List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Malta
Twelve people have served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta since the office was established in 1964. Political parties Nationalist Party Labour Party

List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Malta

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Table Section Text: Twelve people have served as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta since the office was established in 1964. Political parties Nationalist Party Labour Party

Minister for Foreign Affairs	Term of Office	Political Party

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	No.	Took Office	Left Office

1	-	Giorgio Borġ Olivier (1911–1980)	21 September 1964	21 June 1971	Nationalist Party

2	-	Dom Mintoff (1916–2012)	21 June 1971	20 December 1981	Labour Party

3	-	Alex Sceberras Trigona (1950–)	20 December 1981	12 May 1987	Labour Party

4	-	Ċensu Tabone (1913–2012)	12 May 1987	16 March 1989	Nationalist Party

5	-	Eddie Fenech Adami (1934–)	16 March 1989	5 May 1990	Nationalist Party

6	-	Guido de Marco (1931–2010)	1st	5 May 1990	28 October 1996	Nationalist Party

7	-	George William Vella (1942–)	1st	29 October 1996	6 September 1998	Labour Party

(6)	-	Guido de Marco (1931–2010)	2nd	8 September 1998	24 March 1999	Nationalist Party

8	-	Joe Borg (1952–)	24 March 1999	23 March 2004	Nationalist Party

9	-	John Dalli (1948–)	23 March 2004	3 July 2004	Nationalist Party

10	-	Michael Frendo (1955–)	3 July 2004	12 March 2008	Nationalist Party

11	-	Tonio Borg (1957–)	12 March 2008	28 November 2012	Nationalist Party

12	-	Francis Zammit Dimech (1954–)	28 November 2012	13 March 2013	Nationalist Party

(7)	-	George William Vella (1942–)	2nd	13 March 2013	7 June 2017	Labour Party

13	-	Carmelo Abela (1972–)	7 June 2017	incumbent	Labour Party

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In June 2017, Carmelo Abela was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.

final_sentence: In June 2017, Carmelo Abela was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.