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The office of the President of Malta (Template:Lang-mt), came into being on 10 December 1974, when Malta became a Commonwealth republic. Queen Elizabeth II ceased to be head of state (Queen of Malta), and the last Governor-General, Sir Anthony Mamo, became the first President of Malta.
Like the British monarch, however, the President of Malta is a constitutional head of state, with executive power remaining with the Prime Minister. The President is elected by the unicameral House of Representatives (Template:Lang-mt). The first woman to hold the post of President was the late Agatha Barbara, a former Labour government minister. The current President is Eddie Fenech Adami.
President's Flag
Until 1988, there was no flag for the President of Malta, who instead used the national flag, but in that year a new flag was introduced, with the coat of arms on a blue field, and a traditional Maltese Cross in gold in each corner.
List of Presidents
- 1974-1976: Anthony Mamo (born 1909)
- 1976-1981: Anton Buttigieg (1912-1983)
- 1981-1982: Acting President Albert Hyzler (1916-1993)
- 1982-1987: Agatha Barbara (1923-2002)
- 1987-1989: Acting President Paul Xuereb (1923-1994)
- 1989-1994: Vincent Tabone (born 1913)
- 1994-1999: Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932)
- 1999-2004: Guido de Marco (born 1931)
- 2004- Present: Edward Fenech Adami (born 1934)
