Glenn Micallef

Micallef graduated from the University of Malta with a degree in economics.^[2] As a student, he served as president of Pulse in 2010.^[3] He later worked at the foreign affairs ministry, where he was head of the EU Coordination Department and the Brexit Unit.^[4] In January 2020, Micallef was named European affairs advisor to Prime Minister Robert Abela.^[5] In November 2020, he was appointed Head of Secretariat to the Prime Minister, a position equivalent to a chief of staff, succeeding Clyde Caruana.^[6] He resigned from the position in June 2024, and was succeeded by Mark Mallia.^[2] Upon his resignation, Micallef was considered a contender to succeed Marlene Bonnici as Permanent Representative of Malta to the EU.^[2] In July 2024, he was announced as Malta's nominee to serve as the country's European commissioner.^[1]

Following the UK's decision to leave the European Union and subsequent negotiations with the European Commission, Glenn Micallef was appointed as Head of the Brexit Unit, to coordinate Malta's Brexit preparations and to streamline Malta's legislation accordingly. The principal set of guidelines establishing the parameters for the Chief Negotiator were agreed upon and concluded during the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.^[4] Under his tenure, Micallef was also responsible for an information campaign, 'Brexit Be Prepared', to inform UK citizens living in Malta of the steps needed to regulate their position following Brexit and coordinate between the different government departments and entities.^[7]