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6 gozotoday | FRIDAY • 2 OCTOBER 2026 NEWS Former MP Abigail Camilleri is first woman chair of Gozo regional authority FORMER MP Abigail Camill- eri has been appointed the first woman chairperson of the Gozo Regional Development Authori- ty (GRDA), while Juergen Attard has been named the authority's chief executive officer. The appointments were an- nounced on Friday. Attard is an economist with experience in re- gional development, public poli- cy and economic analysis. He has contributed to studies, research and policy documents covering economic, fiscal and regional de- velopment issues. Before his appointment as CEO, Attard served as Senior Manager for Research and Policy at the GRDA, where he led research and policy analysis focused on regional and sustainable develop- ment. He previously worked as a sen- ior economist at the Central Bank of Malta. Attard holds a de- gree in Economics from the Uni- versity of Malta and a Master's in Economics from the University of York in the UK. Camilleri, meanwhile, is deputy head at Sir Michelangelo Refalo Sixth Form in Gozo, where she has been involved in the school's educational development, inter- national project coordination and a range of educational initi- atives. She began her career as an Ital- ian teacher in 2008 and went on to build extensive experience in educational leadership. Camilleri holds a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Italian, a Postgraduate Certificate in Ed- ucation, a Master's by Research in Italian and a Master's in Edu- cational Leadership and Manage- ment from the University of Mal- ta. She also served as a member of the Maltese Parliament between 2022 and 2026. During her career in education, Camilleri coordinated several Erasmus+ projects and interna- tional partnerships providing learning, cultural exchange and professional development oppor- tunities for students and educa- tors. The Ministry of Gozo said the appointments would contribute to the GRDA's work on the ed- ucational, social, cultural and re- gional development of Gozo and Malta. Juergen Attard and Abigail Camilleri