Keith Schembri

Keith Schembri
Chief of Staff (OPM)
In office
11 March 2013 – 26 November 2019
Prime MinisterJoseph Muscat
Preceded byEdgar Galea Curmi
Succeeded byMark Farrugia
Personal details
Born (1975-07-26) 26 July 1975 (age 49)
Cospicua, Malta
Political partyPartit Laburista
SpouseJosette Schembri Vella
Children2
Occupation
  • Political strategist
  • businessman

Keith Schembri (born in Cospicua, 26 July 1975) is Maltese businessman and political strategist who served as chief of staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat from 11 March 2013 to 26 November 2019. Schembri resigned in relation to the murder investigation of Daphne Caruana Galizia and in course of the political crises in Malta.[1] The crisis also led to unprecedented protests in Malta, which called for Schembri's resignation.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Keith Schembri resigns as OPM Chief of Staff". Times of Malta. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ Clapp, Alexander (11 December 2019). "The prime minister and the murdered journalist: inside Malta, a nation on the brink". 1843 Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Micallef, Keith (20 November 2019). "Opposition walks out of Parliament over PM's failure to dismiss Schembri, Mizzi". Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.