Agatha Barbara | |
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| 3rd President of Malta | |
| In office 15 February 1982 – 15 February 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
| Preceded by | Albert Hyzler (Acting); Anton Buttigieg |
| Succeeded by | Paul Xuereb (Acting); Ċensu Tabone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1923 Żabbar, Malta |
| Died | 4 February 2002 (aged 78) Żabbar, Malta |
| Resting place | Żabbar Cemetery |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Awards |  Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit Malta Self-Government Re-introduction Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Medal Malta Independence Fiftieth Anniversary Medal Order of the Balkan Mountains 1st Class Order of the National Flag 1st Class Nishan-e-Pakistan |
Agatha Barbara, KUOM (11 March 1923 – 4 February 2002)[1] was a Maltese politician, having served as a Labour Member of Parliament and Minister. She was the first woman to serve as president of Malta, and remains the longest-serving woman Member of Parliament in Maltese political history.