Fenech-Adami, Eddie

Fenech-Adami, Eddie

▪ Maltese political leader
in full  Edward Fenech-Adami 
born Feb. 7, 1934, Birkirkara, Malta

      Maltese political leader who twice served as prime minister of Malta (1987–96 and 1998–2004).

      After graduating from the University of Malta, Fenech-Adami practiced law beginning in 1959, and from 1962 to 1969 he was the editor of a weekly newspaper. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives (parliament) in 1962 and 1966 but was appointed to a seat in 1969 upon the death of a Nationalist Party member. He quickly gained influence in the Nationalist Party, and when he became its head in 1977, he implemented a program of reform. Beginning in 1977, he was the official leader of the opposition, and he also became influential in European Christian Democratic circles.

      After a period of rule by the socialist Malta Labour Party, in the 1987 elections the Nationalist Party won a majority in the parliament, and on May 12 Fenech-Adami became prime minister. He attempted to eliminate the polarization that divided Malta, initiate a policy of open government, and create a program of decentralization that would return power and responsibility to local councils. A promoter of private enterprise who was oriented toward Europe, he advocated seeking full membership in the European Union (EU), and in 1990 Malta submitted its application. Under Fenech-Adami the Nationalist Party was returned to power in the 1992 elections. The Nationalist Party lost control of the parliament to the Malta Labour Party in 1996 but returned to power two years later, and on Sept. 6, 1998, Fenech-Adami was again named prime minister. He then reactivated Malta's bid for membership in the EU, which had been frozen by the Labour government in 1996. Negotiations over Malta's accession to the EU were concluded in December 2002, and the country was formally admitted to the union on May 1, 2004.

      In April 2003 Fenech-Adami was confirmed once more as prime minister. In February 2004 he resigned his post as leader of the Nationalist Party, and the following month he resigned the premiership and his seat in parliament.

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