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10 Facts About Tonio Fenech

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Tonio Fenech was born on 5 May 1969 and is a Maltese politician who served in the government of Malta as Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment from March 2008 to March 2013, and was a member of the Parliament of Malta from 2003 to 2017.

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Tonio Fenech joined Price Waterhouse in July 1993 as an auditor, later moving on to the management consultancy practice,.

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At the 2003 Maltese general election Tonio Fenech was elected Member of Parliament for the 8th electoral District, and was appointed as observer to the European Parliament between May 2003 and March 2004.

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Tonio Fenech was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Finance by Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on 27 March 2004.

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Tonio Fenech was given responsibility for the termination of works at Mater Dei Hospital.

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Tonio Fenech was responsible for managing Malta's economy throughout the international economic and financial crisis.

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Tonio Fenech was responsible for reforms, including the privatisation of Malta Dockyard and the restructuring of Air Malta.

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Tonio Fenech did not contest the 2017 Maltese general elections, deciding to leave politics, after 20 years, at 48 years of age.

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In October 2017, Tonio Fenech was reprimanded by the Malta Financial Services Authority for negligence in his role as director of Falcon Funds, an investment fund which lost millions in Swedish pensioners' savings.

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Tonio Fenech was prohibited from taking on new appointments in financial services for two years.