Biography

 

Her Excellency, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Former President of Malta

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca served as the ninth President of the Republic of Malta between 2014 and 2019.
Her nomination as President was, for the first time in the history of the Maltese National Parliament, approved unanimously by a parliamentary resolution of the House of Representatives taken on 1st April 2014, marking a development in the constitutional history of Malta. She took the oath of President of Malta on 4th April 2014.
At the age of 55 years, Coleiro Preca was the youngest President of the country, and is the second woman occupying the office of Head of State after 32 years.

Major Achievements

Soon after taking office, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca established a number of entities to nurture dialogue and to foster unity and a culture of positive peace among people. .