Department of Information

04th February, 2012

MRS. GIOVANNA DEBONO, B.A. (Educ.), M.P.

Mrs. Giovanna Debono was born in Victoria, Gozo, on the 25th November 1956, daughter of the late Coronato Attard, also member of Parliament from1965 to 1987 and Anna née Tabone.

She obtained a B.A. (Educ) degree from the University of Malta and worked as a teacher between 1981 and 1987 with the Education Department in Malta.

In 1987, Mrs. Debono contested the general elections for the first time in the interests of the Nationalist Party, and was elected to Parliament. She has been continuously re-elected as a Member of Parliament since then.

On 17^th April, 1995, she was assigned the duties as Parliamentary Secretary for Family Affairs within the Ministry for Social Policy. She has been occupying the post of Minister for Gozo since September 1998 and is a member of the Political Bureau of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) as well as Vice-President of the Islands Commission (CPMR).

The Minister for Gozo is responsible for the specific needs of Gozo, to improve and promote the economic, social and cultural development of Gozo, whilst protecting the environment and the cultural identity of the island.

Giovanna Debono is married to Anthony and they have a son Noel, and a daughter Anna.

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