Frank Portelli is a former member of the Maltese Parliament

House of Representatives of Malta

The House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...

, serving during the 1987-1992 legislature.

Frank Portelli was president of the PN executive of the Nationalist party between 1985 and 1992. Between 1995 and 1998, he held the position of President and General Council for the same party.

He was head of the Maltese delegation to the Council of Europe

Council of Europe

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 in 1987. He contributed to several reports while there.

Currently, Portelli is the CEO of St Philip's Hospital

St Philip's Hospital

St Philip's Hospital is a 75-bedded capacity hospital located in Santa Venera, Malta.It is English-speaking, and offers a wide range of health care services, specializing in hip and knee joint replacement and cosmetic surgery...

 in Malta.

European Parliament

In March 2009, the Maltese prime minister

Lawrence Gonzi

Lawrence Gonzi is a Maltese politician who has been Prime Minister of Malta since 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from 1988 to 1996, Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 1999, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004...

 asked Portelli to stand as a European parliamentary

European Parliament

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candidate for the MEP elections of June 6 .