Name	St. Paul's Bay
Native name	Il-Kunsill Lokali ta' San Pawl il-Baħar
Native name lang	mlt
Official name	San Pawl il-Baħar
Settlement type	Local council
Image shield	St_Pauls_Bay_coa.svg
Motto	In Christo Renati Sumus
Coordinates type	type:city_region:MT
Coordinates display	inline,title
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision name
Subdivision type1	Island
Subdivision name1	Malta
Subdivision type2	District
Established title
Parts type	Borders
Parts style	para
P1	Bidnija, Mellieħa, Mġarr, Mosta, Naxxar
Leader party	PN
Leader title	Mayor
Leader name	Graziella Galea
Area total km2	14.5
Population total	14057
Population as of	December 2010
Population density km2	auto
Population demonym	Pawlin (m), Pawlina (f), Pawlini (pl)
Timezone1	CET
Utc offset1	+1
Timezone1 dst	CEST
Utc offset1 dst	+2
Postal code type	Postal code
Postal code	SPB
Area code type	Dialing code
Area code	356
Blank name sec1	Patron saint
Blank info sec1	Our Lady of Sorrows, Sacred Heart of Mary, St. Frances of Assisi

Saint Paul's Bay (, ) is a town in Malta, situated in the north east of the island of Malta, sixteen kilometres from the capital city Valletta.

Its name refers to the shipwreck of Saint Paul, as documented in the Acts of the Apostles, due to the tradition that Saint Paul was shipwrecked on the isles, named St. Paul's Isles, which are situated in St Paul's Bay. According to the Bible, St. Paul was shipwrecked on an island which many scholars have identified as Malta on his voyage from Caesarea to Rome. The Maltese people believe that it was St. Paul who laid the foundations of Christianity on the island.

The localities of Burmarrad, Qawra, Buġibba, Xemxija, Mselliet, and San Martin as well as part of Bidnija and Mistra, form part of the San Pawl il-Baħar Local Council. The area of the locality is 14.47 km².

The resident population in December 2010 stood at 14,057 persons. This population goes up to about 60,000 during the period of June to September. The increase is due both to Maltese summer residents and tourists lodging in hotels, especially in Buġibba and Qawra.

Although the town is a modern tourist area there are some very pretty natural highlights close by. Heading north there is Mistra Bay, its headland and St Paul's Island. Going west and crossing the island towards Ġnejna Bay and Golden Bay is the scenic Wardija Ridge.

Malta's Cart Ruts around St Paul's Bay

Malta's mysterious Cart Ruts can be found on the heritage trail close to St Paul's Bay on the Wardija Ridge at Busewdien.

Category:Towns in Malta Category:Local councils of Malta

Name	Austin Gatt
Honorific-prefix	The Honourable
Honorific-suffix	MP
Order	Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications
President	Eddie Fenech Adami
Term start	March 2008
Order2	Minister for IT & Investment
President2	Guido de Marco
Term start2	April 2003
Term end2	March 2008
Order3	Minister for Justice and Local Government
President3	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
Term start3	March 1999
Term end3	April 2003
Order4	Parliamentary Secretary
President4	Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
Term start4	September 1998
Term end4	March 1999
Birth date
Birth place	Floriana, Malta
Party	PN
Religion	Roman Catholic
Spouse	Marisa nee’ Zammit Maempel
Children	Giuseppe Giovanni (Gege)Paul
Residing in	Valletta
Car	BMW 530D

Agostino Pio Gatt (born July 29, 1953 Dr. Gatt practiced law as a partner with one of the oldest law firms on the island.

Politics

Dr.Austin Gatt has been involved in politics since 1976 when he was responsible for the Nationalist Party Electoral Office. In 1980 the Nationalist Party entrusted Dr. Gatt, with building a party organization to eliminate the possibility of electoral fraud in the 1981 general elections’, this problem having been prevalent in the previous General elections. In 1981 elections the Nationalist Party polled 51% of the votes.

Dr. Gatt’s contribution to the Nationalist Party continued when he was appointed as Chairman of the Management Board of Independence Print Company Limited. The company incorporated all the commercial activities of the Nationalist Party. Dr. Gatt was also the head of the Legal Office of the Party, representing the party in a number of constitutional cases. In 1987 he again led the organization of the Party to monitor electoral fraud and eventually became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Independence Company Limited and Euro Tours Company Limited.

Secretary General of the Nationalist Party

After the Nationalist Party was elected to Government in 1987, Dr. Gatt was elected Secretary General of the Party on 5 February 1988. This meant that Dr. Gatt became responsible for the overall organization of the Party and for the implementation of policies approved by the Executive Committee and the Administrative Council of the Party. Dr. Gatt spearheaded a complete reorganization of the Party’s political, administrative and commercial structures and was responsible for preparing and ensuring the implementation of all plans for the General Elections of 1992 and 1996.

Shadow Minister for Justice,Local Councils and Housing (1996-1998)

Dr. Gatt contested the general elections for the first time in 1996 and was elected from the First District. Between 1996 and 1998 he was Party spokesman for Justice, Local Councils and Housing and was entrusted by the Nationalist Party to set up the Party’s television station.

Minister for Justice and Local Government (1998-2003)

Following the Nationalist Party victory at the General Elections of September 1998, Dr. Austin Gatt was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, and six months later, Minister for Justice and Local Government.

Dr. Austin Gatt, embarked on various ambitious tasks in all areas within his portfolio. Amongst these there are the creation of an information economy and society in Malta, the introduction of e-Government, a major administrative reform in the law courts, and the transformation of Local Government Authorities.

Minister for IT and Investment (2003-2008)

Dr. Austin Gatt was re-elected to Parliament in 2003, from the First District. He was appointed as a Minister for IT & Investment, responsible for the creation of the Information Society and Economy, ICT in Government, AirMalta plc, Gozo Channel Co. Ltd, Sea Malta Co. Ltd., Maltacom plc, Malta International Airport plc, Enemalta Corporation, Water Services Corporation, Malta Freeport Corporation, Public Broadcasting Services Limited, Malta Drydocks Corporation and Malta Investment Management Co. Ltd.

In March 2004, following a cabinet reshuffle, Dr Gatt was once again entrusted with the portfolio of Minister for Information Technology and Investment with Industry being added to his portfolio in 2004 after the resignation of John Dalli from Cabinet.

Minister for Infrastructure, Communications and Transport (2008-)

After the March 2008 general election, Gatt was appointed as Minister for Communications and National Projects with responsibility for IT, the Water Services Corporation and Enemalta, Malta Shipyards and the roads on March 12, 2008.On 14 April 2008, the government announced that the name of the Ministry for Communications and National Projects was changed to the Ministry for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications (MITC).

Following the Cabinet mini-reshuffle on 9 February 2010, Water Services Corporation and Enemalta portfolios were withdrawn from the Ministry and given to the Ministry of Finance, the Economy and Investment.

References

Category:Maltese politicians Category:1953 births Category:Living people