Anthony De Bono, right, has been elected to the post of Director at the Maltese Olympic Committee.

He won an election on Tuesday night which was also contested by Roberto de Santis, president of the Malta Gymnastics Federation.

De Bono has had strong links with local sport. For six years (1989-1995) he was President of the National Team Supporters Club when the Ta’ Qali stadium used to be the centre of attraction during national football games. For almost 20 years, he was Chairman of the Community Chest Fund’s Sports Commission, working under four Presidents of Malta.

He is also the Honorary President of the Inter Club of Malta but his close 10-year association with the President, Victor Tedesco, during the historic and glorious era of Hamrun Spartans, ranks high in his notable achievements.

For eight years (2000-2008) he was Council Director and Secretary General of the Malta Racing Club, enabling horse racing to reach its highest level of international visibility. This achievement must have played a determining role for Tony to be voted as the runner-up Sports Official of the Year in 2007.

De Bono is also Malta’s ambassador to Jordan. In fact he presented his credentials to King Abdullah in Amman late last year. Earlier, in 2007, he was submitted by the Government of Malta to take up the position of President of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations.

De Bono is also a former CEO of Telemalta Corporation, the Maltese Telecommunications Services Provider. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) and a perpetual ambassador of the organisation. He served for more than 15 years as Malta’s Special Envoy to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and was Malta’s candidate to contest the post of ITU Secretary General.

From 2006 to 2008 De Bono was appointed Personal Consultant to the Minister for Communications and Transport