Joe Cassar

Maltese politician

Joe Cassar

Minister for Health, The Elderly and Community Care
In office 9 February 2010 – 10 March 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Health
In office 12 March 2008 – 9 February 2010

Personal details
Born	Joseph Cassar (1966-05-19) 19 May 1966 (age 57) Malta
Political party	Partit Nazzjonalista
Spouse	Anna Maria Cassar
Children	2

Joseph Cassar (born 19 May 1966), best known as Joe Cassar, was a Maltese politician who served as Minister for Health, The Elderly and Community Care. He was a Nationalist Member of Parliament until he resigned on November 1 2015, both from the Nationalist Party and Parliament.

Education

His education started at St. Aloysius College, after which he progressed to the University of Malta. He graduated as a medical doctor in 1990. His post graduate specialisation was in psychiatry at Yale University (USA) which was followed by working as a consultant psychiatrist within the Department of Health. He is also a lecturer at the University of Malta. ^{[citation needed]}

Medical doctor

During his professional career, Cassar was President of the Malta Medical Students Association, an executive member within the Medical Association of Malta, the President of Yale Psychiatry Residents Association and an active member of the International Catholic Movement. He has authored numerous papers related to psychiatry.

Political life

He represented the Nationalist Party in the Medical Board for the Maltese Electoral Commission. He contested the 2008 elections in the interest of the Nationalist Party getting elected to the House of Representatives of Malta. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi appointed his as Parliamentary Secretary of Health in the Ministry of Social Policy, assisting Minister John Dalli. Following Dalli's resignation from the post of Minister for Social Policy, the portfolios of Health, Elderly and Community Care were assigned a Ministry. Cassar became the Minister for Health, Elderly and Community Care on 9 February 2010. Mario Galea, retained his own position as Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly and Community Care. ^{[citation needed]}

Joe Cassar retired from politics in 2015.