Dr Clemente Zammit, born in B'kara, Malta on 17 March 1942
Served as Consul General of Malta for Victoria from 1 March 1989 to 28 February 2006
Titles and awards include: Awarded Midalja Ghall-Qadi tar-Repubblika (Medal for Service to the Republic of Malta) in 1999; Bestowed with Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University Honoris Causa by Victoria University in 2001; Recognised by Victoria University in 2006 as one of its Legends on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the University and its predecessor institutions.
Clemente migrated to Australia in 1983 with his wife, Mary, and their three children. In 1989, he was appointed to the position of Consul-General of Malta for the State of Victoria, a position he served with distinction until his retirement in 2006.
Clemente had already established a reputation in Malta as a gifted and indefatigable public servant. During the first half of the 1960s, he formed part of the team that implemented the revamping and extension of the National Insurance Scheme. Within the Ministry of Health, he was later closely involved in the development and implementation of the most comprehensive restructuring ever of nursing grades in Malta.
His skills were recognised with a posting to the Office of the Prime Minister in 1969, with responsibility for conditions of service in the Malta Public Service. Here he was instrumental in the updating of Estacode, the establishment code of practices, and became highly regarded as a lecturer in public service training courses.
Recalled to the Ministry of Health in 1974, Clemente served as a ministerial adviser on manpower development, personnel management and industrial relations and health services planning. From 1979 to 1980, he shared the responsibility for the development and implementation of a National Health Service in Malta.
Clemente represented the Ministry of Health at overseas conferences and seminars, including the WHO Regional Committee for Europe and bilateral discussions on health matters. In 1981, he was awarded a World Health Organisation scholarship to study Country Health Programming and National Health Development.
As Consul-General of Malta, he was a tireless and passionate advocate for the Maltese community in Victoria and beyond, and can be credited with having significantly raised the community's profile, especially in the area of education.
Clemente Zammit was the driving ...
