William Savona was a Maltese

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 politician. He was the first leader and the founder of the Maltese Labour Party from 1925 to 1927, served as Minister for post, customs, agriculture and fisheries 1922-23. He resigned his position of Partit Laburista in 1927, and was succeeded by Colonel Michael Dundon

Michael Dundon

Dr Michael Dundon Lt. Col Royal Army Medical Corp was a Maltese politician of Irish birth. He was the 7th child of William and Ellen Dundon, Barnakyle, Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland. He was educated at Queen's College, Cork, and at the Cecilia Street Hospital. Dublin, and graduated as...

 MD.

Jointed the RMA serving in France

France

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 and Salonica during World War I

World War I

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, awarded the MBE.

Family

Savona is the son of Sigismondo Savona. Savona was married to Nusa Rosenbush, and had at least two sons and four daughters.

Political life

In 1919 joined the worker's movement becoming vice-president, later president, of the Camera del Lavoro (Labour Party). Appointed Minister for post, customs, agriculture and fisheries 1922-23. Remained active in politics until 1928.

External links

• Labour Party website www.partitlaburista.org
• Search Malta www.searchmalta.com/surnames/savona/index.shtml