The Honourable

Rebekah Borg

MP

Rebekah Borg (born 25 September 1987) is a Maltese Politician and Engineer, currently serving as the Shadow Minister for the Environment and Afforestation[1]. She also serves as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Malta.[2][3]

Education

Rebekah Borg attained a 1st class degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Sheffield. She then went on to pursue a Masters of Science (MS) in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oxford, where she was awarded the Medtronic Scholarship for demonstrating exceptional talent and promise in the field of Biomedical Engineering.[4] Rebekah Borg, after returning to Malta, worked as a Biomedical Engineer, while also studying for a postgraduate diploma in Building Services Engineering.

Rebekah Borg then went on to obtain a Diploma in Journalism. She is currently reading for a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of Malta.

Career

Rebekah Borg began her career in the public sector as a Biomedical Engineer, specialising in oncology equipment. She went on to work as the Technical Director of a local firm dealing in HVAC projects and equipment. Rebekah Borg also worked part-time for a local newspaper as a journalist. Rebekah Borg now works as a self-employed engineer in the building services industry.[5]

Politics

Rebekah Borg’s introduction to politics came during her work as a journalist, where she interviewed several politicians and investigated a number of breaking stories.

In December 2020 she was approved as a general election candidate for the Nationalist Party on the 7th and 11th districts.[6]

Rebekah Borg contested the 2022 Maltese general election for the first time, obtaining 2078 votes from the 7th district and 1756 votes from the 11th district.[7] Rebekah Borg was elected to parliament through a casual election after Adrian Delia vacated his seat on the 7th district.[8] Borg was given the role of spokesperson responsible for Lands and Consumer rights and a member on the Lands Board representing the Opposition.

Rebekah Borg held the position of Vice-President of the Forum Opportunitajiet Indaqs Partit Nazzjonalista (FOIPN), as well as representing the same forum on the Executive of the Nationalist Party.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Newsroom, T. V. M. (2024-01-13). "Opposition Leader reshuffles his Shadow Cabinet". TVMnews.mt. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ↑ Newsroom, T. V. M. "PN leader appoints shadow cabinet". TVM.mt. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  3. ↑ "cilia-rebekah". Parliament of Malta. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Medtronic Lecture 2009 | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and Video Lectures". podcasts.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  5. ↑ "MAKING A DIFFERENCE". issuu. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  6. ↑ "PN approves 70 election candidates". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Electoral Commission of Malta". electoral.gov.mt. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  8. ↑ Newsroom, T. V. M. "Rebekah Cilia elected through casual election". TVM.mt. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  9. ↑ "Maħtura l-karigi fil-Kumitat tal-FOIPN". NETnews (in Maltese). 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
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