Lorry sant biography for kids
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Lorry Sant
Maltese activist, trade unionist and politician
Lorry Sant | |
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Monument of Lorry Sant in Paola | |
| In office 1983–1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici |
| In office 20 December 1981 – 3 September 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff |
| Preceded by | Dom Mintoff |
| Succeeded by | Dom Mintoff |
| In office 1976–1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff |
| In office 1971–1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff |
| Born | (1937-12-26)26 December 1937 Paola, Crown Colony of Malta |
| Died | 5 October 1995(1995-10-05) (aged 57) |
| Political party | Malta Labour Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Sant née Pace |
| Education | Technical Institute |
Lorry Sant (26 December 1937 – 5 October 1995) was a Maltese activist, trade unionist and Malta Labour Party politician who held a number of ministerial offices between 1971 and 1987. Sant was a controversial figure who had an aggressive and abusive leadership approach. In the 1980s, he was involved in inc
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How Mintoff went riding – and how Lorry Sant rode him for years
Mintoff on one of his horses which were kept at the expense of the taxpayer, at the police stables.
Posted by Antoine Vella, in response to somebody who commented about Mintoff’s notorious ‘fall from a horse’ (which we all suspected back then was actually the result of a good beating) when he appeared in public looking…a little roughed up.
I was a student in the 1970s and one of my summer jobs was as a stable groom at Marsa (or the Marsa as Britons called it).
It was impossible for Mintoff to fall from his horse – whenever he went riding he would have a mounted policeman on each side plus two in front and two at the back. He used to be completely surrounded and they never went faster than a slow canter.
Another thing about Mintoff’s stinginess: he owned several horses which were all kept for free at the police stables.
The picture I have used here was first published by Lorry San
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Tista' taqra bil- Malti.
Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri chose to mark the renovation of a garden named after former Labour Minister Lorry Sant in Paola by praising the notorious politician.
While Lorry Sant’s tenure between 1971 and 1987 is often associated with corruption, violence, and abuse of power, Byron Camilleri focused on Sant’s purported contribution to open spaces, hailing the refurbishment of the Lorry Sant Garden as a fitting tribute to his work.
“Many politicians and the government at that time were already talking about things we today think are novel, such as open spaces and public gardens, and they had invested a lot in such projects,” the minister said.
A bronze statue of Lorry Sant was inaugurated in his hometown Paola in February 2000, in a garden that was also named after him.
However, the minister’s acknowledgment of Sant’s legacy is oblivious to Sant’s notorious involvement in corruption scandals and political