Marlene Farrugia

Marlene Farrugia
Leader of the Democratic Party
In office
21 October 2016 – 21 August 2017[1]
Succeeded byAnthony Buttigieg
Member of Parliament
In office
10 May 2008 – 20 February 2022
Personal details
Born (1966-07-24) 24 July 1966 (age 58)
Żurrieq, State of Malta
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Party (2016-2019)
Labour Party (2003-2016)
Nationalist Party (1996-2003)
SpouseJeffrey Pullicino Orlando (divorced)
Domestic partnerGodfrey Farrugia
Children3
ResidenceQrendi
Alma materUniversity of Malta
OccupationPolitician, Dentist

Marlene Farrugia (born 24 July 1966) is a Maltese former Member of Parliament and former leader of the Democratic Party. Previously she had been a member of the Nationalist Party, with whom she contested the General Elections in 1996 and 1998, and the Labour Party, with whom she was elected in 2008 and 2013, before resigning in 2015.[2] She formed the Democratic Party in 2016,[3] but left it in 2019.

  1. ^ "Marlene Farrugia resigns from Partit Demokratiku leader - the Malta Independent".
  2. ^ Dalli, Miriam (17 November 2015). "Marlene Farrugia tenders resignation from Labour and environment committee". Maltatoday. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Marlene Farrugia is temporary leader of new Democratic Party". Times of Malta. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.