Mifsud, Ugo Pasquale, 1889 - 1942

12 September 1889 - Born in Valletta, the son of Judge Gio Batta and Marianna nee Francia
1910 - Graduated from the University of Malta as LLD.
1921 - Contested the elections as a UPM candidate
1924 - Became the youngest prime minister in the British Empire after the resignation of Dr Francesco Buhagiar as Head Ministry
1926 - Became the co-leader of the PN after the UPM’s coalition with Enrico Mizzi’s PDN
1927 - Knighted and given the title of Sir. Re-elected in Parliament
1928 - Married to Maria Beatrice Francia
1928 - Presided over the aerial and radio law committee (Warsaw)
1928 - Represented Malta at a conference in Canada by the Empire Parliamentary Association
1934 - Chaired the Trade Marks Committee (Budapest)
1932 - Elected as vice-president of the International Law Association
1932 - PN landslide victory where he held the office of Prime Minister
1932 - Formed part of a government delegation to the secretary of state for the colonies, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister with a request for Malta to be placed under the Dominion Office as an independent member of the Commonwealth.
1939 - Elected member of the Council of Government
1942 - As the Council was debating the British Government’s intention to deport several Maltese citizens, Sir Ugo suffered a heart attack and two days later he passed away.

Lawyer (1910 – 1942)
Politician
Minister of Finance (1924 - 1926)
Minister for Justice (1926 – 1927) (1932 – 1933)
Minister for Industry and Commerce (1921 – 1924); (1932 – 1933)
Minister for Posts (1921 – 1922); (1923 – 1924)
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1921 – 1922); (1923 – 1924)
Prime Minister (1924 - 1927); (1932 – 1933)
Vice President, International Law Association
President, Aerial and Radio Law Committee (1928 - ? )
Opposition Leader (1927 – 1930)

Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud was born in Valletta on the 12th September, 1889. He had a successful career in law where he chaired several conferences and committees. Among the statues of his administration we find “The Compulsory Education Act” (1924) and “The Widows and Orphans Pensions Act” (1927). He was knighted in 1927. Mifsud was elected several times, served twice as prime minister and was responsible for several portfolios. He died on the 11th February 1942.

Mizzi, P. (1979). Sir Ugo Mifsud. Heritage: an Encyclopedia of Maltese Culture and Civilization, 22, 442.
Schiavone, M. (2023). Biography: Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud. Times of Malta, https://timesofmalta.com/article/biography-sir-ugopasquale-mifsud.1050037, Assessed: 2nd November, 2024