Tonio Borg
| Tonio Borg | |
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| European Commissioner for Health | |
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In office 1 July 2013 – 1 November 2014 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Himself (Health and Consumer Policy) |
| Succeeded by | Vytenis Andriukaitis (Health and Food Safety) |
| European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy | |
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In office 28 November 2012 – 1 July 2013 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Maroš Šefčovič (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Health) Neven Mimica (Consumer Protection) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Malta | |
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In office 23 March 2004 – 28 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Succeeded by | Simon Busuttil |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 March 2008 – 28 November 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Michael Frendo |
| Succeeded by | Francis Zammit Dimech |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 15 April 2003 – 12 March 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Eddie Fenech Adami Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Austin Gatt |
| Succeeded by | Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
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In office 8 September 1998 – 12 March 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Eddie Fenech Adami Lawrence Gonzi |
| Preceded by | Alfred Sant |
| Succeeded by | Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici |
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In office 17 April 1995 – 28 October 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Eddie Fenech Adami |
| Preceded by | Louis Galea |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Sant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 May 1957 Floriana, Malta |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Adele Galea |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Tonio Borg (born 12 May 1957) is a Maltese politician who was the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy replacing John Dalli as member of the College of the European Commission in the second Barroso Commission. Borg is ultra-conservative and a Roman Catholic.
Borg studied law at the University of Malta. As a university student he was active in the Maltese Christian Democrat Student organisation and a member of the University Students' Council. He was also a member of the youth section of the Nationalist Party holding various posts including that of President and Secretary General.
Borg graduated as a Doctor in Laws in 1979. He was called to the bar in 1980, practicing law for fifteen years, specialising in human rights cases. Between 1990 and 1995 he served as member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
Borg holds the post of lecturer in public law at the University of Malta.
He was also a Director of Mid-Med Bank (nowadays HSBC Bank Malta) between 1987 and 1992.
Borg was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 1992 general election in the interest of the Nationalist Party. During this period as a backbencher he was also member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (1992–95), board member of the Maltese Planning Authority (1992–95) and member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee between the European and Maltese parliaments (1992–95).
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