Clayton Bartolo
MP Clayton Bartolo | |
|---|---|
 Bartolo in 2022 | |
| Member of the Maltese Parliament | |
| Minister for Tourism | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1987 Pieta |
| Political party | Labour Party (Malta) (national) Socialists & Democrats (European) |
| Spouse | Amanda Muscat |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
Clayton Bartolo (born 2 June 1987) is a Maltese (Labour Party) politician and the Minister for Tourism in Prime Minister Robert Abela's cabinet in early 2020.[1]
He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Malta in June 2017.[2]
Controversy
[edit]An investigation by Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi found that Bartolo, together with fellow Minister Clint Camilleri, breached the ministerial code of ethics through a consultancy contract they gave Amanda Muscat, at the time, Minister Bartolo’s girlfriend and personal secretary.
Commissioner Azzopardi found that following the start of the extramarital relationship between Minister Bartolo and Amanda Muscat in 2020 – then his private secretary – the latter was promoted to a much higher grade as policy consultant, a position for which she was not qualified for
In further embarrassing conclusions, the Commissioner established that despite her supposed move to the Gozo ministry, Amanda Muscat never worked at Clint Camilleri’s Ministry and never wrote a single consultancy report for which she was supposedly engaged.
Instead, the Commissioner found that Muscat continued to work at Clayton Bartolo’s ministry as his private secretary but received her salary from the Gozo ministry.[3]
Bartolo and Camilleri, who are close allies of Prime Minister Robert Abela have refused to resign. Prime Minister Abela has also defended them and made it clear that he won't ask for their resignation.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "These are Robert Abela's ministers and parliamentary secretaries". Times of Malta. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Hon. Clayton Bartolo MP". Parliament of Malta. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Two ministers abused power by giving girlfriend lucrative job she didn't do". Times of Malta. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "PN MPs: 'Stop lying about us to shift attention from pay scandal'". Times of Malta. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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