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Born in Valletta on July 5, , he studied at the lyceum there and at the Royal University of Malta....
George Borg Olivier
Prime Minister of Malta from 1950–55 and 1962–71
For those of a similar name, see George Borg (disambiguation).
Giorgio Borg OlivierGCPOKSS (Maltese: Ġorġ Borġ Olivier) (5 July 1911 – 29 October 1980) was a Maltese politician.
After all Dr Borg Olivier had served the country for about 37 years as an MP, was leader of the Nationalist Party for 27 years, Prime Minister.
He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955 and 1962–1971) as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955–1958, and again between 1971–1977.
Borg Olivier was elected as one of the three Nationalist members of the Council of Government in 1939.
In May 1940, when the leader of the Nationalist party, Enrico Mizzi, was first interned by the British and deported, Borg Olivier became interim leader.
They had one son: Donald Le Roy Borg.After his return, Mizzi made Borg Olivier his deputy. Rising to office as a protégé of Mizzi and Sir Ugo P. Mifsud, Borg Olivier believed in the economic and social development of Malta as a viable independent state and in the necessity of a mixed economy.
During his premiership, he pursu