George Pullicino

March 12, 1964

As a Nationalist Party candidate, Pullicino unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election before being elected to the House of Representatives of Malta in the 1996 general election. He was re-elected in the September 1998 general election. Following the 1998 election, in which the Nationalist Party returned to power, Pullicino was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs. He was subsequently named as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Environment in March 2002. Pullicino was appointed as Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment after the April 2003 general election, with a portfolio that included the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors, Rural Development, the Environment and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration ). Pullicino was retained in his position in the March 2004 Cabinet reshuffle with a portfolio that was expanded to include implementation of a Waste Management Strategy for the Maltese Islands.

George Pullicino

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Education

He finished his education at the as an architect and specialising in urban planning.

Career

As a Nationalist Party candidate, Pullicino unsuccessfully contested the 1992 general election before being elected to the House of Representatives of Malta in the 1996 general election. He was re-elected in the September 1998 general election. Following the 1998 election, in which the Nationalist Party returned to power, Pullicino was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs.

He was subsequently named as Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry for Home Affairs and the Environment in March 2002.

Pullicino was appointed as Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment after the April 2003 general election, with a portfolio that included the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors, Rural Development, the Environment and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration ). Pullicino was retained in his position in the March 2004 Cabinet reshuffle with a portfolio that was expanded to include implementation of a Waste Management Strategy for the Maltese Islands.

Achievements

Following the March 2008 general election, which the Nationalists won by a narrow margin, Pullicino was retained in his post, but the Malta Environmental Planning Authority (Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration ) was retained by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi.

Membership

Currently he is serving as a Nationalist Member of Parliament.

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