Seventeen people have served as Justice Minister of Malta since the office was established in 1962.
Political parties
Justice MinisterTerm of officePolitical party 1Giovanni Felice5 March 19621963Nationalist Party 2Tommaso Caruana Demajo196321 June 1971Nationalist Party 3Anton Buttigieg21 June 197115 October 1976Labour Party 4Ġużè Cassar15 October 19769 July 1979Labour Party 5Joe Brincat9 July 197920 December 1981Labour Party Ġużè Cassar20 December 198112 May 1987Labour Party 6Guido de Marco12 May 198727 February 1992Nationalist Party 7Joe Fenech27 February 19921 April 1995Nationalist Party 8Michael Refalo1 April 199528 October 1996Nationalist Party 9Charles Mangion29 October 19963 February 1998Labour Party 10Gavin Gulia4 February 19986 September 1998Labour Party 11Austin Gatt8 September 199815 April 2003Nationalist Party 12Tonio Borg15 April 200312 March 2008Nationalist Party 13Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici12 March 20086 January 2012Nationalist Party 14Chris Said6 January 201213 March 2013Nationalist PartyJustice portfolio absorbed within the Office of the Prime Minister (13 March 2013 – 2 April 2014) 15Owen Bonnici2 April 201415 January 2020Labour Party 16Edward Zammit Lewis15 January 202030 March 2022Labour Party 17Jonathan Attard30 March 202203 June 2026Labour Party18Clifton Grima03 June 2026IncumbentLabour Party
See also Government of Malta Justice ministry Politics of Malta
Sources Maltese ministries, etc – Rulers.org