Robert Abela

Robert Abela
Official portrait, 2022
14th Prime Minister of Malta
Assumed office
13 January 2020
PresidentGeorge Vella
Myriam Spiteri Debono
DeputyChris Fearne
Preceded byJoseph Muscat
9th Leader of the Labour Party
Assumed office
12 January 2020
Preceded byJoseph Muscat
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
April 2022
ConstituencyDistrict 2
In office
June 2017 – March 2022
ConstituencyDistrict 6
Personal details
Born (1977-12-07) 7 December 1977 (age 46)
Sliema, Malta
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Lydia Abela Zerafa
(m. 2008)
Children1 daughter
RelativesGeorge Abela (father)
Margaret Abela (mother)
Alison Zerafa Civelli (sister-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Malta

Robert Abela KUOM (born 7 December 1977)[1] is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served as prime minister of Malta and leader of the Malta Labour Party since 2020. The son of former President George Abela, he was elected to Parliament in 2017. Abela was sworn in as prime minister following the resignation of Joseph Muscat on 13 January 2020.

  1. ^ Spiteri, Adrian (11 January 2020). "Who is Robert Abela?". tvm.com.mt. Retrieved 13 January 2020.