Alfred Sant,
is a Maltese politician and a novelist. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008 and served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008.
Sant is an established writer and playwright and has published several books.
Sant in 2012
The Labour Party, formerly known as the Malta Labour Party, is one of the two major political parties in Malta, along with the Nationalist Party. It sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.
Emblem of the MLP adopted in 1949 on a flag. The emblem was changed in 2008 but it is still commonly seen at Labour meetings and events.[citation needed]
The club of the Malta Labour Party in Republic Street, Valletta in 1985.
The new flag of the Labour Party.
Labourites celebrate after the 2013 election.