Francis Zammit Dimech

Francis Zammit Dimech
Member of the European Parliament
In office 24 June 2017 – 25 May 2019
Preceded by	Therese Comodini Cachia
Constituency	Malta
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta
In office 28 November 2012 – 13 March 2013
Prime Minister	Lawrence Gonzi
Preceded by	Tonio Borg
Succeeded by	George Vella
Minister for Tourism and Culture
In office 23 March 2004 – 12 March 2008
Prime Minister	Lawrence Gonzi
Minister for Tourism
In office 15 April 2003 – 23 March 2004
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
Minister for Resources and Infrastructure
In office 2002–2003
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
Minister for the Environment
In office 1998–2002
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
In office 1994–1996
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
Minister for Transport and Communications
In office 1992–1994
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Communications
In office 1990–1992
Prime Minister	Eddie Fenech Adami
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-23) 23 October 1954 (age 69) San Ġiljan, Malta
Political party	Malta: Nationalist Party European Union: European People's Party
Alma mater	University of Malta
Website	europa.eu franciszammitdimech.com

Francis Zammit Dimech (born 23 October 1954) is a Maltese politician who served in domestic Maltese politics as a member of the House of Representatives of Malta between 1987 and 2017 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 2017 till 2019. During his tenure within Maltese politics, Zammit Dimech held office as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Lawrence Gonzi from 28 November 2012, until the defeat of Gonzi's government in the 2013 Maltese general election.^[1] He previously held numerous other ministerial responsibilities including communications, infrastructure, tourism, culture, and environment. Before being appointed Foreign Affairs Minister he served as Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Prior to entering politics, Francis Zammit Dimech worked as a lawyer and broadcaster.