President of Malta

The President of Malta (Maltese: President ta' Malta) is the head of state of Malta. The President is appointed by a resolution of the House of Representatives of Malta for a five-year term, taking an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution.^[2]

President of Malta President ta' Malta
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Myriam Spiteri Debono since 4 April 2024
Style	His/Her Excellency
Residence	San Anton Palace
Appointer	House of Representatives
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Anthony Mamo
Formation	13 December 1974
Salary	61,700 € / annually[1]
Website	https://president.gov.mt/

The President of Malta also resides directly or indirectly in all three branches of the state. They are part of Parliament and responsible for the appointment of the judiciary. They also help appoint the Prime Minister.^[3]

List of presidents

Status

  Denotes Acting President

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)		Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office
1	Sir Anthony Mamo (1909–2008)		13 December 1974	27 December 1976	–		Independent	Dom Mintoff
2	Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983)		27 December 1976	27 December 1981	–		Labour Party	Mintoff
–	Albert Hyzler (1916–1993)		27 December 1981	15 February 1982	–		Labour Party	Mintoff
3	Agatha Barbara (1923–2002)		15 February 1982	15 February 1987	–		Labour Party	Mintoff Mifsud Bonnici
–	Paul Xuereb (1923–1994)		15 February 1987	4 April 1989	–		Labour Party	Mifsud Bonnici Fenech Adami
4	Ċensu Tabone (1913–2012)		4 April 1989	4 April 1994	–		Nationalist Party	Fenech Adami
5	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932)		4 April 1994	4 April 1999	–		Nationalist Party	Fenech Adami Sant Fenech Adami
6	Guido de Marco (1931–2010)		4 April 1999	4 April 2004	–		Nationalist Party	Fenech Adami Gonzi
7	Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934)		4 April 2004	4 April 2009	–		Nationalist Party	Gonzi
8	George Abela (born 1948)		4 April 2009	4 April 2014	2009		Labour Party	Gonzi Muscat
9	Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (born 1958)		4 April 2014	4 April 2019	2014		Labour Party	Muscat
10	George Vella (born 1942)		4 April 2019	4 April 2024	2019		Labour Party	Muscat, Abela
11	Myriam Spiteri Debono (born 1952)		4 April 2024	Incumbent	2024		Labour Party	Abela

Living former heads of state

As of 5 January 2023^[update] there were four living former Maltese Heads of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici	1994–1999	President of Malta	(1932-11-08) 8 November 1932 (age 92)
	Eddie Fenech Adami	2004–2009	President of Malta	(1934-02-07) 7 February 1934 (age 91)
	George Abela	2009–2014	President of Malta	(1948-04-22) 22 April 1948 (age 77)
	Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca	2014–2019	President of Malta	(1958-12-07) 7 December 1958 (age 66)
	George Vella	2019–2024	President of Malta	(1942-04-24) 24 April 1942 (age 83)