Chris Said was born in Nadur, Gozo in 1970. He graduated from the University of Malta as Notary Public and Doctor of Laws and practiced law until he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in 2008.

 He was President of the Students’ Council during his sixth form years, President of MZPN (the Nationalist Party’s youth movement) in Gozo for almost a decade and was also involved in various other organisations. Amongst others, he headed the Gozo Football Association for almost ten years.

 Chris Said was elected for the first time on the Nadur Local Council in 1993. He served as Mayor of his hometown from 1999 to 2008. During his mayorship, Nadur was the first Maltese town to be awarded the European Destination of Excellence Award (EDEN). He was elected to Parliament for the first time in 2008 and was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Public Dialogue and Information within the Office of the Prime Minister. He spearheaded the reform of Local Government in Malta, re-constituted MEUSAC (the Malta-EU Steering Action Committee), and managed to place dialogue on government’s agenda. Barely two years into the legislature, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi entrusted Chris Said with more responsibilities, including Consumer Affairs, Competition and Industrial Relations. Chris Said successfully managed to ensure reductions in the prices of medicine and has drafted and introduced in Parliament a new bill setting up the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority.

On 6 January 2012, Chris Said was appointed Minister for Justice, Dialogue and the Family.

 He is married to Linda nee` Attard and they have three children, Anastasia, Andrea and Benjamin.