Carmelo Abela reconfirmed whip of PL parliamentary group

In a meeting of the Labour Parliamentary Group earlier today, Carmelo Abela was confirmed the government whip and secretary general of the parliamentary group.

Backbencher Deborah Schembri was confirmed as assistant whip and treasurer.

The six members of the Parliamentary Group that will represent it on the national executive of are parliamentary secretary for justice Owen Bonnici, home affairs minister Manuel Mallia, energy minister Konrad Mizzi and backbenchers Michael Falzon, Silvio Parnis and Silvio Schembri.

According to the PL statute, the appointments of the whip, assistant whip and the members representing the group in the party's national executive must take place every year.