Silvio Schembri
| Silvio Schembri | |
|---|---|
 Member of Parliament (2013-present) | |
| Born |
21 May 1985 Luqa, Malta |
| Residence | Luqa, Malta |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Website | silvioschembri.com |
Silvio Schembri (born 21 May 1985) is a Maltese politician and academic currently serving as a Member of Parliament[1] on the Labour Party ticket.[2]
Silvio Schembri was born in Luqa, the second child among four siblings. His father John Schembri has been occupying the office of Mayor of Luqa since 2001. Silvio is married to lawyer Deandra Schembri from Qormi whom he wed in July 2012. They currently have one son, Zak, born in June 2014. Schembri is a Roman Catholic.
Education
Hon. Schembri attained a master's degree in Economy right after graduating with a Bachelors of Honours in Economics from the University of Malta. Prior to attending the University, Silvio studied at the Junior College following St Augustine College as a secondary education and Luqa Primary School respectively.
Professional career
Silvio Schembri has recently been appointed as chairman of the Responsible Gaming Foundation Malta, an independent institution which was set up with the scope of helping, educating and preventing problems related to gambling. He accepted the responsibility on a voluntary basis.[2] As a Member of Parliament, Hon. Schembri also chairs the parliamentary committee for economic and financial affairs. Presently he works as an advisor for the Economy Affairs Ministry and lectures Economics studies at the University of Malta.
Silvio Schembri was a founding member and general manager of GAL XLOKK foundation. GAL XLOKK was officially recognised as a Local Action Group responsible to implement the Leader Programme in Malta aimed to improve the development potential of rural areas focusing on bringing together the different public and private local actors.
Political biography and achievements
At the age of 27 Hon Schembri was elected to parliament on the Labour ticket, for the first time on March 2013. Silvio contested the local council elections for Luqa on the Labour Party ticket, where at the age of 18, he became Malta’s youngest Councillor. While studying at Junior College, Schembri was president of the PULSE JC movement (Social Democratic Students of Malta), president of the Students’ Council, Public Relations Officer of the General Workers’ Union Youths’ Section (largest trade union in Malta) and Education Secretary at the Luqa Labour Party Local Committee.
Election 2013
Silvio Schembri was elected in Parliament after obtaining 2,823 first count votes from the sixth district in the 2013 general election.
References
- ↑ "Cabinet: Members of Parliament". Parlament. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Silvio Schembri appointed chairman of Responsible Gaming Foundation". Times of Malta. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "Hon. Silvio Schembri MP". Parliament of Malta. Retrieved 7 April 2016.