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Alicia Bugeja Said

Ballot name: Alicia Maree Beth Sephora Bugeja Said

Possible (gender mechanism or casual election)Centre-left; scientist; fisheries focus

Interviews & media

Read
Lovin MaltaKnow Before You Vote — written Q&A profile
May 2026
Track record
★★★★★
Controversy
Medium
Social media
Moderate
Conflict of interest
Medium
Financial transparency
Poor

Political alignment

EU Group
S&D
Ideological position
Centre-left; scientist; fisheries focus
Intra-party standing
Parliamentary Secretary Fisheries, Aquaculture & Animal Rights (2022–); D3 and D12
Key issue focus
Fisheries; animal rights; coastal environment
Abortion stance
Silent

Track record

Prior office / role
Parliamentary Secretary Fisheries (2022–); Director of Fisheries (prior); scientist
Key documented achievement
Scientific background applied to fisheries portfolio; animal rights advocacy in government role; elected via 52A gender mechanism then onto parliamentary secretariat
Principle vs delivery gap
D3 primary; D12 is secondary; limited D12 local profile

Business interests & transparency

Conflict of interestMedium

Donations from regulated industry prior to sector appointment

Sources:MaltaToday, Apr 2023Malta Independent, May 2022

Financial transparencyPoor

Ministerial (Sch.2): 2022 — last publicly tabled, April 2023 (MaltaToday). 2023: privately shared with Standards Commissioner only, never published publicly. 2024: not submitted. MPs' form (Sch.1): submitted to Speaker in 2025 — reduced format, income and spousal accounts no longer required (MaltaToday, Jan 2026; Lovin Malta, Jan 2026)

Sources:MaltaTodayMaltaToday, Jan 2026Lovin Malta, Jan 2026

Controversies (2)

  • Received campaign donations from Malta's top fish farm operators during her 2022 electoral campaign while still serving as Director of Fisheries — documented conflict of interest between her regulatory role and campaign financing

    Medium

    Nature: Conflict of interest

    Sources:Wikipedia — Alicia Bugeja Said

  • €6,200 received from fish farm/fishing companies (Frutti di Mare €2,500; Malta Fish Farming €2,500; Azzopardi Fisheries €1,200) during 2022 campaign while serving as Director of Fisheries, then appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries — reported as conflict of interest; ethics complaint by Arnold Cassola over "Swimming With Tuna" event using ministerial channels

    Medium

    Nature: Conflict of interest; ethics breach

    Sources:The Shift News, May 2022MaltaToday, Jul 2023MaltaToday, 2023

Social media & campaign

Approximate reach
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Campaign tone
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Key campaign message
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Platforms
fisheries.gov.mt

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