John Cremona
John Joseph Cremona KOM KM (6 January 1918 – 24 December 2020) was a Maltese jurist and poet. He was the Attorney General of Malta during independence talks in 1964 and helped draft the Constitution of Malta. He served as the chief justice of Malta from 1971 to 1981. He assumed the functions of Head of State in an acting capacity several times, both as governor-general and president. He simultaneously served as Malta's first representative judge on the European Court of Human Rights from 1965 to 1992. Cremona was also a noted poet, writing in Italian, English, and Maltese.
John J. Cremona | |
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| Chief Justice of Malta | |
| In office 1971–1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Dom Mintoff |
| Preceded by | Anthony Mamo |
| Succeeded by | Carmelo Schembri |
| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Malta | |
| In office 1965–1992 | |
| Preceded by | first judge from Malta |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Mifsud Bonnici |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1918 Xagħra, Gozo |
| Died | 24 December 2020 (aged 102) |
| Nationality | Malta |
| Alma mater | Trieste, Malta, London, Rome Sapienza |
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