Karmenu Vella

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Karmenu Vella
Official portrait, 2014
European Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
President	Jean-Claude Juncker
Preceded by	Janez Potočnik (Environment) Maria Damanaki (Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)
Succeeded by	Virginijus Sinkevičius
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-19) 19 June 1950 (age 74) Żurrieq, Malta
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Marianne Buhagiar
Children	2
Education	University of Malta Sheffield Hallam University
Website	Official website

Karmenu Vella KOM (born 19 June 1950) is a Maltese politician and former member of the European Commission, in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries between 2014 and 2019. He has been one of the longest serving Maltese Parliamentarian with the Maltese Labour Party. He was appointed Companion of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2019.^[1]