DR. JOE BORG
Chairman of the Board, MEDAC
Dr Joe Borg, 59, graduated Doctor of Laws in Malta in 1975 and Master of Laws in Wales in 1988.
Since 1979, Joe Borg has held academic posts at the University of Malta specializing in Company Law,
and in Industrial Law. He also held various posts as legal adviser to companies and corporate bodies in
Malta and abroad. In 1995, he was the main author and drafter of the Malta Companies Act. He was a
member of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Malta between 1992 and 1995.
Dr Borg was elected in 1995 as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Nationalist Party and
he also served as Parliamentary Secretary within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998/99. He then
became Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta between 1999 and 2004, during which period he led
negotiations for Malta’s accession to the European Union. In 2004 he took up the post of Member of the
European Commission with responsibility for fisheries and maritime affairs. His mandate as European
Commissioner came to an end in February 2010. He has resumed lecturing at the University of Malta
since October 2010, and has been appointed Chairperson of the Board of Administrators of the
Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies since December, 2010.
Joe Borg is married to Isabelle and they have two children, Joseph and Clara.
Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC), University of Malta, Msida, MSD 2080, MALTA
Tel: +356 23402821
Fax: +356 21483091
E-mail: simon.bajada@um.edu.mt