Marlene Farrugia
Marlene Farrugia | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 10 May 2008 – 20 February 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Qrendi | 24 July 1966
Alma mater | University of Malta |
Occupation | Politician, Dentist |
Marlene Farrugia (born 24 July 1966) is a
Political career
Farrugia first entered the political scene in 1996, where she stood as a candidate (under the name of Marlene Pullicino) for the Nationalist Party in that year's Local Council elections and was elected, serving on the
Following the EU accession referendum held in 2003, Farrugia shifted allegiances to the Labour Party.[6] She contested the 2008 General Elections on behalf of the Labour Party and was elected from the fifth electoral district with a total of 3,375 first-count votes.[7] She was re-elected from the same electoral district in 2013, garnering 2,525 first-count votes.[8][9]
On 4 December 2018, Farrugia urged the public to "stand up to bullies everywhere and at all times", referring to the Parliamentary sitting during which Economy Minister Chris Cardona was heard threatening her and her partner Godfrey Farrugia by saying "Your turn will come".[10]
Democratic Party
Following disagreements with the Labour Party, Farrugia tendered her resignation from the party on 17 November 2015, becoming the only independent MP in the
Political views
Farrugia is known for her outspoken nature and has been a vocal critic of her party on a number of issues, including the introduction of divorce, environmental issues and over-development, and good governance. She defines her political position as
Property
Farrugia is the owner of
References
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- ^ a b Dalli, Miriam (17 November 2015). "Marlene Farrugia tenders resignation from Labour and environment committee". Maltatoday. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Marlene Farrugia is temporary leader of new Democratic Party". Times of Malta. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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- ^ Agius, Matthew (17 February 2015). "'I did not leave the PN, the PN left me' - Marlene Farrugia". Maltatoday. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Government of Malta". 2008 Election Results. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "2013 Election Results". Government of Malta. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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- ^ Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Bullying has no place in society, let alone in Parliament, PD says". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ Borg, Bertrand (6 June 2017). "Marlene Farrugia's election met with counting hall taunts". Times of Malta. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Manifestazione a Valletta, Carluccio intervista Marlene Farrugia [video] | Corriere di Malta". Corriere di Malta (in Italian). 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Updated: Marlene Farrugia, Maria Efimova and other reactions - Newsbook". Newsbook. 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ^ "Marlene Farrugia resigns from Partit Demokratiku leader". The Malta Independent. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Ltd, MediaToday Co. "Godfrey and Marlene Farrugia resign from Partit Demokratiku". MaltaToday. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Sansone, Kurt (27 March 2016). "New centre-left party just a few weeks away - Marlene Farrugia to fly its flag in Parliament". Times of Malta. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ Massa, Ariadne (24 October 2010). "Marlene Pullicino offered to co-sponsor divorce bill". Times of Malta. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Marlene Farrugia hits out at government ahead of 'American university' debate". Times of Malta. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Marlene Farrugia tables no confidence motion in Keith Schembri". Times of Malta. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "The bad news is Marlene's abortion Bill could be dead in the water (hope I'm wrong)". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "[ANALYSIS] Rollercoaster ride to irrelevance: the Farrugias and the PD". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "MP Marlene Farrugia presents bill to decriminalise abortion". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Vella, Matthew (4 June 2017). "[WATCH] People blinded by Labour's largesse, Marlene Farrugia says in video message". Malta Today.
- ^ "Marlene Farrugia: Speaking out from the backbench (full interview)". The Malta Independent. 10 December 2013.