Christian Cardona

The Honourable
Christian Cardona
MP
Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business
Assumed office
11 March 2013
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Party Affairs
Assumed office
12 June 2016
Preceded by Konrad Mizzi
Personal details
Political party Labour Party
Alma mater University of Malta
International Maritime Organization
Website

Christian Cardona is a Maltese politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament for the Maltese Labour Party. In 2013 he became Malta's Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business.[1]

Hon. Dr. Christian Cardona was born in 1972 and graduated as Notary Public and Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta. He furthered his studies in International Maritime Law at the United Nations International Maritime Organisation where he obtained a first Class Masters degree in Shipping Law. Dr. Cardona is the author of the thesis entitled United Nations Commission on International Trade Law – A Maltese Perspective.

Christian Cardona was first elected to Parliament in 1996 and was re-elected in the 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013 general elections. In 2008, he contested the post of Deputy Leader for Parliamentary Affairs of the Labour Party. In 2013, he has been elected by the Labour Party's delegates as Deputy Leader for Party Affairs.

During the 2008 – 2013 legislature he served as the Labour Party main Spokesperson for the Industry, Self Employed and Foreign Investment. In previous legislatures he even served as the Labour Party Spokesperson for Competition, Communication and IT. Dr. Cardona also served as a member in the Malta EU Parliamentary Committee during the negotiation process of Malta’s application to join the European Union as a full member.

Prior to his appointment as Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business, Dr. Christian Cardona was a Senior Partner at law firm CV Advocates.

References

  1. ↑ "Cabinet: full list of ministries, parliamentary secretaries and responsibilities". Malta Today. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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