More about Joseph Muscat’s scintillating career as an ‘ekonomista’
The one on the far left is an economist, you know. He's shown here on holiday in Ragusa with Kristall Farrugia, having refused the prime minister's invitation to a formal dinner to honour the outgoing president, Eddie Fenech Adami.
And this, if you please, is his official bio from the Party of European Socialists’ website. Hold on to your hats.
Joseph Muscat was born on 22 January 1974. He has a Master of Arts in European Studies (University of Malta) and a Ph.D in Management Research from the University of Bristol. Joseph Muscat worked as a journalist and as an editor from 1992 to 2004; with a break in his journalist career in 1998-1999 when he became Market Intelligence Manager for the Institute for the Promotion of Small Enterprises. He engaged in the Labour Youth Forum and from 1994-1997 he was its Financial Secretary. In 1997 he became Deputy Chaiman of the Labour Youth Forum. From 1994 to 2001 he was member of the National Executive of the Malta Labour Party and then became Member of the Administration of the party as Education Secretary. During the European elections of 2004 he was elected MEP, fulfilling his mandate until mid-2008, when he was elected leader of the Malta Labour Party. In October 2008 he returned to the Maltese Parliament as an MP and he became leader of the Maltese opposition.
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I see. One year, squeezed in between starting up Maltastar and yapping for Super One.
Impressive.
Isn’t it sad that we might soon have a PM who has never really worked in his life, but yet is expected to come up with policies for our businesses, industries etc?
Add to that the fact that he never had to trouble-shoot work-place problems and solve people issues and I can imagine the resulting Labour government.
‘Market Intelligence Manager for IPSE in 1998-1999’, definitely not a blue eyed boy then.
How convenient, having ONE just behind the office, with Vella Bonnici as boss.
I still remember one investor’s comment; ‘non sembrano cosi’ entusiasti del lavoro che fanno, come mai?’
He called me later that same afternoon, from his hotel, quite fazed at having been asked for a meeting without me.
Lawrence Gonzi asked one question to Joseph’s contacts within ministries and departments last Sunday, it seems old habits die hard.
I have another one, what did he mean when he said he won’t waste investors time with projects deemed non-starters? Who, according to him, is responsible for their projects’ feasibility?
Very business friendly.
On WIKIpedia, Joseph Muscat is an economist. LIAR!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Muscat
He has a Master of Arts in European Studies (University of Malta) and a Ph.D in Management Research from the University of Bristol.
Joseph Muscat worked as a journalist and as an editor from 1992 to 2004; with a break in his journalist career in 1998-1999 when he became market intelligence manager for the Institute for the Promotion of Small Enterprises, right in the backyard of the Super One complex in Marsa.
He not only wants us to call him doctor but to consider him as a doctor of economics. He’s full of himself.
Let’s compare the essentials.
He has a Master of Arts in Public Administration (Sheffield) and a Ph.D in Political Science (Manchester).
He owned and ran his restaurants both in Malta and in the UK while studying:
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/the_star_of_malta_brings_heavenly_taste_to_pisces_1_443402
This unpretentious bloke doesn’t flaunt his ‘Doctor’ in his articles even when he writes about his main area of study :
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=104068