta, 2003)
and an MBA (University of Malta, 2001).