Aaron Farrugia
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Aaron Michael Farrugia is a Maltese
Labour Party politician. He is the Chairperson of Fondazzjoni IDEAT, Malta's progressive think-tank, member of the Partit Laburista's central administration and National Executive Committee
Following the general election in 2003 he was nominated by the National Executive Committee to a working group on the Labour Party's foreign policy vis-a-vis the European Union. This working group produced the document Il-Partit Laburista u l-Unjoni Ewropeja: Għall-Ġid tal-Maltin u l-Għawdxin ('The Labour Party and the European Union for the benefit of the Maltese') which was adopted by the Labour Party Extraordinary General Conference in November of that year.
Farrugia was appointed to a team of economic experts by the Young European Socialists (ECOSY) during the financial crisis of 2007-2010. He is a political commentator and writes various political articles on a regular basis for national newspapers and political magazines.
In June 2011 Aaron was nominated by Germany’s Ambassador to Malta, H.E. Mr. Bernd Braun to attend a transatlantic conference in Pristina Kosovo initiated by Atlantik-Bruecke and the German Foreign Office. Since then, Aaron Farrugia became an Atlantic Forum Young Leader Alumnus.
Malta
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Labour Party politician. He is the Chairperson of Fondazzjoni IDEAT, Malta's progressive think-tank, member of the Partit Laburista's central administration and National Executive Committee
Education
Farrugia studied at the University of Malta, and graduated in November 2002 with an Honours Degree in Commerce and Finance (thesis title Foreign Direct Investment in Malta – A Review of Measures of Attraction and Problems in Implementation). He then studied European Economics, Law and Politics at the European Documentation and Research Centre (University of Malta) and graduated with a Masters Degree in December 2005. The title of his thesis is Welfare Policy Reforms in Contemporary Europe: The Ideological Shift in the European Social Democrat Parties. In November 2010, Aaron Farrugia was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree (L.L.B.) from the Faculty of Law.Political Biography
Farrugia joined the local Labour party committee of Ta` Xbiex at the age of 16. He served as Deputy Mayor of the Ta` Xbiex Local Council between 2005 and 2008 and served in the Labour Party (PL) as Vice President (2001) and later on as President of Young Labour ([Forum Zghazagh Laburisti]) between 2002–2004 and 2006-2008. He was elected Education Secretary and to the Central Administration of the party in August 2008. During his student days, between 1998 and 2001, he was a member and Secretary General of Pulse, a social democrat student organisation and a Member of the Maltese National Youth Council between 2004 and 2005.Following the general election in 2003 he was nominated by the National Executive Committee to a working group on the Labour Party's foreign policy vis-a-vis the European Union. This working group produced the document Il-Partit Laburista u l-Unjoni Ewropeja: Għall-Ġid tal-Maltin u l-Għawdxin ('The Labour Party and the European Union for the benefit of the Maltese') which was adopted by the Labour Party Extraordinary General Conference in November of that year.
Farrugia was appointed to a team of economic experts by the Young European Socialists (ECOSY) during the financial crisis of 2007-2010. He is a political commentator and writes various political articles on a regular basis for national newspapers and political magazines.
Professional career
Aaron Farrugia works as a policy advisor for the Maltese Delegation in the Committee of the Regions, the political assembly that provides the regional and local levels with a voice in EU policy development and EU legislation. Aaron’s role is to ensure that the Maltese COR members are briefed on all opinions and Communications from the COR, the European Parliament and the Commission. He liaises with Malta's Permanent Representation and technical attaches in Brussels and coordinates with the six COR commissions, political parties and national delegation coordinators of the other Member States. He attends all the plenary meetings, National Delegation Coordinators’ meetings and the COR commissions` meetings in Brussels. He previously managed the European Union Funds at the Ministry for Health and Social Policy.Achievements
On the 11th of June 2010, Aaron Farrugia was given "Ġieħ Ta` Xbiex", the local Order of Merit, an honour conferred to those who demonstrated “exceptional merit in the service of the town of Ta` Xbiex”. Ġieħ Ta Xbiex is a public tribute to those who distinguish themselves and whose achievements enrich the well-being of the city.In June 2011 Aaron was nominated by Germany’s Ambassador to Malta, H.E. Mr. Bernd Braun to attend a transatlantic conference in Pristina Kosovo initiated by Atlantik-Bruecke and the German Foreign Office. Since then, Aaron Farrugia became an Atlantic Forum Young Leader Alumnus.
Personal life
Aaron Farrugia is married to Charmaine Farrugia (née Micallef), whom he wed in July 2010. They met in 2000, and live together in Naxxar. Farrugia is a Roman Catholic.External links
- http://www.ideat.org.mt
- http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090124/local/pl-education-secretary-appointed-ecosy-economic-expert
- http://www.l-orizzont.com/news.asp?newsitemid=45649
- http://younglabour.blogspot.com/2008/07/joseph-muscat-irid-liz-zghazagh-fuq.html
- http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=72416
- http://www.mlp.org.mt/content.aspx?cnt=content&p=12
- http://www.grajjietmalta.com/Elezzjoni%20ghall%20Amministrazzjoni%20Laburista.html
- http://br-eeze.com/archive/index.php?t-1601.html
- http://www.maltastar.com/pages/msrv/msFullArt.asp?an=23023
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Youth_Forum