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She has been president of Eurochild since 2019.Previously, as a member of the Labour Party, Coleiro Preca was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Representatives of Malta from 1998 to 2014.[1] She served as the Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity from 2013 to 2014 under Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly life and career[edit]Presidency[edit]The Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society[edit]The Malta Trust Foundation[edit]The President’s Secret Garden[edit]Arraiolos Group[edit]Empower[edit]The Emanuele Cancer Research Foundation Malta[edit]Honours and awards[edit]Honours[edit]National honours[edit]Foreign honours[edit]Awards[edit]Honorary degrees[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early life and career[edit]Born in Qormi, Coleiro Preca studied at the University of Malta where she graduated with a BA in Legal and Humanistic Studies (International Studies) and a notary public diploma.[2]Within the Labour Party, Coleiro Preca served within its executive.[3] She was a member of the National Executive, the Assistant General Secretary,[citation needed] and as the General-Secretary.[4] She was the only woman to have served in such a senior post of a Maltese political party.[citation needed] In addition to these posts, Coleiro Preca was also a member of the National Bureau of Socialist Youths (now the Labour Youth Forum), President of the Women’s Section of the Party (1996-2001), founding member of the \u0120u\u017c\u00e8 Ellul Mercer Foundation and publisher of the Party’s weekly newspaper Il-\u0126elsien (now defunct).[5]She served as MP in the Maltese Parliament from 1998 to 2014. In the 2008 general election she was the first elected MP. As an Opposition MP Coleiro Preca served as Shadow Minister for Social Policy and as member of the Parliamentary Permanent Committee for Social Affairs beginning in 1998.[6]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4After Alfred Sant resigned as Leader of the Labour Party in 2008, Coleiro Preca unsuccessfully contested the Leadership election.[7]She served on the Maltese delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2008 to 2013.[2]Following the end of her tenure as President of Malta in April 2019, Coleiro Preca, under the newly set up Office of the President Emeritus Coleiro Preca, will continue to serve as Chair for the Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society, The Emanuele Cancer Research Foundation Malta, and of the Malta Trust Foundation. Moreover, Coleiro Preca was appointed as President of Eurochild, during Eurochild’s General Assembly in Brussels.Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Champion for UNIDO’s Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDAIII) and Special Ambassador for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).Moreover, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca is a member of the Advisory Board of Women Political Leaders Global Forum, and leads its #Girl2Leader Campaign. She is also Chairperson of the Senior Advisory Board of the Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF).Presidency[edit]This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.  (April 2019)  Coleiro Preca, as President, signing books at the MCC in VallettaOn 1 March 2014, Coleiro Preca accepted the nomination for president. Succeeding George Abela, she was sworn in as President on 4 April 2014.[8] Coleiro Preca is the youngest person to assume the office of President, sworn in at the age of 55, and is the second woman to hold the post after Agatha Barbara.[9]Soon after taking office, Coleiro Preca established a number of entities to nurture dialogue and to foster unity and a culture of positive peace among people.The Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society[edit]The Foundation was founded on 25 June 2014. The Foundation, is a first of its kind in Malta. It aims to create a safe space for dialogue on social wellbeing, bridging popular wisdom with academic research. Through this process, the Foundation works towards enhancing human relationships. The Foundation operates through a consultation process, through a number of established, including; Children, Family, Community, Transculturalism, Interfaith, Persons with Disability, and conducts scientific research through the following Research Entities:National Institute for ChildhoodNational Centre for Family ResearchNational Observatory for Living with DignityNational Centre for Freedom from AddictionsNational Hub for Ethnobotanical ResearchThe Malta Trust Foundation[edit]Coleiro Preca founded the Malta Trust Foundation on 14 May 2015.[citation needed] The aim of this Foundation is to encourage vulnerable young people, experiencing difficulties in life, such as unemployment, being at risk of poverty, or social exclusion, to improve their lives through education and training.The President’s Secret Garden[edit]The President’s Secret Garden provided a safe, interactive and creative space at The Presidential Private Gardens at Sant\u2019 Anton Palace, giving Maltese children the opportunity to enhance their personality, express their opinions and feel empowered, through informal education. It aims to foster intergenerational dialogue as well as participation, inclusion and involvement of children with activities focusing on the following key areas, including self-expression, healthy eating, education, nurture, diversity, and art.In the future, the Secret Garden concept will be exported to local schools and communities.Arraiolos Group[edit]In 2015, Coleiro Preca was the first Maltese President to join the Arraiolos Group of non-executive Presidents of the European Union. The Presidents meet annually to discuss current state of affairs and the future development of the European Union.\u00a0 Coleiro Preca hosted the Arraiolos 2017 in Malta, and invited the Presidents of the states which were not members, to attend.Empower[edit]Seventeen women’s organisations came together under one umbrella to secure a stronger voice in the debate for equality that will resonate among women and girls to inspire them to take on leadership roles.Called Empower, this new platform was inspired by President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and was launched during the events marking the International Day of the Girl Child 2017.The Emanuele Cancer Research Foundation Malta[edit]This Foundation was set up with the purpose of reducing the impact and burden of cancer on the people of Malta, the Mediterranean Region and globally through supporting and promoting world class cancer research and development and education.The Emanuele Cancer Research Foundation Malta (ECRFM) was founded by The President’s Trust, the Fondazione Terzo Pilastro, Italia e Mediterraneo, and the University of Malta.The ECRFM intends to facilitate excellence in cancer research and collaboration among scientific, clinical and psychosocial disciplines.\u00a0 It will be taking the lead in multi-investigator and multi-disciplinary cancer research and will be the focal point for the introduction of clinical cancer trials.\u00a0 The ECRFM will also provide information and education about cancer to the public and its representatives.\u00a0 Through international research collaborations, the foundation shall be in a position to transform itself into a regional, Mediterranean cancer research hub.[citation needed]The foundation is accommodated at the Biomedical Sciences Building at the University of Malta, supported by the Fondazione Terzo Pilastro, Italia e Mediterraneo.[citation needed]The President said that “this new and most important venture will provide the much-needed research, development, and education about cancer, for the benefit of individuals, families, communities, and societies, across the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean Region”.[citation needed]Honours and awards[edit]Honours[edit]National honours[edit]Foreign honours[edit]Awards[edit]UN Women and Global Partnership Forum Agent of Change Award[15]Crans Montana Prix de la Fondation 2014Student Wellbeing and Prevention of Violence Award from Flinders University, South AustraliaWPL Award 2017 by Women Political Leaders Global ForumUkraine International Person of the Year 2017 \u2013 For Political and Social ActivityThe ISESCO Gold Medal, for President Coleiro Preca’s distinguished and tireless contribution, to the promotion of peace, in Malta, throughout the Mediterranean, and globally.International Virdimura Award 2018Premio Margutta \u2013 Sezione EmpowermentHonorary degrees[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/marie-louise-coleiro-preca-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca – Wikipedia"}}]}]