1. George Abela attended the local primary school in Qormi, and the Lyceum in Hamrun.
16 Facts About George Abela
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George Abela continued his studies as a teacher for a short while and became a notary public, and in 1975 he graduated as a lawyer.
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George Abela was immediately hired by the General Workers Union as a legal consultant and worked within the Union for 25 years thereby obtaining considerable experience in employment law.
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Robert Abela was elected as prime minister of Malta in 2020, after gaining the leadership of the Malta Labour Party.
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In 1982, after serving as Qormi FC president, George Abela was elected as the chairman of the Malta Football Association.
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George Abela brought changes within the MFA, and improved the infrastructure, where training grounds, a gymnasium, and a physiotherapy clinic were built, and artificial lighting was installed.
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George Abela resigned from this post in 1997 following disagreement with Prime Minister Alfred Sant.
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George Abela acted as legal consultant to four newly set-up unions, including the Malta Dockers' Union.
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George Abela contested the election for new Leader of the Labour Party following Alfred Sant's resignation in 2008, together with Evarist Bartolo, Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, Joseph Muscat and Michael Falzon.
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George Abela placed second with 291 votes, trailing Joseph Muscat who obtained 574 votes.
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Newly elected Joseph Muscat immediately invited him to participate in party affairs under the new leadership, and George Abela was appointed as the representative of the Labour Party on the Malta-EU Steering Action Committee.
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George Abela was to succeed Eddie Fenech Adami, whose five-year term as President of Malta expired on 4 April 2009.
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George Abela resigned from MEUSAC and the Labour Party, paving the way for the succession.
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On 4 April 2009 at noon, George Abela was sworn in as President of Malta by Speaker Louis Galea.
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George Abela was appointed to serve as mediator with Air Malta unions, including pilots, cabin crew, and ground crew.
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George Abela was invited by the then Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, to co-chair a committee that will bring the airline's four unions together to discuss a way forward.