Franco Debono

Quick Facts

Full Name	Franco Debono
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 9, 1974(1974-03-09)
Age	50
Country	Malta
Horoscope	Pisces

Franco Debono Biography

Franco Debono is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 9, 1974 in Malta. Franco Debono (born 9 March 1974) is an Maltese criminal lawyer. He was the Director of Laws of Malta named by the Labor-led government of Joseph Muscat on 24 March 2013. From 2008 to the year 2013 Debono served a single term as a Member of the Parliament of the Nationalist Party. While in the House, Debono became known for regularly expressing opposition to the Cabinet headed by Lawrence Gonzi, which Debono believed was as an “evil clique” and accused of the suffocating of meritocracy.

In November of 2011, Debono started a campaign to divide his Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs into two distinct departments. In the beginning of 2012, Gonzi conceded to Debono’s demands and used an overhaul of the cabinet to separate the home affairs and justice portfolios from each other. Debono was pleased with the division however he criticized the whole reshuffle and claimed that Gonzi had promoted only a handful secretary members (which Debono dubbed “the ruling clique”) to ministerial positions.

Debono contributed in toppling the Gonzi-led administration in a budget vote on 10 December 2012. The MP claimed he would vote against the government if Austin Gatt was not relinquished from his post. When Gonzi subsequently refused to give in to the demand, Debono cast his vote against the budget. Along with all the votes from Labour, the vote failed and new elections had to be called. “I am proud to have distanced myself from Austin Gatt’s GonziPN,” Debono declared afterwards.

In May 2012, Debono voted in favour of a motion of no confidence in Minister for Home and Parliamentary Affairs Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici, which subsequently passed. This deed forced Bonnici to resign. Debono supported the motion, because he felt Bonnici failed in bringing about reforms.

In the last quarter of 2009, conflicts among Debono with Debono and the Nationalist Party leadership arose. According to Debono who was absent from two votes in the parliament Malta was in dire need of reforming its law. He believed that he was a fervent citizen of the Nationalist Party, even though he was contemplating switching his loyalties to Labour.

Franco Debono Net Worth

Franco Debono is one of the richest Politician from Malta. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Franco Debono 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Debono first was elected in 1998. He was running in the fifth district. Debono was unsuccessful in winning the seat in parliament, ending with just 467 votes. in 2003 Debono was back present on the ballot in Fifth District, but this time, he received 1130 votes. This time, it was not enough to secure the seat. Debono was elected to parliament by his Nationalist Party from the fifth district in 2008, when he received 2065 votes. The newspaper Malta Today described Debono’s election as a”surprise” win. More so, since Debono’s win meant that long-standing member of the parliament Louis Galea who was minister of education, and Helen Damato who was parliamentary secretary for the elderly were exiled from parliament.

Debono is from an “staunchly Nationalist family” and was interested in politics since the age of a child. He was educated at St Aloysius’s college in Birkirkara. In 1999, he earned the Doctorate of Laws from the University of Malta for his thesis entitled the constitutional implications of the party’s organization and finance.

During his stay in politics, Debono enjoyed a troubled relationship with the press, accusing The Times of taking part in a “character assassination” aimed at him. He furthermore claimed in 2012 that the “Prime Minister is viciously attacking me and others from behind paper screens like Ms Caruana Galizia’s blog.” Caruana Galizia considers Debono a “psycho” and claims to support several campaigns intended to attack Debono.

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In late 2015 and early 2016, Debono also became a critic of the Labour administration. The former Member of Parliament felt that the government’s policies were “not what people had voted for”. Debono said he was disappointed with Muscat for appointing a magistrate who allegedly breached the constitution.

Facts & Trivia

Franco Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malta. Franco Debono celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

The Maltese government removed Debono from his post as Commissioner for Laws in June 2019.