Anne Agius Ferrante

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.

The Honourable
Anne Agius Ferrante
MP
Member of Parliament
In office
1980–1981
Personal details
Born(1925-08-20)20 August 1925
Mdina, Crown Colony of Malta
Died5 April 2023(2023-04-05) (aged 97)
Mosta, Malta
Political partyNationalist Party

Biography

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]

References
  1. "Anne Agius Ferrante, PN's first woman MP, dies". Newsbook. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023.
  2. "Ann Agius Ferrante, Malta's first PN woman MP, dies aged 97". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. "Malta's first PN woman MP, Ann Agius Ferrante, dies, aged 97". Times of Malta. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  4. "Malta's first woman Nationalist MP turns 95". Times of Malta. 22 August 2020.
  5. "WATCH: Malta's First Woman Nationalist MP Recalls Being Called 'Crazy' But Pushing Through". Lovin Malta. 8 March 2019.
  6. "Parliament pays tribute to Anne Agius Ferrante". The Malta Independent. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. "PN's first female MP Anne Agius Ferrante dies at 97". Malta Today. 5 April 2023.
  8. Mamo, Christine (11 April 2023). "Tingħata l-aħħar tislima lil Anne Agius Ferrante" (in Maltese). NETnews. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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