Alex Agius Saliba

{{short description|Maltese politician & Vice President of the S&D since 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] | name = Alex Agius Saliba | office = Member of the [[European Parliament]]<br>for [[Malta (European Parliament constituency)|Malta]] | office2 = Deputy Leader for Party Affairs for the [[Partit Laburista]] | leader2 = [[Robert Abela]] | term_start2 = 14 September 2024 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = Vice President of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]] (S&D) Group in the [[European Parliament]] | leader3 = [[Iratxe García]] | term_start3 = 15 December 2021 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | image = 1718797537286 20240618 AGIUS SALIBA Alexander Matthew MT 007.jpg | president2 = | term_start = 1 July 2019 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|1|31}} | birth_place = [[Pietà, Malta|Pietá]], Malta | party = [[Labour Party (Malta)|Labour Party]] (national)<br>[[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Socialists & Democrats]] (European) | alma_mater = [[University of Malta]] | website = {{URL|https://www.alexagiussaliba.com/}} | country = Malta | parliament = European | title = | spouse = | profession = Lawyer | children = 1 }}

'''Alex Agius Saliba''' (born 31 January 1988) is a Maltese politician, [[Member of the European Parliament]] since [[2019 European Parliament election in Malta|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electoral.gov.mt/ElectionResults/MEP|title=Electoral Commission of Malta|website=electoral.gov.mt|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> for the [[Labour Party (Malta)|Labour Party]].

== Biography ==

Born Alex Saliba, he studied at [[Tarxien]] primary school and at [[St. Augustine's College (Malta)|St. Augustine's College]].<ref name=CV>[https://www.alexagiussaliba.com/#/en/home CV]</ref>

At 17 years, he joined the Labour students' organisation [[Pulse Social Democratic Students (Malta)|Pulse]], and later the Labour Party youth branch, [[Labour Youth Forum|Forum Żgħażagħ Laburisti]], both of which he presided till 2017.<ref name=CV/>

Saliba worked as a journalist for [[One Productions]] (the Labour party media house) from 2008 till 2013. After graduating as lawyer, in 2013-2017 he advised several Labour ministers, including [[Helena Dalli]] and [[Ian Borg]], and Parliamentary Secretary Stefan Buontempo. In 2017-2018 he headed the EU Secretariat.<ref name=CV/>

For 10 years, Saliba was also a member of the Labour Party's National Executive – a post to which he was elected with the largest number of votes from delegates in 2018. The same year, he was offered by Prime Minister [[Joseph Muscat]] to contest the [[2019 European Parliament election in Malta]].{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

With 35,823 votes of preference, in May 2019 Agius Saliba was elected at the European Parliament. He served as rapporteur of the [[Digital Services Act]], a role for which [[Politico Europe]] listed him as one of the 20 MEPs to watch during 2020.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} In December 2021 he was elected as one of the nine vice-presidents of the S&D group.<ref>[https://newsbook.com.mt/en/agius-saliba-elected-vice-president-of-socialists-democrats-group/ Newsbook]</ref>

In March 2024, Saliba was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at ''[[The Parliament Magazine]]'''s annual [[The Parliament Magazine#The MEP Awards|MEP Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mepawards.eu/rising-stars/|title=MEP Awards 2024 - The Rising Stars|date=21 March 2024|work=[[The Parliament Magazine]]|accessdate=26 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/award-alex-agius-saliba-parliament-magazine.1089615|title=Award for Alex Agius Saliba by the Parliament Magazine|date=21 March 2024|work=[[Times of Malta ]]|accessdate=26 March 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life == In 2018, Saliba married Sarah Agius, former mayor of [[Żebbuġ]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190202211912/https://lovinmalta.com/news/news-human-interest/sealed-with-a-kiss-labour-mep-candidate-and-%C4%A7a%C5%BC-%C5%BCebbu%C4%A1-mayor-tie-the-knot Lovin Malta]</ref> In 2023, they became parents to a baby girl.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baby makes three! MEP Alex Agius Saliba & wife Sarah welcome a baby girl |url=https://www.ourwedding.mt/en/baby-makes-three-mep-alex-agius-saliba-wife-sarah-welcome-a-baby-girl |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.ourwedding.mt |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, it was reported that the couple had separated.

==References== {{reflist}}

<ref name="MT2024">{{cite news |title=Labour internal elections: 95% voter turnout amongst party delegates |work=MaltaToday |date=14 September 2024 |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/131208/labour_internal_elections_95_voter_turnout_amongst_party_delegates |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="MI2024">{{cite news |title=Voting in PL internal elections comes to a close |work=The Malta Independent |date=14 September 2024 |url=https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2024-09-14/local-news/Voting-in-PL-internal-elections-comes-to-a-close-6736264115 |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="MT2025">{{cite news |title=Alex Agius Saliba reelected S&D vice-president |work=MaltaToday |date=2025 |url=https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/129930/alex_agius_saliba_reelected_sd_vicepresident_ |access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref>

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