Konrad Mizzi

Background

About Konrad Mizzi

Konrad Mizzi is a Member of the Maltese Parliament. He has led the revitalisation of the national airline, Air Malta, and leading initiatives in the tourism sector through several entities. Minister Mizzi has previously served as Minister for Tourism, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister and as Minister for Energy and Minister for Health. He was elected in parliament on the Labour Party ticket in the March 2013 General Elections and re-elected again in June 2017 with almost votes. Mizzi led the transformation of Malta's energy sector which included attracting Malta's largest foreign investment by Shanghai Electric Power. He also led the country's shift of power generation from oil to gas and renewables. This included an innovative Floating Gas Storage infrastructure and new plant. In the health sector Mizzi is known for eradicating out of stock medicines, launching hospital and reducing waiting lists and lack of hospital beds. Prior to entering politics, Konrad Mizzi had led major projects in the Energy Sector, in Malta and in the UK. He also led other projects in various sectors including with Government, in Infrastructure, Telecommunications and the promotion of enterprise. Konrad Mizzi was a Partner and head of the energy and Infrastructure Practice for the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) with Pcubed, and has previously held senior roles with Deloitte and Touche and British Telecom in the United Kingdom. In the UK, Konrad Mizzi led various change projects which included the forging of an Alliance between seven energy companies which improved services and realised large savings. He has also worked with Regional Government leaders to transform deprived areas. Konrad Mizzi holds and M.A. with Distinction and a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham. He also holds a B.Sc from the University of Malta and a Diploma in Finance. He was also awarded a Chevening Scholarship from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the United Kingdom.