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George William Vella

Politician

George William Vella is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	George Vella · George William Vella · Τζορτζ Βέλλα · Џорџ Веља · Георг Вильям Велла · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	George William Vella · Georgius Gulielmus Vella · Георг Вильям Велла · Джордж Велла · جورج ویلیام ولا · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ジョージ・ベラ · 乔治·维拉 · 喬治·貝利拉				[sources]
Birth date	1942-04-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Żejtun				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malta				[sources]
Country	Malta				[sources]
Citizenship	Malta				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	George				[sources]
Last name	Vella				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1508402				[sources]
Position	Member of the European Parliament (2004-2004) · Member of the House of Representatives of Malta (1995-1996) · Minister for Foreign Affairs (1996-1998) · Minister for Foreign Affairs (2013-2017) · Parliament (member, 2013-2017) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Malta				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Maltese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Malta	2019-04-04	2024-04-04

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,954

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,862

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-malta-george-vella-president · evpo-f810055a-379c-4865-b974-b00be874ef6b

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