Silvio Parnis

The Honourable

Silvio Parnis

MP
Member of Parliament
Partit Laburista
Assumed office
1998

Silvio Parnis is a Maltese politician.

Personal life

Parnis was born in Paola and is married to Dorianne née Cauchi, and they have one son, Jacob.

Career

Parnis has worked as a health supervisor and as an assistant social worker to elderly residents at the St. Vincent De Paul Residence. He is also a television presenter on a local private station, discussing current and social affairs.

Political career

Parnis served as a mayor of Paola from 1994 to 1998. He later got elected as a member of the Maltese Parliament in the 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2017 General Elections of Malta. He always contested on the 4th electoral district, composed of the villages of: Gudja, Raħal Ġdid, Ħal Għaxaq, Marsa (Trinity Parish Church area), Santa Luċija, Fgura (Mater Bon Consigli area), and Ħal Tarxien.

He has worked as a health supervisor and as an assistant social worker to elderly residents at the St. Vincent De Paul Residence. He is also a television presenter on a local private station, discussing current and social affairs.


1998 – 2003: Member of Parliament (opposition).
2003 – 2008: Member of Parliament (opposition), Partit Laburista’s Spokesperson for the Elderly, prepared the Party’s position paper for this sector in conjunction with a team of experts.
2008 – 2013: Member of Parliament (opposition), Partit Laburista’s Main Spokesman for Consumer Protection. Later on during the legislature, Silvio Parnis served as Labour Party Main Spokesperson for the Sustainable Developments of the South of Malta.
2013 – 2017: Member of Parliament (In Government), Chair person of consultative council for the south of Malta.[1]
2017 – : Member of Parliament (In Government), Chair person of consultative council for the south of Malta.

Member of Maltese Parliament
  • 1998 - Ninth Parliament: Elected on: 08.09.1998 with 2,259 first count votes. Quota was 3441 votes. (single transferable vote) [2]
  • 2003 - Tenth Parliament: Elected on: 14.04.2003 with 4,157 first count votes. Quota was 3550 votes (single transferable vote) [3]
  • 2008 - 2013 Eleventh Parliament: Elected on: 12.3.08 with 4,890 First count votes.
  • 2013 - 2017 Twelfth Parliament: Elected on: 11.3.13 with 978 first count votes [4]
  • 2017 - Thirteenth Parliament: Elected on: 03.06.2017 with 3,334 first count votes [5]

References
  1. "Silvio Parnis to chair consultative council for the south". Maltatoday.com.mt. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. "District 4 : Marsa, Gudja, Santa Lucia, Paola, Tarxien". Gov.mt. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  3. "District 4 - Gudja, Marsa, Paola, Santa Luċija, Tarxien" (PDF). Gov.mt. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  5. https://electoral.gov.mt/Elections/General?v=DISTRICT 04
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