Clyde Caruana
Clyde Caruana (born 21 February 1985) is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party, currently serving as the Minister for Finance and Employment.
Early career
Caruana trained as an economist with a specialisation in welfare state topics. He worked as a statistician within Malta's National Statistics Office between 2007 and 2012[1], as well as a visiting lecturer at the University of Malta.[2][3] He was later appointed executive chairman of Jobsplus in 2014 and held the position until 2020.[4]
Political career
Caruana was selected by Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela to serve as his chief of staff in January 2020.[5] He succeeded Keith Schembri, who resigned in the wake of the 2019–2020 Maltese protests linked to the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Mark Farrugia, who temporarily held the role in December 2020.[5] In October 2020, Caruana was co-opted into Malta's parliament, together with former MEP Miriam Dalli, following the resignations from Parliament of former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Labour Party MP Etienne Grech.[6]
Caruana was appointed Minister for Finance and Employment in November 2021.[7]
References
- ^ Caruana, Clyde (2010). "Measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the welfare state: a comparative study of the EU-27 member states". Bank of Valletta Review. 42: 75–106.
- ^ "JobsPlus CEO Clyde Caruana to head Robert Abela's secretariat - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clyde Caruana". European Stability Mechanism. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "An economist by training, Clyde Caruana to deliver his first Budget speech as Finance Minister on Monday". whoswho.mt. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ a b "Clyde Caruana picked for OPM chief of staff". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Robert Abela co-opts chief aide Clyde Caruana, MEP Miriam Dalli to Parliament". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "Malta appoints new finance minister". Reuters. 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2022-01-12.