41 Facts About Konrad Mizzi

Konrad Mizzi was born on 4 November 1977 and is a Maltese politician and served as a Member of Parliament until 2022.

Konrad Mizzi served as Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water between 2013 and 2014, Minister for Energy and Health from 2014 until 2016, and as a Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister in April 2016.

Konrad Mizzi was then appointed by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to serve as the Minister for Tourism from 9 June 2017 until his 2019 resignation.

Konrad Mizzi was educated at the De La Salle College and completed his sixth form at the Paolino Vassallo Upper Lyceum.

Konrad Mizzi graduated at the University of Malta, reading for Undergraduate degree, and then furthered his education with a post-graduate studies at the University of Nottingham, where he achieved his Masters in Strategic Management.

Konrad Mizzi furthered his education with a Doctorate at the University of Nottingham.

Konrad Mizzi was awarded a Chevening Scholarship from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom and holds a Diploma in Finance.

Konrad Mizzi has led major projects and initiatives across different sectors including public, infrastructure, telecommunications and enterprise promotion.

Konrad Mizzi was a Partner and Head of the Energy and Infrastructure Practice for the EMEA Region with Pcubed, a global leader in programme management.

Konrad Mizzi has previously held senior roles with Deloitte and Touche and British Telecom in the United Kingdom.

Konrad Mizzi worked with Regional Government leaders of which aim was to improve deprived areas.

Konrad Mizzi was a member of a team which established the Malta Enterprise.

Konrad Mizzi was a consultant to the Office of the Prime Minister where he led a number of projects which, included the first public-private partnership to improve landscaping of the main roads in Malta.

Konrad Mizzi held the post of Chief Information Officer at Enemalta at the age of 26.

Konrad Mizzi was elected in the Maltese Parliament from the Fourth District in March 2013.

Konrad Mizzi was re-elected in the 2017 election from the same district.

Konrad Mizzi was appointed by the President, on advice of the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, as Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water on 13 March 2013 following the 2013 general elections.

On 1 April 2014, Konrad Mizzi was given the responsibility for the Health and Energy portfolio.

One of the clear examples of decisions taken by the new Air Malta board appointed by Minister Konrad Mizzi, was the immediate re-introduction of the Frankfurt route.

Konrad Mizzi resigned from the cabinet on 26 November 2019, and was voted out of the Labour parliamentary group on 23 June 2020.

Konrad Mizzi is responsible for Projects Malta, the company tasked with overseeing private-public partnership initiative across a whole spectrum of economic sectors including tourism and other infrastructure projects.

Konrad Mizzi worked on several other initiatives, which include out of stock medicines, the emergency department and waiting lists.

Konrad Mizzi was appointed Minister for Tourism on 8 June 2017 following the 2017 General Election.

Shortly upon assuming office, Konrad Mizzi claimed his priority over the next 12 months is to restructure the national airline and ensure it becomes financially viable before a strategic partner is roped in.

On 12 July 2017, Konrad Mizzi appointed a new board of directors, with Dr Charles Mangion being the new chairman.

Konrad Mizzi claimed that he would be working hand in hand with the new board of directors on the next phase of the Air Malta transformation.

Since Konrad Mizzi took over responsibility of Air Malta, the airline re-opened its Tunis and Frankfurt routes.

Konrad Mizzi has claimed that Air Malta can be a niche carrier based in Malta to help passengers connect between Europe and North Africa.

One of the first initiatives taken by Konrad Mizzi was a plan to appoint town managers within the Malta Foundation for Tourism Zones.

Konrad Mizzi worked on several new routes to and from Malta with different airlines.

Apart from the increase in Air Malta flights, Konrad Mizzi announced new flights with Easyjet, and a pack of 12-new flights with Ryanair, following an investment of more than 100,000 Euro in a new aircraft based in Malta.

Konrad Mizzi spearheaded negotiations related to Malta Air with low-cost airline giant Ryanair.

Konrad Mizzi was named in the Panama Papers in April 2016.

Konrad Mizzi was nevertheless criticised by a number of high-level Labour Party figures.

Konrad Mizzi publicly disclosed his structure in his declaration of assets.

Konrad Mizzi said that the fund was solely intended to protect his family's assets, which include property in Malta and in London, a statement that was rubbished by the media.

Konrad Mizzi laid out the details of the trust and the company to the Maltese Parliament in February 2016.

Konrad Mizzi had declared in March 2016 that Hearnville Inc was a shell company which held no assets.

Konrad Mizzi requested that the Commissioner for Revenue and an international tax audit firm to carry out a tax audit on his assets.

Konrad Mizzi insisted that the financial structure he set up was not illegal and he did not attempt to hide it from the public.

Public outcry related to the Konrad Mizzi's hidden offshore company later led to his resignation and was voted out of the Labour party on 23 June 2020.