Karol Aquilina
Karol Aquilina is a Maltese politician and lawyer currently serving as a .
Biography
Aquilina studied at St Aloysius College and graduated as Doctor of Laws from the University of Malta with a thesis titled “” in which Aquilina provides a detailed examination of the principle of equality of arms as part of the general right to a fair trial as guaranteed by section 39 of the Maltese Constitution and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.As a student Aquilina was President of the Maltese National Youth Council,, President of the Maltese Christian Democrat Students, and Student Representative on the .
Political career
He has been an active member of the Nationalist Party for a considerable number of years. In 2002 he joined the Nationalist Party Youth Movement, and was elected as its Vice President. He is a member of the Nationalist Party's executive committee having been elected first in 2008.He is the Opposition spokesman for good governance, strengthening of democracy, citizenship and reform of the Public Service. In 2020, Aquilina was elected Secretary of the Nationalist Party's parliamentary group after being nominated for the post by party leader Bernard Grech.Aquilina is a member of the Standing Committee on Standards in Public Life established under the, the Standing Committee on Public Appointments established under the and of the established by the .
He was Mayor of Siġġiewi and President of the Administrative Council of the Nationalist Party.