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Rebekah Cilia (born 25 September, 1987) is a Maltese Engineer, and politician, currently serving as the Shadow Minister for lands and consumer rights. [1][2]
Education
Rebekah Cilia attained a 1st class degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Sheffield. She then went on to pursue a Masters of Science (MS) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford. Rebekah Cilia, after returning to Malta, worked as a Biomedical Engineer, while also studying for a postgraduate diploma in Building Services Engineering.
Rebekah Cilia then went on to obtain a Diploma in Journalism. She is currently reading for a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Malta.
Career
Rebekah Cilia began her career in the public sector as a Biomedical Engineer, specialising in oncology equipment. She went on to work as the Technical Director of a local firm dealing in HVAC projects and equipment. Rebekah Cilia also worked part-time for a local newspaper as a journalist. Rebekah Cilia now works as a self-employed engineer in the building services industry. [3]
Politics
Rebekah Cilia’s introduction to politics came during her work as a journalist, where she interviewed several politicians and investigated a number of breaking stories.
In December of 2020 she was approved as a general election candidate for the Nationalist Party on the 7th and 11th districts. [4]
Rebekah Cilia contested the 2022 Maltese general election for the first time, obtaining 2078 votes from the 7th district and 1756 votes from the 11th district.[5] Rebekah Cilia was elected to parliament through a casual election after Adrian Delia vacated his seat on the 7th district.[6] Cilia was given the role of spokesperson responsible for Lands and Consumer rights and a member on the Lands Board representing the Opposition.
Rebekah Cilia held the position of Vice-President of the Forum Opporunitajiet Indaqs Partit Nazzjonalista (FOIPN), as well as representing the same forum on the Executive of the Nationalist Party.[7]
References
- ^ Newsroom, T. V. M. "PN leader appoints shadow cabinet". TVM.mt. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "cilia-rebekah". Parliament of Malta. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "MAKING A DIFFERENCE". issuu. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "PN approves 70 election candidates". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Electoral Commission of Malta". electoral.gov.mt. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ Newsroom, T. V. M. "Rebekah Cilia elected through casual election". TVM.mt. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ^ "Maħtura l-karigi fil-Kumitat tal-FOIPN". NETnews (in Maltese). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2022-05-02.