Edwin Grech Explained

Edwin Grech (27 September 1928 – 15 March 2023) was a Maltese doctor and politician from the Labour Party.^[1]

Career

Grech was elected to the Parliament of Malta from District 2 in 1992 and 1996. He was Minister of Social Security from 1996 to 1998.^[2]

Death

He died in 2023. His funeral was attended by Prime Minister Robert Abela, other ministers and former prime minister Joseph Muscat.^[3]

Family

His daughter Karin Grech was murdered in 1977 by a letter bomb. His nephew Bernard Grech has been the Leader of the Nationalist Party since 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ‘He was my hero,’ Bernard Grech says on Edwin Grech, as parliament pays tribute to late doctor - The Malta Independent . 2024-07-08 . www.independent.com.mt.
2. Web site: 2023-03-15 . Former minister Edwin Grech, father of letterbomb victim Karin, dies at 94 . 2024-07-08 . Times of Malta . en-gb.
3. Web site: Edwin Grech, father of murdered teenager Karin, laid to rest . 2024-07-08 . MaltaToday.com.mt . en.