10 Facts About Evarist Bartolo

Evarist Bartolo is married to Gillian and they have two daughters, Katrine and Louisa.

Evarist Bartolo then read for a Master's in Education at the University of Cardiff which he completed in 1986.

Evarist Bartolo spent three years teaching at De La Salle College, another four years at the national broadcasting station and then a further ten years as the editor and head of news of the Labour Party media.

Evarist Bartolo has been a member in parliament since 1992, working mostly in education, European affairs and tourism.

Evarist Bartolo was re-elected in the 2017 general election and re-appointed to the same role.

Evarist Bartolo contested the 2022 general election but was not elected and announced his retirement from politics.

Evarist Bartolo was very active in the Legion of Mary, the Catholic Action and the Young Christian Workers, organisations closely aligned to the Roman Catholic Church.

Evarist Bartolo states that the road that convinced him that his place was within the Labour Party was a long tortuous one during which he explored Karl Marx, Mohandas Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Martin Luther King Jr.

Evarist Bartolo is a prolific writer having been a consistent contributor to the local media since his early teens and is considered to be one of the principal ideologists within the Malta Labour Party.

Evarist Bartolo was one of the leading contenders for the Malta Labour Party leadership following the resignation of Alfred Sant who had been at the helm of the party since 1992.