George Vella

His Excellency George Vella KUOM
Vella in 2022
10th President of Malta
In office 4 April 2019 – 4 April 2024
Prime Minister	Joseph Muscat Robert Abela
Preceded by	Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
Succeeded by	Myriam Spiteri Debono
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 13 March 2013 – 9 June 2017
Prime Minister	Joseph Muscat
Preceded by	Francis Zammit Dimech
Succeeded by	Carmelo Abela
In office 28 October 1996 – 6 September 1998
Prime Minister	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Guido de Marco
Succeeded by	Guido de Marco
Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
In office 28 October 1996 – 6 September 1998
Prime Minister	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Guido de Marco
Succeeded by	Guido de Marco
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 26 March 1992 – 23 May 2003
Leader	Alfred Sant
Preceded by	Joseph Brincat
Succeeded by	Charles Mangion
Personal details
Born	(1942-04-24) 24 April 1942 (age 82) Żejtun, Crown Colony of Malta
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Miriam Grima ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Malta

George William Vella KUOM (born 24 April 1942) is a Maltese politician who served as the 10th president of Malta from 2019 to 2024.^[1] A member of the Labour Party, he previously served as deputy prime minister of Malta and foreign affairs minister from 1996 to 1998 under prime minister Alfred Sant. In 2013, he returned as foreign affairs minister, an office he held until 2017 under prime minister Joseph Muscat.^[2][3]