Mario Marco

Background

He is the son of former President Guido de Marco and is the current deputy leader for parliamentary affairs of the Nationalist Party.

Education

De Marco studied at Street Aloysius" College and at Cambridge University, United Kingdom, where he graduated in International commercial law.

Career

As well as specializing in Commercial Law he also specialized in Fundamental Human Rights. He is Commercial Law lecturer at the University of Malta. In the 2003-2008 parliamentary term, he was nominated as Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee in the House of Representatives.

In January 2012, he was appointed Minister responsible for Environment, Toirism and Culture.

In the March 2013 general election he was re-elected to parliament and was made the Nationalist deputy leader for parliamentary affairs in May that year.

Achievements

• While there he was nominated a Commonwealth Scholar for Academic Achievement.

Membership

He is also a member of the Parliamentary Committee for European and Foreign Affairs. Following the March 2008 general election, he was appointed as member of the Cabinet, as Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, within Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi"s office.