Joseph Muscat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Prime Minister of Malta
Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1974
Place of Birth: Pietà, Malta
Profession: politician, journalist
Nationality: Malta
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
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About Joseph Muscat
- Joseph Muscat, (born 22 January 1974) is a Maltese politician who has served as Prime Minister of Malta since 2013, and Leader of the Partit Laburista (PL) since June 2008.
- Muscat was re-elected as Prime Minister in the elections of 3 June 2017 (55.04% after 54.83% in 2013).
- Previously he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2008.
- He was Leader of the Opposition from October 2008 to March 2013.
- Muscat identifies as a progressive and liberal politician, with pro-business leanings, and has been associated with both economically liberal and socially liberal policies.Muscat succeeded Alfred Sant as party leader in 2008.
- He rebranded the Labour Party, which embraced an increasingly socially liberal and centrist position.
- The 2013 General Election saw Muscat becoming Prime Minister in March 2013.
- His premiership was marked for pulling together a national consensus for economic growth, based on a restructured Maltese economy.
- His administration led to large-scale changes to welfare and civil liberties, including the legalisation of same-sex marriage in July 2017.Muscat presided over the rise of the Labour party and its dominance in Maltese politics, and the relative decline of the Nationalist Party.
- Muscat has been praised for eliminating Malta's national deficit, decreasing unemployment to historic lows, and presiding over an unprecedented period of economic growth.
- Conversely, he has been criticised by figures on both the left and right, and has been accused of political opportunism, broken promises on meritocracy and the environment, as well as corruption allegations.
- On 1 December, 2019, Muscat announced his resignation, to take effect after 12 January 2020.
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