Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. 1933) is a former Labour Prime Minister of the Malta. He studied law at the University of Malta and is known to be an expert in industrial relations law. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of... The University of Malta is the highest teaching institution in the Republic of Malta. ...
In 1980 he was appointed Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party. In 1982 he was appointed Designate Leader, co-opted into Parliament and assigned the Ministry of Employment and Social Services. Later he was assigned the Ministry of Education, a responsibility he held until 1986. In 1984 he was sworn in as Prime Minister, thus becoming the first Prime Minister to be sworn in without actually standing for General Election. The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the year 1984. ...
Mifsud Bonnici lost the 1987 elections serving as Leader of the Opposition until 1992 when, following a second defeat, he resigned. He did not contest the 1996 elections. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
During the referendum campaign for the entry of the island into the European Union, he formed the CNI (Campaign for National Independence), and since then has opposed entry into the European Union and the ratification of the European Constitution. His motion to oppose the EU Constitution was rejected by the Malta Labour Party delegates in 2005. A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda - note though that referendums is more correct as referendum is the gerund of the Latin verb ad referre which therefore, formally, cannot be put into the plural) or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or... The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. ... The Malta Labour Party (MLP, Maltese: Partit Laburista) is a Maltese political party. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1984 he was sworn in as Prime Minister, thus becoming the first Prime Minister to be sworn in without actually standing for General Election.
MifsudBonnici lost the 1987 elections serving as Leader of the Opposition until 1992 when, following a second defeat, he resigned.
During the referendum campaign for the entry of the island into the European Union, he formed the CNI (Campaign for National Independence), and since then has opposed entry into the European Union and the ratification of the European Constitution.
On 29th May, 1980, the Prime Minister Mr Don Mintoff proposed Dr Carmelo MifsudBonnici to be appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party responsible for Party Affairs.
On 15th October, 1982, on a motion put forward by the Prime Minister Mr Dom Mintoff, the General Conference of the Labour Party and the GWU appointed Dr Carmelo MifsudBonnici as Designate Leader of the Labour Movement.
Dr Carmelo MifsudBonnici, a bachelor, has two sisters and three brothers, one of whom is a Nationalist member of Parliament and another is an Archpriest.