Malta: Former planning minister Deborah Schembri is new director for developers’ lobby

The former Parliamentary Secretary for Planning Deborah Schembri has been made Malta Developers Association director general.

She will be replacing former Nationalist Party MP and shadow environment minister Marthese Portelli, who was appointed Malta Chamber CEO last week.

Source: MaltaToday

Updated: 1745

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