Edward Fenech Adami
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Edward Fenech Adami KUOM |
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| 7th President of Malta | |
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In office 4 April 2004 – 4 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Guido de Marco |
| Succeeded by | George Abela |
| 10th Prime Minister of Malta | |
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In office 6 September 1998 – 23 March 2004 |
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| President |
Ugo Mifsud Bonnici Guido de Marco |
| Preceded by | Alfred Sant |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Gonzi |
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In office 12 May 1987 – 28 October 1996 |
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| President |
Paul Xuereb Ċensu Tabone Ugo Mifsud Bonnici |
| Preceded by | Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Sant |
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7 February 1934 Birkirkara, British Malta |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Fenech Adami |
| Children | John Beppe Michael Maria Luigi |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Malta |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Website | http://eddiefenechadami.org/ |
Edoardo “Eddie” Fenech Adami, KUOM, (born 7 February 1934) is a Maltese statesman and Nationalist politician who served as Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004. Subsequently he was the seventh President of Malta from 2004 to 2009. He led his party to win five general elections, in 1981, 1987, 1992, 1998 and 2003. Staunchly pro-European, Fenech Adami is the longest serving Maltese prime minister since Malta's independence, and was fundamental for Malta's accession to the European Union.
Originally a lawyer, Fenech Adami was co-opted Member of Parliament (MP) in 1969. He served in a number of senior party positions, including president of the Administrative and General Councils, and was elected to succeed Dr Giorgio Borġ Olivier as party leader. From April 1977 onwards, Fenech Adami led the Nationalist opposition in a campaign of civil disobedience against the Mintoff and Mifsud Bonnici administrations of the late seventies and eighties, focusing on a message of respect for democratic principles and human rights.
Upon moving into Auberge de Castille in 1987, Fenech Adami began a policy of national reconciliation, initiating a series of political and economic reforms intended to open up the economy, reverse high unemployment and the islands' problems following sixteen years of socialist policies. His political ideology and economic policies highlighted deregulation, more flexible labour markets, the overhaul of the country's physical infrastructure and the privatisation of state-owned companies. The legal and business structures were also overhauled and trade liberalised. The communications, financial services and banking sectors were deregulated or privatised. Malta also began a period of integration with the EU, formally applying for membership in 1990.
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