Background
Frendo, Henry J. was born on August 29, 1948 in Sliema, Malta. Arrived in Australia, 1985. Son of Joseph S. and Josephine (Felice) Frendo.
Frendo, Henry J. was born on August 29, 1948 in Sliema, Malta. Arrived in Australia, 1985. Son of Joseph S. and Josephine (Felice) Frendo.
Bachelor, Royal University Malta, 1969. Bachelor with honors, Royal University Malta, 1970. Master of Arts in History, Royal University Malta, 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1976.
Editor Il-Hajja Daily Newspaper, Malta, 1970-1971. Assistant lecturer University malta, Valletta, 1972-1973. Commonwealth scholar University Oxford, United Kingdom, 1973-1976.
Lecturer University Malta, 1976-1978. Information officer United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, 1978-1979, desk officer, 1979-1981, representative Cairo, Geneva, 1982-1984, liaison officer, representative Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1984-1985. Consultant Australian National University, Canberra, 1985-1986.
Lecturer in politics La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1986-1988. Associate professor in history University Malta, 1988-1992, professor in history, since 1992. Geneva representative in coordinator of mass repatriation to Zimbabwe from Mozambique, Zambia, 1980.
Chairman Albania monitoring team on local democracy, Strasbourg, 1998. CLRAE rapporteur on North-South relations, 1996, rapporteur on local and regional government affairs in the United Kingdom, 1998. Chairman of Amsterdam-based European Cultural Foundation, Malta, 1993-1997.
Visiting lecturer Florence University, 1977. Guest professor Augsburg University, 1992. Visiting fellow Clare Hall, Cambridge University, 1996.
Fulbright fellow Loyola University, 2000.
Head of delegation Malta Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1994-1999. President Local Councils Association, Malta, 1994-1996. President College of Mayors, Malta, 1994-1998, Mayor of Attard, Malta, 1994-1998.
Chairman working group on local democracy in Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, Council of Europe, 1996-1999. Member Malta University History Society (vice president since 1995), International Society for Study of European Ideas, Association for Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.
Married Margaret Debono, December 20, 1973. Children: Juliana, Benjamin, Oliver.