Francesco Buhagiar
Francesco Buhagiar ( born September 7, 1876 in Qrendi, Malta, † June 27, 1934 in St. Julian's, Malta) was a Maltese judge and former prime minister.
The study of law at the Royal University of Malta, he graduated in 1901, earned his Doctor of Laws degree and then worked as a lawyer. As such, he soon became a recognized expert in civil and commercial law.
After the introduction of self-government law Dr Buhagiar 1921 and 1924, selected as representative of the " Unione Popolare Maltese " ( UPM ) in the Legislative Assembly. On October 13, 1922, he was appointed to succeed Dr. Alfredo Caruana Gatto justice minister in the cabinet of Joseph Howard.
Exactly one year later, on 13 October 1923, he was appointed as the successor to Howard for the second Prime Minister of Malta. After the failure of the coalition between the UPM and the Labour Party on January 2, 1924, he then formed a minority government until the dissolution of Parliament in April 1924. During this time, he served as Finance Minister and also Minister for the ports. Even as the UPM from the parliamentary election in June 1924 emerged with only 10 seats in the Legislative Assembly, Dr Buhagiar was asked to form the government. From June to 22 September 1924, he was again prime minister of a minority government.
On September 22, 1924, he resigned as Prime Minister and was replaced by Ugo Pasquale Mifsud. Then he was up to his death, Judge of the Supreme Court of Malta.
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- Biography on the website of the Maltese Government
- Biographical data in rulers.org
- Composition of the Maltese Parliament 1921-2003
Joseph Howard | Francesco Buhagiar | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | Gerald Strickland | Ugo Pasquale Mifsud | Paul Boffa | Enrico Mizzi | George Borġ Olivier | Dom Mintoff | George Borġ Olivier | Dom Mintoff | Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici | Edward Fenech Adami | Alfred Sant | Edward Fenech Adami | Lawrence Gonzi | Joseph Muscat
- Prime Minister (Malta )
- Finance Minister (Malta )
- Minister of Justice (Malta )
- Born 1876
- Died in 1934
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