Maltese Government 2013–2017

The Maltese Government 2013–2017 was the Government of Malta from 11 March 2013 till 1 May 2017. The Maltese government is elected through a General Election for a five-year term (projected dissolution was 10 March 2018). The Head of Government was Joseph Muscat.^[1][2] On 1 May 2017, whilst speaking during a Labour Party mass meeting, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced a snap general election for 3 June 2017, a year before the end of his term.^[3]

Maltese Government 2013–2017
21st Cabinet of Malta
Incumbent
Date formed	11 March 2013
Date dissolved	1 May 2017
People and organisations
Head of state	George Abela (2013–2014) Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (2014–2017)
Head of government	Joseph Muscat
Total no. of members	16
Member party	Labour Party
Opposition party	Nationalist Party
Opposition leader	Lawrence Gonzi (2013) Simon Busuttil (2013–2017)
History
Election	2013 general election
Predecessor	Maltese Government 2008–2013
Successor	Maltese Government 2017–2022

Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Joseph Muscat	11 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of European Affairs	Louis Grech	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business	Christian Cardona	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Education and Employment	Evarist Bartolo	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister [4][5][6]	Konrad Mizzi	28 April 2016	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Energy and Health	Konrad Mizzi	29 March 2014	28 April 2016		Labour
Minister for Energy and Water Conservation	Konrad Mizzi	13 March 2013	29 March 2014		Labour
Minister for Health	Godfrey Farrugia	13 March 2013	29 March 2014		Labour
	Chris Fearne	28 April 2016	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change	Leo Brincat	13 March 2013	28 April 2016		Labour
	José Herrera	28 April 2016	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Family and Social Solidarity	Marie Louise Coleiro Preca	13 March 2013	29 March 2014		Labour
	Michael Farrugia	29 March 2014	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Finance	Edward Scicluna	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Foreign Affairs	George Vella	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Gozo	Anton Refalo	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy	Manuel Mallia	28 April 2016	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Home Affairs and National Security	Manuel Mallia	13 March 2013	9 December 2014		Labour
	Carmelo Abela	9 December 2014	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government	Owen Bonnici	29 March 2014	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties	Helena Dalli	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Tourism	Karmenu Vella	13 March 2013	29 March 2014		Labour
	Edward Zammit Lewis	29 March 2014	1 May 2017		Labour
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	Joe Mizzi	13 March 2013	1 May 2017		Labour

See also

• List of Maltese governments
• Maltese Government 2008–2013