Evelyn Bonaci | |
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Member of Parliament for District 6 | |
In office 25 April 1966 – 9 November 1981 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sliema, Crown Colony of Malta | 29 November 1916
Died | 16 December 2008 Luqa, Malta | (aged 92)
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Louis Bonaci |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Cikku Bonaci (brother-in-law) |
Evelyn Bonaci (29 November 1916 – 16 December 2008) was a Maltese politician who served in the Parliament of Malta from 1966 until 1976 as a member of the Labour Party. Bonaci co-founded the women's wing of the Labour Party.
Evelyn Bonaci was born on 29 November 1916 in Sliema, Malta. [1] Several members of her family were politicians associated with the Malta Labour Party: her husband Louis unsuccessfully ran for the Parliament of Malta in the 1953 and 1955 elections, while her brother-in-law, Cikku Bonaci, was an MP and government minister. In 1961, she co-founded the women's wing of the Labour Party along with Agatha Barbara. Bonaci later served as the president of the women's wing of the party branch in Birkirkara, and was a member of the Labour Party's national executive committee. [2]
Bonaci unsuccessfully ran for parliament in the 1962 Maltese general election. [3] She ran again in the 1966 election, and was elected to represent District 6. [4] [5] Bonaci was re-elected in the 1971 and 1976 elections. [6] She was defeated in the 1981 election. Following her defeat, Bonaci remained active in the Labour Party; she ran again in the 1987 election, but was defeated. [2] [7] During her tenure, Bonaci was a member of the Maltese delegation to a conference of the Commonwealth of Nations. [8] In 1995, Bonaci was named an "officer of the National Order of Merit". [9] [10]
Bonaci died in Luqa on 16 December 2008 at the age of 92. [11] Members of both major parties expressed condolences, including Tonio Borg and Joseph Muscat of the Labour Party. [11] The Labour Party stated that Bonaci was "an exemplary member of the party, known for her ethical respect towards political adversaries". [2] Her funeral was held at St Helen's Basilica in Birkirkara. [5]