Francis Zammit Dimech has been designated to serve as Acting President whenever required. In this role, he draws on decades of experience in law and governance. Francis has an extensive career in public service, having served as a Member of Parliament from 1987 until 2017 and a Member of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019. He has taken on various roles within the Government of Malta over the years, having held the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Communications besides several ministerial roles in Malta, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Tourism, Resources and Infrastructure, Transport and Communications, and Tourism and Culture. Furthermore, he served as Chairman of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee and was a member of the Maltese Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. As an accomplished legal professional, he heads FZD Associates and is also an approved Henley tutor.

Francis holds a law degree, a Master of Arts in Financial Services, and a Ph.D. from the University of Malta, as well as an Executive MBA from Henley Business School.

Francis is passionate about public service, with a particular focus on the intersection of law, communication, and governance. His personal interests include public broadcasting, reflected in his book ‘The Role, Duties and Obligations of the Public Service Broadcaster in Malta’.