The PN today paid tribute to former nationalist minister Ġużi Spiteri, who passed away this morning aged 95.

Mr Spiteri, a notary by profession, was first elected to Parliament in 1955 and served until 1971.

Between 1962 and 1966 he served in George Borg Olivier’s cabinet as Minister for Works. He was Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries from 1966 until 1971.

The PN expressed its condolences to the Spiteri family in this difficult time.

The picture above, provided by the PN, shows Dr Simon Busuttil meeting Mr Spiteri shortly after becoming party leader in 2013.