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Karmenu Vella
European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
President
Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by
Janez Potočnik (Environment) Maria Damanaki (Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)
Succeeded by
Virginijus Sinkevičius
Personal details
Born
(1950-06-19) 19 June 1950 (age 73) Żurrieq, Malta
Political party
Labour Party
Spouse
Marianne Buhagiar
Children
2
Education
University of Malta Sheffield Hallam University
Website
Official website
Karmenu VellaKOM (born 19 June 1950) is a Maltese politician and former member of the European Commission, in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries between 2014 and 2019. He has been one of the longest serving Maltese Parliamentarian with the Maltese Labour Party. He was appointed Companion of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2019.[1]
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