Background
Doctor Christian Cardona was born in 1972 and graduated as Notary Public and Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta.
Doctor Christian Cardona was born in 1972 and graduated as Notary Public and Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta.
In 2013 he became Malta"s Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business. Honorary He furthered his studies in International Maritime Law at the United Nations International Maritime Organisation where he obtained a first Class Masters degree in Shipping Law. Doctor Cardona is the author of the thesis entitled United Nations Commission on International Trade Law – A Maltese Perspective.
Christian Cardona was first elected to Parliament in 1996 and was re-elected in the 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013 general elections.
In 2008, he contested the post of Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs of the Labour Party. During the 2008 – 2013 legislature he served as the Labour Party main Spokesperson for the Industry, Self Employed and Foreign Investment.
In previous legislatures he even served as the Labour Party Spokesperson for Competition, Communication and Information Technology. Doctor Cardona also served as a member in the Malta European Union Parliamentary Committee during the negotiation process of Malta’s application to join the European Union as a full member.
He is a Member of Parliament for the Maltese Labour Party.