Maria Deguara | |
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Born | Maria Fatima Mallia September 1949 |
Nationality | Maltese |
Alma mater | University of Malta |
Occupation(s) | Politician, doctor |
Spouse |
Louis Deguara (
m. 1978) |
Maria Fatima Deguara (born September 1949, née Mallia) [1] is a Maltese politician of the Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista). She was a member of the Parliament of Malta from 2017 to 2022, representing the District 11 electoral division. [2] She was elected in a "casual election" on 26 June 2017 after the 2017 Maltese general election of 3 June 2017, following the resignation of Simon Busuttil who had been elected for both the Eleventh and Twelfth Districts. [3] She stood for re-election in the 2022 Maltese general election but did not hold the seat. [4]
Deguara qualified in medicine at the University of Malta and has specialised in family medicine. She was elected mayor of Naxxar in 2000. [5] [1]
She married Louis Deguara in 1978. He is also a doctor and politician, and served as Minister of Health in the Maltese Government 2003–08. [1] He was a member of parliament for 30 years but announced in 2011 that he would not stand for re-election. [6] [7]