Mario de Marco
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| Mario de Marco | |
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Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism
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| Assumed office March 12, 2008 |
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| Born | 18 October 1965 Malta |
| Political party | Partit Nazzjonalista |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mario de Marco (born October 18, 1965) is a Maltese politician and academic. He is the son of former President Guido de Marco.
[edit] Academic career
De Marco studied at St Aloysius' College (Malta) and at Cambridge University, United Kingdom, where he graduated in International Commercial Law.
While there he was nominated a Commonwealth Scholar for Academic Achievement. As well as specializing in Commercial Law he also specialized in Fundamental Human Rights. He is Commercial Law lecturer at the University of Malta.
[edit] Member of Parliament
In the 2003-2008 parliamentary term, he was nominated as Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary House Committee in the House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Parliamentary Committee for European and Foreign Affairs.
Following the March 2008 general election, he was appointed as member of the Cabinet, as Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, within Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's office.
