Tonio Borg

Tonio Borg
Borg in 2010
European Commissioner for Health
In office
1 July 2013 – 1 November 2014
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byHimself (Health and Consumer Policy)
Succeeded byVytenis Andriukaitis (Health and Food Safety)
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
In office
28 November 2012 – 1 July 2013
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byMaroš Šefčovič (Acting)
Succeeded byHimself (Health)
Neven Mimica (Consumer Protection)
Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
In office
23 March 2004 – 28 November 2012
Prime MinisterLawrence Gonzi
Preceded byLawrence Gonzi
Succeeded byLouis Grech
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
12 March 2008 – 28 November 2012
Prime MinisterLawrence Gonzi
Preceded byMichael Frendo
Succeeded byFrancis Zammit Dimech
Minister of Justice
In office
15 April 2003 – 12 March 2008
Prime MinisterEddie Fenech Adami
Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded byAustin Gatt
Succeeded byCarmelo Mifsud Bonnici
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
8 September 1998 – 12 March 2008
Prime MinisterEddie Fenech Adami
Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded byAlfred Sant
Succeeded byCarmelo Mifsud Bonnici
In office
17 April 1995 – 28 October 1996
Prime MinisterEddie Fenech Adami
Preceded byLouis Galea
Succeeded byAlfred Sant
Personal details
Born (1957-05-12) 12 May 1957 (age 67)
Floriana, Malta
Political partyNationalist Party
SpouseAdele Galea
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Malta

Tonio Borg (born 12 May 1957) is a conservative Maltese politician who served as the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy replacing John Dalli as member of the College of the European Commission in the second Barroso Commission.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Official: Tonio Borg nominated European Commissioner - to stay on as minister until confirmation process is concluded". Times of Malta. 20 October 2012.
  2. ^ "European Humanist Federation - Opposing Tonio Borg's nomination as EU Commissioner". humanistfederation.eu.
  3. ^ "Factsheet". www.catholicsforchoice.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-19.