Franco Debono
Franco Debono | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Laws | |
| In office March 24, 2013 – June 1, 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Mizzi |
| Member of the Parliament of Malta | |
| In office March 12, 2008 – March 13, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1974 Malta |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Residence(s) | Għaxaq, Malta |
| Alma mater | University of Malta (Dr.) |
| Occupation | Politician Lawyer Civil servant |
| Website | Official site |
Franco Debono (born 9 March 1974) is a Maltese criminal trial lawyer and former Nationalist member of Parliament.
In 1998, while still a university law student, he contested the general election on the Nationalist Party ticket and received 467 votes. In 1999 he graduated as a lawyer from the University of Malta and got his warrant to practice as a lawyer before the Maltese Superior and Inferior Courts on 9 March 2000. He set up his private practice in Zurrieq a village in the fifth district, his electoral constituency. From the very start he specialised in criminal law. In 2003 he contested the general election with the Nationalist Party again and polled 1132 votes. From 2008 until 2013 Debono served one term as Member of Parliament for the Nationalist Party. Debono is the former Commissioner of Laws of Malta, appointed by the Labour-led administration of Joseph Muscat on 24 March 2013.