Owen Bonnici
Name: Hon. Owen Bonnici
Years active: 2008 -
Party: The Labour Party
Address: Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Justice within the Office of the Prime Minister.
Roles
Member of: Public Accounts Committee
- Parliamentary Secretary for Justice 2013-
- Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government 2014-
Education
Dr Bonnici is an Advocate by profession. He furthered his studies by obtaining a diploma in Canonical Jurisprudence (2005) from the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Tribunal. He is also a Teaching Associate within the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta.
History
Dr Bonnici was first elected to Parliament in 2008 from the third electoral district, which is made up of the residents of the towns of Fgura, Marsascala and Zejtun. After serving as Opposition Spokesperson for Youth and Culture and subsequently for Higher Education, University, Research and Culture, he was handsomely elected in the 2013 general election. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat appointed him Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Justice.
Prior to his election to Parliament he served on the Local Council of Marsascala for five years, first as a Councillor and then as Deputy Mayor, and as an elected member of the Labour Executive Council (2004-2008). He also participated in a number of conferences and seminars on a European Union level, particularly on the issues of Culture and the Environment, and was elected, at the age of 23, by the Labour Party General Conference to contest the very first Euro-Parliamentary elections upon Malta's membership into the European Union.
