Simon Busuttil

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Simon Busuttil (born on 20 March 1969 in Attard) is a Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Nationalist Party, a member of the bureau of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control and its Committee on Budgets.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, vice-chair of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya), and a member of the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.

1 Education
2 Career
3 Decorations
4 External links

[edit] Education

1993: Doctor of Laws, University of Malta
1994: MA in European Studies, University of Sussex, UK
1995: Magister Juris in International Law, University of Malta

[edit] Career

Partner in a local law firm (1994- )
EU adviser to:
- 1996: the Minister of the Environment
- 1998: the Minister of Education
- 2003-2004: the Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999-2003: Head, Malta-EU Information Centre (MIC)
1999-2003: Member of the Core Negotiating Group, Malta-EU
1999-2004: Member of the Malta-EU Steering and Action Committee
1989-1991: President of the Christian Democrat Students (SDM)
1991-1992: Student Representative on the Senate of the University of Malta
1992: International Secretary of the National Youth Council (Malta)
1997-1999: Secretary-General of the European Movement (Malta)
Chairman of the Airport Shopping Association (1998- )