Anne Agius Ferrante | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 1980–1981 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mdina, Crown Colony of Malta | 20 August 1925
Died | 5 April 2023 Mosta, Malta | (aged 97)
Political party | Nationalist Party |
Anne Agius Ferrante (20 August 1925 – 5 April 2023) was a Maltese politician who served in the Parliament of Malta from 1980 until 1981 as a member of the Nationalist Party.
Ferrante was born in Mdina on 20 August 1925, the daughter of Sir Philip Pullicino, who served as attorney general of Malta. [1] Between 1957 and 1960, she served as the Commissioner of the Island of Malta for the Girl Guides Association. [2]
In 1980, following the death of George Borg Olivier, [3] Ferrante was elected to the House of Representatives via by-election, making her the first female Nationalist Party member to be nationally elected. [4] [5] She continued to hold her seat until the next election was held in 1981. [6]
Ferrante lost her husband at an early age, but devoted herself to raising her children Susan Zammit Tabona and Timothy. [3] Ferrante died in Mosta on 5 April 2023, at the age of 97. [7] [8]