Dom Mintoff

Domenico Mintoff, KUOM (Maltese: Duminku Mintoff; often called il-Perit, "the Architect"; 6 August 1916 – 20 August 2012)^[1] was a Maltese Socialist politician, architect, and engineer. He was leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, and was 8th Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and from 1971 to 1984.^[2]

The Honourable Dom Mintoff KUOM
8th Prime Minister of Malta
In office 21 June 1971 – 22 December 1984
Monarch	Elizabeth II
President	Anthony Mamo Anton Buttigieg Albert Hyzler (Acting) Agatha Barbara
Governor-General	Maurice Henry Dorman Anthony Mamo
Preceded by	Giorgio Borg Olivier
Succeeded by	Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
In office 11 March 1955 – 26 April 1958
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Robert Laycock
Preceded by	Giorgio Borg Olivier
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Personal details
Born	6 August 1916 Bormla, Malta
Died	20 August 2012(2012-08-20) (aged 96) Tarxien, Malta
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Moyra de Vere Bentinck ​ ​ (m. 1947; died 1997)​
Children	Anne Yana

His tenure as Prime Minister has been seen with mixed views because he helped create better living conditions of the Maltese people^[3][4][5] but saw a rise in authoritarianism and political violence.^[6][7][8]

Mintoff was taken to hospital on 18 July 2012.^[9] He was later discharged on 4 August and spent his 96th birthday at home in Tarxien.^[10][11] He died there sixteen days later on 20 August 2012.^[12]