H.E. Mr. Karmenu Vella
EU Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Karmenu Vella is one of the longest serving Maltese Parliamentarian with the Malta Labour Party. Prior to serving as a Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, he was Minister for Public Works from 1981 to 1984 then Minister of industry from 1984 to 1987. More recently, he served as Minister for Tourism from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2013 to 2014.