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Below is the list of all the prime ministers of Malta since 1921. The first one was Joseph Howard.

Joseph Howard

Name: Joseph Howard
Birth – Death: (1862–1925)
Election: 1921
Took Office: 26 October 1921
Left Office: 13 October 1923
Time in Office: 1 year, 352 days
Political Party: Political Union

Francesco Buhagiar

Name: Francesco Buhagiar
Birth – Death: (1876–1934)
Election: n/a
Took Office: 13 October 1923
Left Office: 22 September 1924
Time in Office: 345 days
Political Party: Political Union

Ugo Pasquale Mifsud

Name: Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
Birth – Death: (1889–1942)
Election: 1924
Took Office: 22 September 1924
Left Office: 1 August 1927
Time in Office: 2 years, 313 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Gerald Strickland

Name: Gerald Strickland
Birth – Death: (1861–1940)
Election: 1927
Took Office: 9 August 1927
Left Office: 21 June 1932
Time in Office: 4 years, 317 days
Political Party: Constitutional Party

Ugo Pasquale Mifsud

Name: Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
Birth – Death: (1889–1942)
Election: 1932
Took Office: 21 June 1932
Left Office: 2 November 1933
Time in Office: 1 year, 134 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

The prime minister office was abolished between 2 November 1933 and 4 November 1947.

Paul Boffa

Name: Paul Boffa
Birth – Death: (1890–1962)
Election: 1947
Took Office: 4 November 1947
Left Office: 26 September 1950
Time in Office: 2 years, 326 days
Political Party: Labour Party until 15 October 1949, and Workers Party until 26 September 1950

Enrico Mizzi

Name: Enrico Mizzi
Birth – Death: (1885–1950)
Election: 1950
Took Office: 26 September 1950
Left Office: 20 December 1950
Time in Office: 85 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Giorgio Borġ Olivier

Name: Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Birth – Death: (1911–1980)
Elections: -, 1951, 1953
Took Office: 20 December 1950
Left Office: 11 March 1955
Time in Office: 4 years, 81 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Dom Mintoff

Name: Dom Mintoff
Birth – Death: (1916–2012)
Elections: 1955
Took Office: 11 March 1955
Left Office: 26 April 1958
Time in Office: 3 years, 46 days
Political Party: Labour Party

The prime minister office was abolished between 26 April 1958 and 5 March 1962.

Giorgio Borġ Olivier

Name: Giorgio Borġ Olivier
Birth – Death: (1911–1980)
Elections: 1962, 1966
Took Office: 5 March 1962
Left Office: 21 June 1971
Time in Office: 9 years, 108 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Dom Mintoff

Name: Dom Mintoff
Birth – Death: (1916–2012)
Elections: 1971, 1976, 1981
Took Office: 21 June 1971
Left Office: 22 December 1984
Time in Office: 13 years, 184 days
Political Party: Labour Party

Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici

Name: Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici
Born: 1933
Election: n/a
Took Office: 22 December 1984
Left Office: 12 May 1987
Time in Office: 2 years, 141 days
Political Party: Labour Party

Eddie Fenech Adami

Name: Eddie Fenech Adami
Born: 1934
Elections: 1987, 1992
Took Office: 12 May 1987
Left Office: 28 October 1996
Time in Office: 9 years, 169 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Alfred Sant

Name: Alfred Sant
Born: 1948
Election: 1996
Took Office: 28 October 1996
Left Office: 6 September 1998
Time in Office: 1 year, 313 days
Political Party: Labour Party

Eddie Fenech Adami

Name: Eddie Fenech Adami
Born: 1934
Elections: 1998, 2003
Took Office: 6 September 1998
Left Office: 23 March 2004
Time in Office: 5 years, 199 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Lawrence Gonzi

Name: Lawrence Gonzi
Born: 1953
Election: 2008
Took Office: 23 March 2004
Left Office: 11 March 2013
Time in Office: 8 years, 353 days
Political Party: Nationalist Party

Joseph Muscat

Name: Joseph Muscat
Born: 1974
Elections: 2013, 2017
Took Office: 11 March 2013
Left Office: 12 January 2020
Time in Office: 6 years, 308 days
Political Party: Labour Party

Robert Abela

Name: Robert Abela
Born: 1977
Election: 2022
Took Office: 12 January 2020
Left Office: Incumbent
Time in Office:
Political Party: Labour Party