Ċettina Darmenia Brincat

Ċettina Darmenia Brincat (10 January 1931 – 5 October 2023) was a Maltese businesswoman and politician. She was a Member of the Parliament of Malta between 1982 and 1987.

Biography

Darmenia Brincat was born in Luqa, Malta. She studied French and History at the University of Grenoble (Grenoble Alpes University) in France and was fluent in both French and Maltese.[1]

Darmenia Brincat worked in the tourism industry, running her travel agency Darmenia Tours which organised pilgrimages abroad.[1]

At the 1981 Maltese general election, Darmenia Brincat was elected as a Member of the Parliament of Malta in the Fifth Legislature (1982–1987),[2] for the 7th district and with the Labour Party of Malta.[3] She was the seventh Maltese woman to serve as an MP.[1] After unsuccessful contesting the 1987 Maltese general election,[3] Darmenia Brincat retired from politics and continued operating her travel business.

Darmenia Brincat was married to Lawrence Darmenia, who died in 2008.[4] She died on 5 October 2023, aged 92.[1][3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ċettina Darmenia Brincat, one of Malta's first women MPs, dies aged 92". Times of Malta. 5 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Hon. Ċettina Darmenia Brincat MP". Parliament of Malta. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Cachia, Paul (5 October 2023). "Titħabbar il-mewt tal-eks deputat Laburista Cettina Darmenia Brincat". Newsbook (in Maltese). Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Announcements". Times of Malta. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  5. ^ "[WATCH] MaltaToday pays tribute to those who left us in 2023". MaltaToday. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
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