Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici

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Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (also known as Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici; sometimes colloqially referred to as KMB) (b. 1933) is a former Labour Prime Minister of the Malta. He studied law at the University of Malta and is known to be an expert in industrial relations law.

In 1980 he was appointed Deputy Leader of the Malta Labour Party. In 1982 he was appointed Designate Leader, co-opted into Parliament and assigned the Ministry of Employment and Social Services. Later he was assigned the Ministry of Education, a responsibility he held until 1986. In 1984 he was sworn in as Prime Minister, thus becoming the first Prime Minister to be sworn in without actually standing for General Election.

Mifsud Bonnici lost the 1987 elections serving as Leader of the Opposition until 1992 when, following a second defeat, he resigned. He did not contest the 1996 elections.

During the referendum campaign for the entry of the island into the European Union, he formed the CNI (Campaign for National Independence), and since then has opposed entry into the European Union and the ratification of the European Constitution. His motion to oppose the EU Constitution was rejected by the Malta Labour Party delegates in 2005.

Preceded by: Dominic Mintoff	Prime Minister of Malta 1984–1987	Succeeded by: Eddie Fenech Adami
Preceded by: Dominic Mintoff	Leader of the Malta Labour Party 1984–1992	Succeeded by: Alfred Sant