Austin Gatt (born July 29, 1953) is Minister for Investment, Industry and IT of Malta. July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ...

He studied at the University of Malta where, in 1975, he graduated as Doctor of Law. He has been involved in politics since 1976 when he was responsible for the Nationalist Party Electoral Office. In 1988 he was elected Secretary General of the Nationalist Party and held the post until 1997. The University of Malta is the highest teaching institution in the Republic of Malta. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternate uses, see J.D. (disambiguation) J.D. is an abbreviation for the Latin Juris Doctor, also called a Doctor of Law or Doctorate of Jurisprudence, and is the law degree typically awarded by an accredited U.S. law school after successfully completing three years... Politics is the process by which individuals or relatively small groups attempt to exert influence over the actions of an organization. ... The Nationalist Party or Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) is a Maltese political party. ... The Nationalist Party or Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) is a Maltese political party. ...

Gatt first stood as a Nationalist Party candidate in the 1996 general elections when he was elected. After the 1998 general elections he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and after a few months, in March 1999, promoted to Minister of Justice and Local Government. After the 2003 elections he was appointed Minister of Investments and IT with Industry being added to his portfolio in 2004 after the resignation of John Dalli from Cabinet. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

He is married to Marisa Zammit-Maempel and they have two sons.