Joe Giglio
Joe Giglio | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Malta for District 9 and District 10 | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member constituency |
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| Born | 1967 Sliema, Malta |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | Jeannine Giglio |
| Children | 4 |
Joseph Giglio is a Maltese lawyer and politician who has served in the Parliament of Malta since 2022, representing District 9 and District 10 as a member of the Nationalist Party.[1][2] Giglio is the Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Capital projects and is a Nationalist Party spokesman. Giglio was briefly considered for leadership of the Nationalist Party against incumbent leader Bernard Grech in April 2022.[3]
Legal career
[edit]Joseph Giglio is one of Malta's leading lawyers. His area of speciality is criminal law, having worked in the field for over 25 years.
He is a senior partner as well as a Director at a local legal company where he heads the criminal law Department that specialises in corporate and vicarious liability.
Joseph Giglio is also a lecturer in Criminal Procedure at the University of Malta where he is often invited to address various seminars and take part in talks focusing on criminal law.[4] Through his legal experience, he provides his students with the necessary guidance, knowledge and insight to criminal proceedings, in order to enable them to be better prepared when they participate in criminal law moot court cases.[5]
Political career
[edit]Joseph Giglio has been a member of the Parliament of Malta since 2022 where he previously served as Shadow Minister for Home Affairs.
A former lawyer for Pilatus Bank, Giglio came under controversy when, in a June 2022 interview, he criticized a whistleblower who had exposed a corruption scandal by Pilatus Bank in 2018;[6][7][8][9]
Since January 2024, he is now serving as Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Capital projects.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Joe Giglio MP". Parliament of Malta. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Bonnici, Julian (2022-04-16). "Here's The Final List Of All Of Malta's MPs". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Meilak, Nicole (24 April 2022). "Nationalist Party kicks off process to elect new leader". Malta Today. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ "Who's Who in Malta: Meet Joseph Giglio – Senior Partner at LexPractis Legal". whoswho.mt. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Dr Joseph Giglio attends ELSA event – Moot Court Competition – LexPractis". Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ this scandal had ultimately led to the resignation of Joseph Muscat, the then-prime minister of Malta.
- ^ "NGO Repubblika calls out PN's home affairs spokesperson, former Pilatus Bank lawyer, Joe Giglio". World News. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Fsadni, Ranier (June 16, 2022). "Joe Giglio's papal bull". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Delia, Julian (June 14, 2022). "Desperate grandstanding: PN's dismissal of civil society". The Shift. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ Cordina, John Paul (13 January 2024). "Grech carries out extensive shadow cabinet reshuffle".
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