Dolores Cristina

Dolores Cristina
Minister for Education and Employment
In office
6 January 2012 – 10 March 2013
Minister for Education, Employment and Family
In office
9 February 2010 – 6 January 2012
Minister for Education and Culture
In office
11 March 2008 – 9 February 2010
Preceded by Louis Galea
Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity
In office
2004 – 11 March 2008
Personal details
Born (1949-01-10) 10 January 1949
Senglea
Political party Partit Nazzjonalista
Spouse(s) Victor Cristina
Children Liliana
Marilena
Alessandro
Anthony.

Dolores Cristina (born January 10, 1949[1]) is a former Maltese politician who served in a number of ministerial positions under a number of Nationalist Governments.

Early life and education

Cristina was born in Senglea. She graduated from the Royal University of Malta with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) degree in 1971 and held teaching posts in History and English at Secondary and Post-Secondary levels.[1]

Political career

Cristina, a member of the Nationalist Party, stood as a candidate in the 1996 general election. She briefly became Mayor of Swieqi in April 1998 before being elected to Parliament from the 10th District in the September 1998 general election.[1]

Cristina was re-elected to Parliament from the 9th District in the April 2003 general election. Subsequently she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry of Social Policy, with a special focus on Social Housing and Gender Equality. She was later appointed as Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity in a cabinet reshuffle on 23 March 2004, with a portfolio including Social Policy, Family Policy, Child Policy, Solidarity Services, Social Security, Social Housing and Equality.[1]

After the Nationalist victory in the March 2008 general election, Cristina was appointed as Minister for Education and Culture, replacing the unelected former Minister Louis Galea.[2]

Dolores Cristina acted as the President of Malta on 19 March 2013. She assumed this role in absence of The President of Malta, H.E. Dr.George Abela, when the latter led a delegation to the Vatican City, to assist to the Papal inauguration of Pope Francis.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Page at Maltese Department of Information website.
  2. ↑ "New Cabinet sworn in", Times of Malta, March 12, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Dolores Cristina to be acting President next week", Times of Malta, March 12, 2008.
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