Fellow, Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. 1987, elected to House of Representatives, Malta, for Nationalist Party; Cabinet Minister in Maltese Government: 1987-90, Parliamentary Secretary for Industry; 1990-92, Minister of Economic Affairs; 1992-1996 and 1998-2003, Minister of Finance; 2004, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion; 2008-February 2010, Minister for Social Policy, which included health, housing, employment and industrial relations portfolio. Experience in private sector in Malta and abroad as qualified accountant in industry and as independent consultant. Since February 2010, current position.