Edward Scicluna (born October 12, 1946 in Rabat, Malta) is a Maltese economist and politician. Scicluna assumed the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Malta as from 1 January 2021 for a five-year term.
Biography
Education and private life
Scicluna holds a diploma in social studies from the Plater College, Oxford (1972) [1] and degrees in economics from the University of Malta (BA, 1975) and the University of Toronto (MA, 1976, and PhD, 1982).[2] Between 1981 and 1990 he was professor and head of the Department of Economics at the University of Malta where he still holds a lectureship post.
Scicluna has held a number of posts in the public and private sector. He served as chairman of the Malta Council of Economic and Social Development (MCESD) (1999–2003) and of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) (1997–99), an Electoral Commissioner (1987–93), a Director of the Central Bank of Malta (1996–2003) and a member of Malta's National Euro Changeover Committee (NECC) (2005–2008). He was often selected by the Malta Broadcasting Authority to chair broadcast political debates. In the private sector he was Chairman of the HSBC Malta Bond Fund (since 2002) and of CWG plc and director of MIB Ltd.
Scicluna, along with then-Health Minister Konrad Mizzi, Former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and former Chief of Staff Keith Schembri, is the subject of a Criminal Court Case over the deal with Vitals Global Healthcare.[9][10]
Governor of Malta's Central Bank
Scicluna assumed the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Malta as from 1 January 2021 for a five-year term.[11] In 2024, Scicluna was charged with fraud and misappropriation related to a 2015 deal that saw the management of three hospitals transferred to private firm Vitals Global Healthcare.[12] After various calls to resign,[13] a mutual agreement was reached between the Cabinet and Scicluna to temporarily step aside, whilst retaining his salary.[14][15]
